Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs [NUPI] is a leading center for research on international issues in areas of particular relevance to Norwegian foreign policy.

We communicate research-based insights to the Norwegian public as well as to wider international audiences, and are committed to excellence, relevance and credibility in all our work. NUPI has three main pillars of research and expertise: security and risk, growth and development, and international order and governance. The Security and Risk pillar covers traditional security and defence policy and peace operations, as well as other aspects of risk in Norwegian foreign policy related to greater investment, travel and presence abroad. Growth and development focuses on the emerging powers, international economics and developmental issues. Order and governance covers the multilateral system, regional organizations and how diplomacy as an institution works and evolves.

At NUPI we undertake basic as well as applied research and advisory services, always striving for sound, theory-informed foundations in our work. A central principle is interdisciplinary collaboration, within the institute and with other institutions in Norway and abroad. We aim to be relevant both for professionals in international politics and for the general public in Norway. NUPI’s researchers participate actively in the public debate in their fields of expertise and make frequent appearances in the media.

NUPI was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 1959. The institute is a state body under the Ministry of Education and Research, but operates independently as a non-political institution in all its professional activities. Main sources of funding for research at NUPI are the Research Council of Norway, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. Support also comes from private companies and international funding sources, such as the EU.

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Des soldats de l'Union africaine se tiennent en faction à un point de contrôle sécuritaire à Mogadiscio, en Somalie. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

La Force africaine en attente a 20 ans : a‑t‑elle contribué à maintenir la paix ? Le pour et le contre

Le concept de la Force Africaine en Attente doit s'adapter aux réalités modernes des conflits.
Representatives of Rainbows Across Borders take part in the Pride in London parade on 1 July 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images

World Bank suspension of Uganda funds over anti‑homosexuality law: what this says about the struggle over funds and sovereignty

The World Bank’s funding freeze reflects a shift from policy imposition to indirect ways of controlling client nations.
Manifestation devant les bureaux du premier ministre à Tunis, le 16 février 2023, pour défendre la liberté d’expression et condamner la persécution des journalistes. Fethi Belaid/AFP

En Tunisie, des médias muselés par un pouvoir toujours plus autoritaire

La liberté d’expression, principal acquis de la révolution tunisienne de 2011, est aujourd’hui gravement menacée par le président Kaïs Saïed.
Tunisian journalists protest in front of the Prime Minister’s office in the capital Tunis on February 16, 2023, in defence of freedom of expression and against the persecution of journalists. Fethi Belaid/AFP

For Tunisia’s muzzled media, Arab Spring is now a distant memory

Freedom of expression was the one remaining gain of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, but it is now severely threatened by a populist president.
Climate change can trigger conflict between farmers and herders in Somalia. Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images

Somalia: climate insecurity could trigger more conflict

The federal government needs to address the relationship between climate-related realities and the country’s national security.

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