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Ukrainian women engage in resistance and should be in the peace talks

OPINION: Despite both women’s agency and victimization in Ukraine, they have not been included in peace talks so far. A recent survey finds that Ukrainians believe they should be.

War in Ukraine could last for months

OPINION: The war in and over Ukraine has already lasted nearly two months. There is little reason to assume that it will be over anytime soon.

“Western equipment has changed the war, but we should have given much more,” says researcher

Like most other countries, Norway is sending equipment which is relatively old, yet still works.

Are Russians more macho?

OPINION: Is it Russian propaganda alone that provides the basis for support for the war in Ukraine, or is there a need for dominance in the Russian people's soul?

Can Ukraine be divided into two?

"Top military leaders must now carefully prepare Putin to accept a variety of different possible outcomes," says reseacher Pavel Baev.

What is a hypersonic weapon?

They move very, very fast, but that's not the most important thing about these weapons.

Ukrainian sociologist fled to Oslo: "Its really hard for me to be here, even though I'm safe"

She managed to cross the border from Ukraine to Poland by foot. Now sociologist Oleksandra Deineko works as a guest researcher at OsloMet.

Fewer than 1 per cent of Ukrainians believe Russia will win the war

Ukrainian and Norwegian sociologists have asked 3 000 Ukrainians about their lives during the war. They found surprisingly little psychological damage. Researchers link this finding to the people’s strong will to resist.

Survey from besieged Ukraine:Will Russian terror deter or motivate Ukrainian resistance?

OPINION: The Russian forces have turned to terrorizing ordinary citizens, hoping that Ukrainians will lay down their arms. It may have the opposite effect.

Putin may fall

OPINION: We can be pretty sure that the likelihood of both a coup and a revolution in Russia is significantly higher today than it was a couple of months ago.

Supporters of Ukraine may decide to restrict supplies of arms that Ukraine wants

OPINION: Compared to direct deployment of military forces, arms supplies are often seen as relatively uncomplicated and low cost means to assist a friendly or allied state. That's not always the case, argues Nic Marsh.

What motivates soldiers to fight?

There is reason to doubt that Russia’s military leaders could have made a more accurate estimate of the Ukrainians’ resilience and battle morale. The only way to assess an enemy’s willingness to fight is to actually engage in combat.

What do ordinary Russians know about the invasion of Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin is fighting to maintain control of what his citizens know. “It’s easy to understand why the Russian authorities fear independent news channels,” researcher says.

Will Taiwan be the next Ukraine?

OPINION: A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be more likely to ignite World War III than the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Why does Poland welcome Ukrainian refugees but not others?

OPINION: More than a million people have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the country’s borders to neighbours in Central and Eastern Europe. In a context of war in Europe, and the human suffering it brings,here are some rough reflections on mobility and inequality, but also solidarity.

The Russia-Ukraine war is stuck. Putin may resort to desperate manoeuvres

OPINION: Wars rarely go according to plans. This one, however, never had a chance to register a success.

Invasion of Ukraine: “A lot of historical parallels to Hitler-Germany in the 1930s”, says Norwegian professor

“Putin is behaving like a Tsar and using rhetoric to justify an illegal war against Ukraine”, says professor Janne Haaland Matlary from the University of Oslo.

Russia has become a classic dictatorship

Vladimir Putin has ended up in the same situation as many dictators before him. He is surrounded by fewer and fewer advisers, those that are left tell Putin what they think he wants to hear, believes Norwegian researcher.

People who experienced war want reconciliation – but their children remain bitter

When the past is difficult, politicians use it to advance their cause. Now researchers have found that people who have not experienced a conflict are more bitter than those who have gone through it.

Putin and the West have different morals. Does that lie at the root of the conflict?

Putin is concerned with honour. The West is concerned with dignity.

From the Nobel Peace Prize to the front lines: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed named worst head of state in the world

In competition with among others Jair Bolsonaro and Boris Johnson, Abiy Ahmed has been named the worst head of state in 2021 by a panel of professors and researchers, on behalf of the Norwegian newspaper Morgenbladet.

