The World Stage

Korea’s unfinished war: The UN Command 73 years after the armistice

Norway’s role in the Korean War is largely forgotten at home, but South Korea still remembers it. During the war, 683 Norwegians served at NORMASH, the Norwegian Mobile A

Simulating Peace: Inside the Adaptive Peace Simulation

In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, Cedric de Coning (NUPI) sits down with Dirk Bruin and Tomas Veloz of the Center Leo Apostel for Transdisciplinary Stu

The Neighbourhood: Ukraine — The battle beyond war

Ukraine is fighting for survival against Russia while its democracy faces a second battle at home. Ukrainians show extraordinary trust in the Armed Forces, family and civ

The Neighbourhood: The EU enlargement game

What happens if your economy is suddenly in crisis, Brussels offers help with strings attached—and Turkey, China or Russia can move faster? What if your country delivers

The geopolitics of trade

The rules that have governed global trade for decades are now under more pressure than at any point since they were written. Tariffs are back as a frontline political wea

Psychology, Status, and Recognition in International Politics

In this episode, Professor Deborah Welch Larson joins host Morten Skumsrud Andersen to discuss how the need for recognition and the fear of status loss affect internation

Building influence: China's Belt and Road Initiative and the geopolitics of infrastructure

Over the past decade, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has redrawn physical, economic, and political maps. From ports in the Indian Ocean to railways across Central

Where and what is Hamas today?

In this episode of The World Stage, NUPI Senior Researcher Erik Skare explores the complex history and internal dynamics of Hamas with Jeroen Gunning, Professor at King's

Global governance in transition: EU–Japan perspectives

New forms of cooperation are emerging, and countries are increasingly turning to smaller, more flexible alliances to navigate uncertainty. In this new landscape, partners

Environmental dimensions of conflict in the Lake Chad region

In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, Cedric de Coning (NUPI) sits down with Louise Lieberknecht (formerly GRID-Arendal) who is one of the authors of a new

Navigating a Multiplex World Order

Is the liberal international order coming to an end, and what follows the era of American hegemony? In this episode of The World Stage, Senior Research Fellow Wrenn Yenni

Resilience, peacebuilding, and preventing violent extremism

What are the role of resilience and peacebuilding perspectives and approaches when it comes to preventing violent extremism? How can resilience and peace building help ad

European nuclear deterrence: The french initiative

Join us for a conversation on European security in a time marked by war, nuclear threats, and growing strategic uncertainty. Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of

A region under pressure: Preventing climate change related conflict in the Lake Chad region

How can we best prevent and manage climate-related insecurity in one of the world's most vulnerable regions? In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, Resear

Is U.S. foreign policy now "open for business"?

In this episode of the World Stage podcast, host Ole Jacob Sending (The Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics, NUPI) sits down with Alex Cooley (Columbia University) and Taylo

Trust, anger and the limits of EU democracy promotion

In the EU’s enlargement debate, attention usually centres on Brussels—legal benchmarks, progress reports and diplomatic bargaining. But in countries hoping to join the bl

The Neighbourhood: The EU’s enlargement reality check

How are enlargement reforms unfolding on the ground and what drives progress or stagnation? The 2025 Enlargement Package presents a mixed picture: Ukraine and Moldova are

Democratic backsliding, illiberal regimes and international cooperation under pressure

The international system faces its gravest crisis in decades. As global democracy retreats, authoritarian regimes actively challenge established international rules and n

The Neighbourhood: Europe’s enlargement moment

EU enlargement is back at the top of the EU’s political agenda as Russia’s war against Ukraine has transformed it from a bureaucratic process into a matter of European se

Constructivist theorizing in tumultuous times (ft Nicholas Onuf and Stefano Guzzini)

With the growing sense of perpetual and compounding global crises and war, it is not only policy makers that are scrambling to respond. The discipline of International Re