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Czech and Norwegian perspectives on resilience in a post-invasion of Ukraine context
Get PDFThe research for this policy paper was financially supported by the EEA and Norway Grants 2014–2021 framework (under the Fund for Bilateral Relations). Project name: “Czech and
Norwegian Perspectives on New Security Threats in Relation to the Russian War on Ukraine”,
project number: EHP-BFNU-OVNKM-4-194-01-2022.publishedVersio
Central Asian Climate Policy Pledges Under the Paris Agreement: Can They Be Fulfilled?
Get PDFThe Central Asian region has been and will continue to be significantly impacted by climate change and all the region’s countries have pledged nation- ally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris agreement. This chapter aims to assess how likely Central Asian countries are to fulfil these pledges. To answer this question, we compare the NDCs to their respective national development programmes and historical trends. The results show that the countries of Central Asia vary in their ability to fulfil their pledges and that doing so will require structural changes to their energy systems, substantial investments in infrastructure and, most importantly, the alignment of their development plans with their declared climate goals. None of the countries have thus far engaged in structural reforms aimed at large-scale climate change adaptation and mitigation.Central Asian Climate Policy Pledges Under the Paris Agreement: Can They Be Fulfilled?publishedVersionpublishedVersio
Global networks in national governance? Changes of professional expertise in Amazon environmental governance
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Islamist Social Movements and Hybrid Regime Types in the Muslim World
Get PDFSince the Arab Uprisings in 2010–2011 and subsequent counterrevolutions, socio-economic and political crises have occurred with rapid frequency in the Arab Middle East, North Africa, and the Sahel. The aim of our special issue is to investigate how and why social movements that use references to Islam or an explicit Islamist framework have adapted their ideology and their toolbox in order to negotiate and navigate the social and political terrain created by the upheavals in the recent period? Using recent field data to enrich our knowledge of Islamist movements in countries where the Islamist phenomenon has been understudied, this collection provides a framework to understand the growing political volatility and hybridity in Islamist repertoires of contention. The authors of the volume each analyse cases of Islamist social movements shifting, or attempting to shift, from one repertoire to another – from transnational to national, from non-violent to violent or vice versa. The collection shows that social movements adapt in different ways and make use of resources available to them, at times moving far beyond their established ideology and traditional theological references.Islamist Social Movements and Hybrid Regime Types in the Muslim WorldpublishedVersio
Europeanisation of Norwegian security and defence policy Nordic cooperation as vehicle
Get PDFWith Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European security has been placed on high alert, highlighting the importance of both the EU and NATO as key, although different, regional security actors. As the election of a more isolationist president in the US again in 2024 or 2028 cannot be excluded, boosting European security and defence should be a key objective for both Norway and its European allies. Such a Europeanisation should be seen as an add-on to Norway’s NATO membership, but should imply a more serious investment in various initiatives taken by the EU and key EU-member states (France and Germany), in addition to those taken by the UK. Europeanisation of Norwegian security and defence policy Nordic cooperation as vehicle Pernille Rieker Strengthening Nordic security and defence cooperation should also be seen as a vehicle for a much-needed Europeanisation of Norwegian security and defence policy. With Sweden and Finland now entering NATO and Denmark returning to the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), the potential for Nordic security cooperation as a means to this end has never been greater.Europeanisation of Norwegian security and defence policy Nordic cooperation as vehiclepublishedVersio
Fossil Fuels in Central Asia: Trends and Energy Transition Risks
Get PDFThis data article provides an overview of fossil fuel trends in Central Asia from 2010 to 2019. Data on the production, consumption, export and import of coal, natural gas and oil are summarised for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. While promoting renewable energy, Central Asia continues to rely on and expand the use of coal, natural gas and oil with no major phase-out plans yet on the horizon.publishedVersio