Russian threats to the maritime delimitation line in the Barents Sea should be taken seriously says researcher Russia's Federal Assembly will investigate the scrapping of the maritime delimitation treaty with Norway. This should not be interpreted as an empty threat, Nupi researcher Julie Wilhelmsen states.
UN Lebanon-mission in 1978: Norway wanted to support the UN and the US – sent troops off in a hurry without really understanding the consequences Historians have now gone through classified documents to understand what really happened behind the scenes when Norway almost immediately agreed to participate in the UN force. Former UNIFIL soldier Harald Stanghelle is sceptical of some of the researchers' analyses.
Afghanistan crisis: Is cooperation with the Taliban a recipe for disaster or a new way forward? OPINION: Whilst we wait for the Taliban to meet international human rights standards, it would be wrong to withhold humanitarian assistance as the harsh winter draws in. Humanitarian action will build confidence on both sides whilst providing critical aid.
Efforts to promote peace can make women more vulnerable In recent years, gender has become an important factor in the international work against extremism. But some researchers fear that when women become part of the first line defence against radicalisation, they also become more vulnerable.
Can the Coronavirus lead to more peace? SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Researchers have never before seen so many countries declaring a ceasefire because of the same reason.
The forgotten extermination of Norwegians in the Soviet Union A researcher travelled to the Kola Peninsula in Russia and collected accounts of the Norwegians who lived there. At least 27 of them were executed or died in prison camps in the 1930s and 1940s. Others died of starvation.
The world is a scarier place for Norway In a future where China and Russia are ever more offensive, Norway's position is weaker. Today's liberal world order is now also threatened from within — from the United States.
The world has become more peaceful Although the war in Syria is in its eighth year, statisticians have established that the world is becoming increasingly peaceful.
The moral soldier Peacekeeping forces shoulder responsibility of protecting civilians – but how much of these obligations do the soldiers in the field actually bear?