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The World Stage

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?.If you have any feedback or tips, please contact us on post@nupi.no

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26:39

Navigating a Multiplex World Order

The World Stage ·

2026/04/10

Is the liberal international order coming to an end, and what follows the era of American hegemony? In this episode ofThe World Stage, Senior Research FellowWrennYennie Lindgren (NUPI) sits down withManjeet Pardesi, Associate Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, to explore the shifting foundations of global politics.Drawing on his award-winning book,Divergent Worlds, co-authored with Amitav Acharya, Pardesi introduces the concept of a"multiplex world order"

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32:16

Resilience, peacebuilding, and preventing violent...

The World Stage ·

2026/04/09

What 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 the root causes of violent extremism? This is the topic for this episode of NUPI's The World Stage, and of a new book edited by this episode's guests; Ako Muto (JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development), Rui Saraiva (Miyazaki International University) and Cedric de Coning (NUPI). Hosted on Acast. See

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41:09

Is U.S. foreign policy now "open for business"?

The World Stage ·

2026/03/11

In this episode of theWorld Stagepodcast, hostOle Jacob Sending(The Norwegian Centre forGeopolitics, NUPI)sits down withAlex Cooley (Columbia University)andTaylor St. John(NUPI)to discuss the shift towardtransnational kleptocracyin US foreign policy. Drawing on a recentForeign Affairsarticle, the guests explore how the second Trump administration is dismantling long-standing anti-corruption frameworks, such as restricting the enforcement of theForeign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), to facilitate a

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37:56

The Neighbourhood: The EU’s enlargement reality check

The World Stage ·

2025/11/27

How 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 ahead, while Serbia and Georgia are lagging. The EU itself is struggling with internal divisions and reform fatigue.This episode of The World Stage is part ofThe Neighbourhood series from the NUPI-led project Re-engage, produced by ECFR and co-published by ECFR and NUPI. In this episode, ECFR's Jessica Hendrickis joined

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25:16

The Neighbourhood: Europe’s enlargement moment

The World Stage ·

2025/10/16

EU 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.In this episode,Mark Leonardspeaks withLykke Friis, co-chair of ECFR’s council, director of the Danish think-tank Europa, and former Danish minister, as European leaders gather for the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen. Together they discuss why Denmark has shifted to advocating for enlargement and why

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30:37

Constructivist theorizing in tumultuous times (ft...

The World Stage ·

2025/09/24

With 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 has also been thrown into upheaval and reconsidering and revising its theoretical apparatus. This episode of the World Stage takes a step back and discusses the role of constructivism for Illuminating the current moment with two of its leading theoreticians: Stefano Guzzini and Nicholas Onuf. Hosted on Acast. See

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33:20

Arctic ambitions: Norway’s new High North strategy

The World Stage ·

2025/09/09

How 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 strategy? And how will they be realized in practice in Norwegian foreign policy?In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, NUPI researcher Elana Wilson Rowe sits down with State Secretary (MFA) Maria Varteressian, and NUPI colleague Karsten Friis to discuss the new High North strategy. Hosted on Acast. See

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29:23

Is the era of cooperation coming to an end?

The World Stage ·

2025/06/24

International cooperation and the rules-based order as we know it is now at stake. The inauguration of Donald Trump in his second presidential term, Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine, and great power rivalry are just some of the factors that have had an influence on how countries can work together. In addition, several multilateral organisations are being criticised for a lack of efficiency in solving issues.In the midst of this, the EU and other institutions are working to maintain international

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34:57

Ukraine’s secret weapon: Civil society at war

The World Stage ·

2025/06/19

Come Back Alive and other volunteer organisations is an underappreciated, but important factor in Ukraine's fight against Russia. They are a vital part of Ukraine’s resilience as the war enters its fourth year. Come Back Alive enjoys high trust, legitimacy and cooperates closely with the brigades in the field and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.Volunteer organisations show how popular mobilisation works in practice when the whole society wants to contribute to the war effort. As such, they also

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26:37

Climate, peace and security in the US and beyond

The World Stage ·

2024/10/31

How is climate change tackled as a potential threat to peace and security in the United States? How can American policy and discourses in the field be compared to those in other areas of the world?In this episode of The World Stage, Erin Sikorsky (Center for Climate Security) sits down with Cedric de Coning, Minoo Koefoed and Thor Olav Iversen (NUPI) to discuss responses to the effects of climate change on peace and security in the United States, Arctic, and geopolitical arenas.Erin Sikorsky is the

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38:06

Africa in a changing global order: G20 membership and...

