About this podcast
What is happening in the world right now? In this podcast produced by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) we'll take a closer look at events taking place around the globe. Here you will find conversations, seminars and lectures on different international topics. We hope you'll learn something new!
For our Norwegian-speaking audience, we also recommend our podcast series Utenrikshospitalet and Hvor hender det?.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 107 episodes
- Simulating Peace: Inside the Adaptive Peace Simulation · 45 min · Season 2026 Episode 15In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, Cedric de Coning (NUPI) sits down with Dirk Bruin and Tomas Veloz of the Center Leo Apostel for Transdisciplinary Studies of…
- The Neighbourhood: Ukraine — The battle beyond war · 39 min · Season 2026 Episode 14Ukraine is fighting for survival against Russia while its democracy faces a second battle at home. Ukrainians show extraordinary trust in the Armed Forces, family and civic…
- The Neighbourhood: The EU enlargement game · 39 min · Season 2026 Episode 13What happens if your economy is suddenly in crisis, Brussels offers help with strings attached—and Turkey, China or Russia can move faster? What if your country delivers every…
- The geopolitics of trade · 30 min · Season 2026 Episode 12The rules that have governed global trade for decades are now under more pressure than at any point since they were written. Tariffs are back as a frontline political weapon…
- Psychology, Status, and Recognition in International Politics · 30 min · Season 2026 Episode 11In this episode, Professor Deborah Welch Larson joins host Morten Skumsrud Andersen to discuss how the need for recognition and the fear of status loss affect international…
- Building influence: China's Belt and Road Initiative and the geopolitics of infrastructure · 24 min · Season 2026 Episode 10Over the past decade, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has redrawn physical, economic, and political maps. From ports in the Indian Ocean to railways across Central Asia…
- Where and what is Hamas today? · 44 min · Season 2026 Episode 9In this episode of The World Stage, NUPI Senior Researcher Erik Skare explores the complex history and internal dynamics of Hamas with Jeroen Gunning, Professor at King's College…
- Global governance in transition: EU–Japan perspectives · 17 min · Season 2026 Episode 8New forms of cooperation are emerging, and countries are increasingly turning to smaller, more flexible alliances to navigate uncertainty. In this new landscape, partnerships…
- Environmental dimensions of conflict in the Lake Chad region · 51 min · Season 2026 Episode 7In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, Cedric de Coning (NUPI) sits down with Louise Lieberknecht (formerly GRID-Arendal) who is one of the authors of a new report…
- Navigating a Multiplex World Order · 27 min · Season 2026 Episode 6Is the liberal international order coming to an end, and what follows the era of American hegemony? In this episode of The World Stage, Senior Research Fellow Wrenn Yennie…
- Resilience, peacebuilding, and preventing violent extremism · 32 min · Season 2026 Episode 5What are the role of resilience and peacebuilding perspectives and approaches when it comes to preventing violent extremism? How can resilience and peace building help address…
- European nuclear deterrence: The french initiative · 36 min · Season 2026 Episode 4Join us for a conversation on European security in a time marked by war, nuclear threats, and growing strategic uncertainty. Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
- A region under pressure: Preventing climate change related conflict in the Lake Chad region · 46 min · Season 2026 Episode 3How can we best prevent and manage climate-related insecurity in one of the world's most vulnerable regions? In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, Research…
- Is U.S. foreign policy now "open for business"? · 41 min · Season 2026 Episode 2In this episode of the World Stage podcast, host Ole Jacob Sending (The Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics, NUPI) sits down with Alex Cooley (Columbia University) and Taylor St…
- Trust, anger and the limits of EU democracy promotion · 37 min · Season 2026 Episode 1In the EU’s enlargement debate, attention usually centres on Brussels—legal benchmarks, progress reports and diplomatic bargaining. But in countries hoping to join the bloc…
- The Neighbourhood: The EU’s enlargement reality check · 38 min · Season 2025 Episode 8How are enlargement reforms unfolding on the ground and what drives progress or stagnation? The 2025 Enlargement Package presents a mixed picture: Ukraine and Moldova are racing…
- Democratic backsliding, illiberal regimes and international cooperation under pressure · 36 min · Season 2025 Episode 7The international system faces its gravest crisis in decades. As global democracy retreats, authoritarian regimes actively challenge established international rules and norms…
- The Neighbourhood: Europe’s enlargement moment · 25 min · Season 2025 Episode 6EU enlargement is back at the top of the EU’s political agenda as Russia’s war against Ukraine has transformed it from a bureaucratic process into a matter of European security…
- Constructivist theorizing in tumultuous times (ft Nicholas Onuf and Stefano Guzzini) · 31 min · Season 2025 Episode 5With the growing sense of perpetual and compounding global crises and war, it is not only policy makers that are scrambling to respond. The discipline of International Relations…
- Arctic ambitions: Norway’s new High North strategy · 33 min · Season 2025 Episode 4How does the new Norwegian High North strategy situate Norway and its northernmost countries in Arctic and global politics? What are the new priorities and signals in the…
