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After the invasion of Ukraine, Europeans are now rethinking its relationship with Russia, and its dependence on Russian gas. There is a strong desire by EU and European countries to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. Can Europe reduce its dependence on Russian gas? Is there a realistic roadmap? What are the steps that are necessary? And what would it take, in terms of investments, finance and political willingness?What can Norway do in order for Europe to ease this transition? Can Norway produce more gas?If Europe succeeds, what will this mean for Russia? And what are the Russians thinking about the current European strategy?In this episode, Jarand Rystad (CEO, Rystad Energy), discuss these questions together with Jakub Godzimirski (Research professor, NUPI) and Ulf Sverdrup (Director, NUPI). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On March 24, all Heads of State and Government in NATO met in Brussels for an Extraordinary NATO Summit to discuss NATO's response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. A few days before this, we had the chance to talk with NATO General Jörg Vollmer, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, and Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo, Commander of the Norwegian Joint headquarters in the Norwegian Defence about the challenges that Russia represents in the Baltic and High North Regions, and how NATO and Norway can best respond.Host for this episode is Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research Group on Security and Defense at NUPI, Karsten Friis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does the war in Ukraine affect security, trade, economy, and migration in Europe and in Norway?With Mark Leonard (Director, ECFR) and Ulf Sverdrup (Director, NUPI).The conversation is moderated by Tore Myhre (International Director, The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise - NHO).This is a recording of a NUPI seminar held on 16 March 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A discussion with the Head of NATO's Policy Planning Unit, Dr Benedetta Berti, about the new security situation in Europe and NATOs new Strategic Concept. Host for this episode is Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research Group on Security and Defense at NUPI, Karsten Friis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Novaya Gazeta is one of the few remaining independent media outlets in Russia - still able to provide critical, fact-oriented and objective information to the Russian population within an ever-shrinking media space.The newspaper’s editor, Dmitry Muratov, has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, and Elena Milashina herself has been awarded several prizes for her courageous work as a journalist.She is well-known for her investigative articles about human rights abuses in Chechnya, a small republic in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation which has sought independence and been subjected to all-out war two times since the fall of the Soviet Union.In this podcast NUPI researcher Julie Wilhelmsen discuss with Elena Milashina what it takes to cover regions of conflict and heavy human rights abuses. She will give an updated picture of the situation in the Chechen Republic and tell us why her work is important for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vi ser nærmere på utviklingen de 20 årene som har gått etter 11. september 2001.Dette er et opptak av et NUPI-seminar som ble holdt i regi av Konsortium for forskning på terrorisme og internasjonal kriminalitet den 15. september 2020.Arrangementet var et lanseringsseminar av fokusnummeret "20 år etter 9/11" i tidsskriftet Internasjonal Politikk.Deltakere er Ole Martin Stormoen, Julie Wilhelmsen, Anders Romarheim og Cecilie Hellestveit.Ordstyrer er Rita Augestad Knudsen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're taking a closer look at the Russian regime and the Covid-19 pandemic.These last few weeks we've seen daily records of new cases of Covid-19 in Russia. Experts estimate that the pandcemic could lower the life expectancy with up to five years.It is a very acute crisis for the Kremlin, but at the same time we know that these kinds of shocks also creates political opportunities.Has Covid-19 changed Russian politics? And how do you deal with a pandemic when a large part of the population view the virus not as a natural disease but as a biological weapon?Guest is Andrey Makarychev, Professor, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu.Host is Tora Berge Naterstad, NUPI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent events, such as the ill-prepared evacuation from Afghanistan and the secret negotiation over Australian submarines at the expense of France, have showed a United States that, at least occasionally, still puts “America first”.This despite the enthusiasm that was present in most European capitals after Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in the US presidential elections last year. At the time it was thought that we could get back to “normal”. It was even argued that this was an opportunity to strengthen the transatlantic bonds.Have these dreams turned out to be illusory?This is a recording of a seminar held on 11 November 2021. Participants are Rachel Ellehuus from CSIS, François Heisbourg from IISS and Rolf Tamnes from NUPI. Moderator is NUPI Researcher Karsten Friis, and NUPI Director Ulf Sverdrup is opening the seminar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Islam look like in the North Caucasus, which is home to so many different cultures and religions? And what does the younger generation of Muslims in the North Caucusus want for their future?In this episode of the NUPI podcast we are talking about the concept of Contemporary Islam in the North Caucasus together with Senior Researcher Akhmet Yarlykapov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations.Host is Marie Furhovden, NUPI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Siden 2019 har antallet alvorlige digitale hendelser per år blitt tredoblet. Hvordan ser dette nye trusselbildet ut?Dette er et opptak fra seminaret "Utviklingen i det digitale trusselbildet" som ble holdt den 4. november 2021.Deltakere er Bente Hoff, avdelingsdirektør i Nasjonalt cybersikkerhetssenter, NSM og doktorgradsstipendiat på NUPI Lars Gjesvik.Møteleder er seniorforsker og leder for NUPIs forskningsgruppe for sikkerhet og forsvar, Karsten Friis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.