The World Stage ·

2024/08/26

How can we understand the African Union’s evolving position in a changing global order from its role in the G20 and its peace initiatives in Somalia and Sudan?In this episode of The World Stage, Solomon Dersso (Amani Africa) and Cedric de Coning (NUPI) discuss this topic.Solomon Dersso is the founding director of Amani Africa, an independent pan-African policy research, training and consulting think tank with expertise on the African Union’s policy processes, including especially the work of the

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29:03

Everyday nationalism amidst Russia’s war against Ukraine

The World Stage ·

2024/08/08

On 12 June Russia celebrated its national day, “Russia day”. This day is marked with concerts and celebrations in all the regions in the Russian Federation. This year, alongside celebrations from Moscow, Novgorod, Buryatia and other Russian regions, the news on Russia’s state-owned TV-channel Rossiya 1 showed images from the Kherson region, a Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia in September 2022. In the clip, teenagers were making cookies glazed in the three colors of the Russian flag. According

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45:22

The state of European democracy

The World Stage ·

2024/06/26

In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, we take a closer look at the state of European democracy in the wake of the recent election to the European Parliament.What will be the outcome of the right wing wave and what does it mean for the state of democracy in the EU?NUPI Research Professor Pernille Rieker is joined byGuri Rosén,Associate Professor at the department of political science at Univeristy of Oslo,and Christophe Hillion,Research professor at NUPI as well as Professor of

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32:14

Understanding Xi Jinping’s China: Power Competition...

The World Stage ·

2024/06/24

Over a year into Xi Jinping’s historic third five-year term as President, China continues to make headlines worldwide. Many of these headlines now suggest not only that China’s rise is slowing down but that it is only increasing in controversial terms vis-a-vis the West.How are we to make sense of Xi’s China today? And how should we consider history´s role in this understanding, particularly in the context of the great power competition between China and the US? What are the problems with comparing

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28:31

The votes that can shape European security

The World Stage ·

2024/06/11

2024 will be an important election year on both sides of the Atlantic.President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are yet again battling each other in this years presidential race. Whatever outfall, we know it will have implications for Northern European security, in quite different ways. Biden has an understanding of the importance of NATO in Europe, however with a rising China, will US resources continue to shift towards the Indo-Pacific? Will a second Trump administration be as critical

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28:27

How ad hoc coalitions deinstitutionalize...

The World Stage ·

2024/06/04

As ad hoc coalitions (AHCs) proliferate, particularly on the African continent, two questions crystallize. First, what consequences do they bring about for the existing institutional security landscape? And second, how can the trend of AHCs operating alongside, instead of inside, international organizations be captured and explored conceptually?To answer these questions, Malte Brosig and John Karlsrud have in a new article in International Affairs examined the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF)

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36:52

Building peace through a sustainable environment

The World Stage ·

2024/02/23

Why should we connect the environment to issues of peace and conflict? And in a world of dramatically increased geopolitical tensions, is it possible for cooperation on climate change and environmental issues to contribute to positive change at the level of great power politics? In this episode, Ashok Swain (Uppsala University) and Cedric de Coning (NUPI) talk about these issues with Thor Olav Iversen (NUPI). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:26

Options for Arctic governance in difficult weather

The World Stage ·

2024/02/16

The Arctic continues to be transformed and impacted by global forces, from declining sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, through new summers of devastating wildland fires, to the wide-reaching political consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine.The Arctic is also a vibrant and varied region and homeland, and marked by three decades of post Cold War efforts at strengthening circumpolar governance.What options are there for moving Arctic governance forward, and what needs to be done first?In this episode

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21:11

The Past, Present and Future of Peacekeeping

The World Stage ·

2024/02/01

2023 marked 75 years of peacekeeping missions in the UN. In this time, more than 70 peacekeeping operations have been deployed by the UN. Hundreds and thousands of military personnel, UN police, and other civilians from more than 120 countries have participated in UN peacekeeping operations.So, looking only at the numbers, surely peacekeeping operations must have been a success? Recently, however, several countries have asked the UN to leave, including Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo. So,

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35:03

How to Become a Hegemon

The World Stage ·

2024/01/16

In this episode NUPI's Ole Jacob Sending sits down with Professor Dan Nexon of Georgetown University to talk about how international political leadership –or hegemony –is established and undone.Nexon argues that hegemony is established through the supply of (public) goods – such as security –for other states. This is what the US has been doing for decades, but now China is trying to replace the US, providing alternative goods and also seeking to reduce the value of what the US has to offer.This

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