Theme

Europe

Europe is changing – faced with financial crises, conflicts in its neighbourhood, and power shifts on the international scene.

Europe, the world’s second-smallest continent, consists of 48 states and one territory (Gibraltar). Its natural borders go along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea to the south; the Atlantic Ocean to the west; and the Arctic Ocean, the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea to the north. The eastern border with Asia is not clearly defined, but the Ural Mountains are often used as the dividing line. By that definition, some 115 million Russians are considered to be Europeans.

The EU is the dominant theme of NUPI’s research on Europe. Increased cooperation and the development of common institutions in Europe, EU foreign and defence policy, EU policy towards neighbouring states and adjacent regions, as well as the role of NATO in Europe are all important areas of study. Also central are questions of energy production in Europe and European energy security. Further priority areas for research at NUPI are the special position of Europe in Norwegian foreign policy, and the role of Europe in global geopolitics.

Learn more about NUPI's research on Europe on the webpage of NUPI European Studies Forum.

Sources: Store Norske Leksikon and NUPI.

News about Europe

European countries differ in how they talk critical issues with China

28 Jan 2019

This is the conclusion in a new report addressing political values in Europe-China relations. Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr (NUPI and UiB) has written the chapter on Norway.

Europe Asia Diplomacy Styring
ANALYSIS: Resolving Brexit
19 Dec 2018
- - Ulf Sverdrup
- Nick Sitter
Brexit is in crisis. The options are limited, and they have not changed much since 2016. Now, time is running out. Exiting the EU without an agreement, widely recognized as the worst option, is the default. Moreover, this is no longer simply a question about how to deal...

Europe The EU Diplomacy International organizations
PODCAST: Is the EU ready to handle the major challenges it is facing?
30 Nov 2018
- - Henriette Ullavik Erstad
Ivan Krastev reflects on the crises that has shaped the EU for the past decades.

Diplomati og global styring The EU Europe

All news about Europe (total 42)

Publications about Europe

Publication : ARTIKKEL
Plugging the capability-expectations gap: towards effective, comprehensive and conflict-sensitive EU crisis response?
2019
- - Pernille Rieker
Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, the European Union (EU) has spent considerable time and energy on defining and refining its comprehensive approach to external conflicts. The knock-on effects of new and protracted crises, from the war in Ukraine to the multi-faceted armed conflicts...
Europe The EU Security policy Conflict resolution International organizations
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Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway’s Options
2019
- - Ulf Sverdrup
What would the late political economist and intellectual Albert O. Hirschmann have said if asked to assess the developments in Europe – and its future – at a time when decision makers and voters feel that the quality of their community is decreasing, or fail to see the benefits of its achievements? Drawing...
Europe The EU International organizations
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Introduction: The EU and the Changing (Geo)Politics of Energy in Europe
2019
- - Jakub M. Godzimirski
- - Ole Gunnar Austvik
This introductory chapter has three purposes. First, it presents the background for this volume originating in a research project on European integration funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN). Second, it explains why EU energy policy in this context deserves closer scrutiny looking at energy...
Energy The EU Europe International economics Trade