UN Lebanon-mission in 1978: Norway wanted to support the UN and the US – sent troops off in a hurry without really understanding the consequences

Historians have now gone through classified documents to understand what really happened behind the scenes when Norway almost immediately agreed to participate in the UN force. Former UNIFIL soldier Harald Stanghelle is sceptical of some of the researchers' analyses.

Militant political Islam wins, peaceful political Islam loses – Is that the lesson we want to teach the world?

Whilst the world closely watched the debacle in Afghanistan, equally important events in Tunisia fell under the radar. Ironically, the dissolution of the Tunisian parliament enhances the lessons that jihadists might draw from Afghanistan. The combined lessons from events in Tunisia and Afghanistan send a signal that will come back to haunt the West.

An effective ban on foreign fighting? Wider implications of the Czech policy towards foreign (terrorist) fighters

“Foreign terrorist fighters” (FTFs) are commonly understood as being synonymous with jihadists. But what if we were to be faced with a foreign terrorist fighter, who is not a jihadi and is hardly ideologically motivated at all? C-REX Postdoctoral Fellow Kacper Rekawek discusses the recent conviction of three Czech foreign fighters involved in the conflict in Ukraine, who fall into that category. Their cases differ substantially from their jihadi counterparts and offer a fascinating insight into how different Western states approach the issue of their citizens or inhabitants deploying to foreign wars.

Afghanistan crisis: Is cooperation with the Taliban a recipe for disaster or a new way forward?

OPINION: Whilst we wait for the Taliban to meet international human rights standards, it would be wrong to withhold humanitarian assistance as the harsh winter draws in. Humanitarian action will build confidence on both sides whilst providing critical aid.

Ukrainian women engage in resistance and should be in the peace talks

War in Ukraine could last for months

“Western equipment has changed the war, but we should have given much more,” says researcher

Are Russians more macho?

Can Ukraine be divided into two?

What is a hypersonic weapon?

Ukrainian sociologist fled to Oslo: "Its really hard for me to be here, even though I'm safe"

Fewer than 1 per cent of Ukrainians believe Russia will win the war

Survey from besieged Ukraine:Will Russian terror deter or motivate Ukrainian resistance?

Putin may fall

Supporters of Ukraine may decide to restrict supplies of arms that Ukraine wants

What motivates soldiers to fight?

What do ordinary Russians know about the invasion of Ukraine?

Will Taiwan be the next Ukraine?

Why does Poland welcome Ukrainian refugees but not others?

The Russia-Ukraine war is stuck. Putin may resort to desperate manoeuvres

Invasion of Ukraine: “A lot of historical parallels to Hitler-Germany in the 1930s”, says Norwegian professor

Russia has become a classic dictatorship

People who experienced war want reconciliation – but their children remain bitter

Putin and the West have different morals. Does that lie at the root of the conflict?

From the Nobel Peace Prize to the front lines: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed named worst head of state in the world

UN Lebanon-mission in 1978: Norway wanted to support the UN and the US – sent troops off in a hurry without really understanding the consequences

Militant political Islam wins, peaceful political Islam loses – Is that the lesson we want to teach the world?

An effective ban on foreign fighting? Wider implications of the Czech policy towards foreign (terrorist) fighters

Afghanistan crisis: Is cooperation with the Taliban a recipe for disaster or a new way forward?

How online lies destroy life and health

This is where Neo-Nazi foreign fighters fought alongside communists

Efforts to promote peace can make women more vulnerable

How the Syrian war affected Norway and Sweden

90 per cent of Syrian refugees in Norway have had life-threatening experiences

The forgotten extermination of Norwegians in the Soviet Union

The world is a scarier place for Norway

Our image of ISIS women is incomplete

Are facts about women in war oversimplified?

Gender matters in war reporting

Peacekeeping from cyberspace

Cyberterrorism poses limited risk

Norwegian Air Force left decisions to others in Libya

Norwegian guerrilla warfare in the Iron Age

Not more conflicts where rivers draw the line

Soviet prisoners of war in Second World War – nameless, until now

Natural disasters ease conflicts

The moral soldier