As “a strategy for political change”[1], non-violence is a choice – and a choice widely made by the participants of the Arab Spring uprisings in the MENA region. The focus on the strategic nature of non-violent protests highlights that “[a]lthough nonviolent action may be used when no weapons are available, it may also be used instead of violence”[2] because it may be more effective.
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Vi lanserer podcast!🎙
Fikk du ikke nok av Norsec? Ikke vi heller! I løpet av de neste ukene vil vi publisere podcaster med både nye eksperter og eksperter fra Norsec-konferansen. NorSec 2021 podcast-serien inneholder dybdeintervjuer, presentasjoner og paneldiskusjoner fra konferansen som fant sted i mars 2021 og som tok for seg ulike sikkerhetsutfordringer et tiår etter den arabiskeContinue reading «Vi lanserer podcast!🎙»
Kinas rolle i verden og vestens svar på den
YATA Norge inviterer, i samarbeid med YATA Stavanger, til samtale om Kinas rolle og hvordan vesten svarer på Kinas økte betydning i verdenssamfunnet. Kinas innsats for å sikre seg en større rolle på flere internasjonale arenaer har ført til at flere har stilt spørsmål knyttet til omfanget av Kinas ambisjoner og verktøyene de vil brukeContinue reading «Kinas rolle i verden og vestens svar på den»
Innsikt: An Eerie Echo Chamber: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Enables Radicalization
The pandemic has had a major impact on our society in several areas: social, economic, and health-wise. These consequences are well known. However, the pandemic’s impact and its effects on the threat environment in terms of security are still uncertain, and harder to predict. In its annual threat assessment, the Norwegian Police Security Service considersContinue reading «Innsikt: An Eerie Echo Chamber: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Enables Radicalization»
Welcome to Nordic Security Conference 2021!
We are pleased to welcome you to Nordic Security Conference 2021. In less than an hour we will open the conference an stream from our Facebook-page. Here you can find the stream or on Youtube. Social media Instagram Facebook Twitter Youtube
Marte Ziolkowski
Marte Ziolkowski, Political Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: Regjeringen.no Marte Ziolkowski has served as political adviser to the Minister of ForeignAffairs since 2019. She was acting State Secretary in the Ministry of ForeignAffairs from October 2020 until January 2021. Previously, she has served aspolitical adviser to the Minister of Defence (2016; 2017-2019).Continue reading «Marte Ziolkowski»
Najet Zammouri
Najet Zammouri, Vice President of Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH). Nobel Peace Prize recipient, 2015. Photo: privat Najet Zammouri is a Tunisian HR and feminist activist since the 90’s, fighting for Democracy, rule of law, the abolishion of the death penalty , total gender equality and spreading the culture of HR. Currently , the viceContinue reading «Najet Zammouri»
Petter Nesser
Petter Nesser, Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and Associate Professor at Norwegian Business School (BI). Petter Nesser is a senior researcher with the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and an associate professor with BI Norwegian Business School. He is a political scientist, historian and Arabist, educated at the University of OsloContinue reading «Petter Nesser»
Vidar Benjamin Skretting
Vidar Benjamin Skretting is a research fellow at FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment). Photo: FFI Vidar Benjamin Skretting is a research fellow at FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment). His PhD research focuses on jihadism in the Sahel region, as part of FFI’s TERRA-project. Skretting has a BA and MPhil in Arabic, Persian and Middle EasternContinue reading «Vidar Benjamin Skretting»
Øystein Windstad
Øystein Windstad, an investigative journalist and author. Foto: Holmgeir Windstad Runarsson Øystein Windstad is an investigative journalist and author. He has worked in Egypt from 2011 until 2019 and has also reported from Russia and Chechnya. Windstad has worked for Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and has reported for Norwegian national newspapers such as Dagbladet. Windstad hasContinue reading «Øystein Windstad»