About the Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics

The world is in a period of sharp intensification of political and economic rivalry. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is an expression of this, but political and economic tensions between the US and China have also increased. The rivalry now takes place under different conditions than in previous historical periods. There is a different distribution of power and geographical focal points, intertwined global investments and trade relations, several institutional players and rapid technological changes.

The rivalry will have a strong impact on Norway. Therefore, we must prepare foreign policy responses and strategies based on new forms of geopolitical analysis.

The Centre is led by NUPI's Ole Jacob Sending and is a partnership with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway and the University of Oslo.

Together, the Centre combines country-specific expertise on USA, China, the EU and Russia, regional expertise on the Arctic, Asia, Africa, Europe and America, and expertise on key themes such as security, multilateralism, growth and innovation, and energy and sustainability.

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The Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics is financed by the Research Council of Norway.