Category Archives: More about the speakers 2021

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, 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»

Rikke Agerup, Communications advisor at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs. Photo: nupi Rikke has worked as a journalist and reporter in several media companies, including TV 2 and NRK. She has also written for NRC magazine Perspektiv from various parts of the world, including Brazil and North Korea. Rikke has a bachelor’s degree inContinue reading «Rikke Agerup»

Johan Kr. Meyer, Counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy for Niger and Chad. Photo: privat Counsellor at the Norwegian Embassy for Niger and Chad.Johan Kr. Meyer works in the foreign service, currently stationed at the Norwegian embassy in Bamako. From 2008 to 2015, he was responsible for refugee issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. HeContinue reading «Johan Kr. Meyer»

Charlotte Lysa, postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Photo: uio Charlotte Lysa is a postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights in the project REF-ARAB: Refugees and the Arab Middle East: Protection in States Not Party to the Refugee Convention. Her interests include politics and society in the Middle EastContinue reading «Charlotte Lysa»

Sverre Strandhagen, Journalist and commentator at Dagens Næringsliv (DN) Photo: DN Sverre Strandhagen is commentator in Dagens Næringsliv since 2014. He writes mostly about foreign affairs and especially about security issues, defense politics and great power politics. For 14 years he was head of the political department in the paper.  He is educated as political scientist fromContinue reading «Sverre Strandhagen»

Pavel Baev, Research Professor at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Photo: prio Pavel Baev is a Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He has worked on Russian foreign and security policy since the 1980s and has researched areas from the Arctic to the Caucasus and Central Asia. Since 2014, his workContinue reading «Pavel Baev»

Pinar Tank, Senior Researcher at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Photo: prio Pinar Tank is a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). She is an area studies scholar who has worked on Turkish domestic and foreign policies for the past twenty years. She is currently affiliated with PRIO’s Middle East CentreContinue reading «Pinar Tank»

Bjørn Olav Utvik, Professor in Middle East Studies at the University of Oslo. Photo: uio Bjørn Olav Utvik is Professor in Middle East Studies at the Centre for Islamic and Middle East Studies, University of Oslo. His work focuses on the contemporary political history of the Middle East. He is the leading Nordic specialist onContinue reading «Bjørn Olav Utvik»