Events
Events organised by NUPI are most often open to the general public. Most of our events are also streamed live on our Youtube channel.
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Wed 7 Nov 2018
The Eye of War: Perceptual technologies and Future Warfare
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPINEW TIME: 7 November at 9AM! The emergence of new technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence and robotics have prompted many military experts to argue that we are facing a “robotic revolution” in warfare.
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Wed 7 Nov 2018
Theory Seminar: Becoming War: Towards a Martial Empiricism
Time: 10:30 Location: NUPINEW TIME: 10.30! Antoine Bousquet visits NUPI to discuss theoretical and methodological commitments on how to study war.
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Wed 7 Nov 2018
The New Politics of Development: Fragility, Taxation and State-building
Time: 09:00 Location: Forskningsparken, OsloThe TaxCapDev Research Network invites you to this two-day conference on taxation and state building in fragile states.
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Wed 7 Nov 2018
Book launch: Taxing Africa – Coercion, Reform and Development
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPI‘Taxing Africa’ takes a closer look at the debates on taxation and development in Africa. What are the biggest challenges, and is there a potential for reform?
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Wed 31 Oct 2018
How do the Russians view the confrontation with the West?
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPILev Gudkov will give you an insight to the public opinion in Russia in 2018.
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Wed 31 Oct 2018
The threats from Hybrid Warfare - Challenges and countermeasures in liberal democracies
Time: 10:00 Location: Thon Conference Universitetsgaten (Room: Morgenstierne)NUPI and The Norwegian Atlantic Committee invites you to this seminar on hybrid wafare. What is it, and how should we handle these new threats?
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Fri 26 Oct 2018
Theory Seminar: The prospects for Chinese leadership in an age of upheaval
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPISrdjan Vucetic will discuss his latest paper on China’s possibilities in a time where the relationship between the West and USA is more uncertain than before.
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Tue 23 Oct 2018
Norway and the changing Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPIThe Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU is changing and the gap between the various policy areas in the Union is getting smaller. Could Norway's participation in the EEA lead to closer integration with the EU in this area too?
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Mon 22 Oct 2018
CANCELLED: New conservatism as national consensus in Russia?
Time: 14:30 Location: NUPIUnfortunately, we have to cancel this seminar due to unforeseen events.
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Thu 18 Oct 2018
Protecting citizens abroad – who is responsible when crisis hits, and at what costs?
Time: 13:00 Location: NUPIWho is responsible when Norwegians are in trouble abroad, such as Frode Berg in Russia or French and Moland in DR Congo, or in case of natural disasters and terrorist attacks?
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Wed 17 Oct 2018
Intelligence and oversight in a world of complex threats
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPIIan Leigh and Njord Wegge present their new book on the challenges intelligence agencies and their oversight bodies are up against in a changing security environment.
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Fri 12 Oct 2018
EU, China and the trade war
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIAt this seminar, we will take a closer look at EU’s trade, investment and intellectual property rights policies related to China.
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Fri 28 Sep 2018
Global Disorder and Distrust – The breakdown of trust between Russia and the West
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIA downward spiral in Russia-Western relations has ensued after the crises in Ukraine in 2014. What are the consequences and what can be done to de-escalate the tension?
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Thu 27 Sep 2018
Theory Seminar: Why weak states persist and alternatives to the state fade away
Time: 13:15 Location: NUPIArjun Chowdhury visits NUPI to discuss his new book “The Myth of International Order: Why weak states persist and alternatives to the state fade away”.
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Thu 27 Sep 2018
UK’s foreign policy in Europe after Brexit
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPIWhat will the British foreign policy look like after the Brexit negotiations finish next year?
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Fri 21 Sep 2018
CANCELLED: Romania’s goal on a stronger and more cohesive EU
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIDue to unforeseen events we have to cancel this event.
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Wed 19 Sep 2018
How has Trump pushed Europe and Asia together?
Time: 09:00 Location: NUPIOne of the unforeseen consequences of President Trump’s erratic foreign policy has been to push Europe and Asia closer together. This is what Fraser Cameron will argue when he visits NUPI on 19 September.
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Fri 14 Sep 2018
The Russia Conference 2018: Cold peace in the Arctic?
Time: 08:30 Location: The House of Literature, OsloHow does the conflict between Russia and the West affect the situation in the Arctic? Join us at NUPI’s annual Russia Conference on 14 September to find out.
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Mon 10 Sep 2018
CLOSED ROUNDTABLE: Principles of Greek Foreign Policy: Emphasizing stability in South Eastern Europe
Time: 10:00 Location: NUPIThe Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs visits NUPI to talk about the country’s foreign policy towards the EU and Greece's role in the region. This is a closed rountable. Participation by invitation only.
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Wed 5 Sep 2018
Fighting violent extremism: What can be learned from the North Caucasus?
Time: 12:00 Location: NUPIWhat factors affect the flow of recruits from the North Caucasus areas to jihadist groups in and outside of Russia?