Theme

NATO

Since its establishment in 1949, NATO has been the cornerstone of Norwegian security and defence policy.

During the Cold War, collective defence under Article 5 of the Treaty was the primary function of the Alliance – as a response to Soviet and Warsaw Pact military postures. With the end of the Cold War in 1989, NATO began restructuring itself towards the conduct of peace support operations and other forms of crisis management operations in the Balkans, the Horn of Africa and elsewhere. The ISAF operation (2003–2014) in Afghanistan became the biggest ever, and included numerous non-NATO partner countries. Following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and engagement in Ukraine in 2014, NATO has renewed its emphasis on collective defence. However, the organization is struggling internally after years of massive defence cuts in Europe, leaving the USA to carry over 70% of the total budget. Research at NUPI follows developments in NATO as well as in various member states, among them the USA, France and Poland.

News about nato

Norwegians adapting to a changing world

17 Jun 2020

The world as we have come to know it is changing. How do Norwegians respond to these changes? What are their views of Norwegian foreign policy?

Diplomacy Utenrikspolitikk Development policy Security policy NATO Internasjonale investeringer North America Europe Asia
How do the Nordics position themselves in the new European security landscape?
19 Mar 2020
- - Ane Teksum Isbrekken
In a new joint report, researchers from NUPI and research institutes in the Nordics have investigated this.

Security policy Defence Norden NATO Europe The EU
Common fears, common opportunities?

5 Mar 2020

How do Czechia and Norway assess and respond to a changing international political context?

Security policy Defence Terrorisme og ekstremisme Diplomacy Styring Utenrikspolitikk NATO Europe Regional integrasjon Diplomati og utenrikspolitikk Forsvar og sikkerhet Global styring

All news about nato (total 16)

Publications about nato

Publication : Popular scientific article
Når krig blir hverdag
2020
- - Minda Holm
On Scandinavian military activism.
Defence NATO Utenrikspolitikk
Publication : Popular scientific lecture

Strategic dimension of Russian energy policy
This lecture was given on invitation from Statkraft that organised a seminar on various aspects of energy policy to members of its staff. The main topic was the connection between Russia's national strategy and energy resources.
Security policy NATO International economics Russia and Eurasia Energy The EU
Publication : Academic lecture

The High North, Between Shipping Routes and Militarization Security Challenges to the Arctic - the Norwegian perspective
Short presentation of Russian objectives in the Arctic as seen from the Norwegian perspective made at the secnd panel of a webinar organized jointly by LSE Ideas, NUPI and New Strategy Center as a par of FLANKS project
Security policy NATO Russia and Eurasia The Arctic