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Policy Briefs
Title: Norwegian non-military collaboration with Afghanistan: A slightly different approach
Authors: Arne Strand
Date: September 2013Title: Bahrain: an overview
Authors: Jane Kinninmont
Date: January 2013Title: United Arab Emirates
Authors: Christopher Davidson
Date: December 2012Title: Turkey's position on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts
Authors: E. Fuat Keyman
Date: December 2012Title: The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation's position on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts
Authors: Ishtiaq Ahmad
Date: December 2012Title: Regional security co-operation in the smaller Gulf states
Authors: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Date: December 2012Title: Overview of the smaller GCC states (Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, UAE) and the effect of the "Arab Spring" uprisings
Date: December 2012Title: Human rights in the smaller Gulf states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE
Authors: Joe Stork
Date: December 2012Title: Foreign labour and labour migration in the small GCC states
Authors: Andrew Gardner
Date: December 2012Title: Financial markets in GCC countries: recent crises and structural weaknesses
Authors: Steffen Hertog
Date: December 2012Title: Civilian protection in Russia: legal issues and political interpretations
Authors: Andrey Makarychev
Date: December 2012Title: India's approach to the protection of civilians in armed conflicts
Authors: C. S. R. Murthy
Date: November 2012Title: Governments' and security actors' dynamics in transitions to democracy
Authors: Rut Diamint
Date: November 2012Title: Drugs and the peace process in Colombia
Authors: Ricardo Vargas Meza
Date: November 2012Title: Demobilisation and disarmament in peace processes
Authors: Véronique Dudouet
Date: November 2012Title: The protection of civilians in armed conflict and Brazil's "responsibility while protecting"
Authors: Eduarda Passarelli Hamann
Date: October 2012Title: Promoting women's rights in Afghanistan: a call for less aid and more politics
Authors: Torunn Wimpelmann
Date: October 2012Title: Capacity with responsibility: India's position on the protection of civilians
Authors: Samir Kumar Das
Date: October 2012Title: Afghanistan and the regional powers: history not repeating itself?
Authors: Stina Torjesen
Date: October 2012Title: Towards 2014 and beyond: NATO, Afghanistan and the "Heart of Asia"
Authors: Astri Suhrke
Date: September 2012Title: Continuity and flexibility advised: The case for Norway's future engagement with Faryab and Afghanistan
Authors: Helge Lurås
Date: September 2012Title: Jerusalem, Netanyahu and the two-state solution
Authors: Daniel Seidemann
Date: August 2012Title: "Chronic violence": toward a new approach to 21st-century violence
Authors: Tani Marilena Adams
Date: August 2012Title: Transitional justice in Egypt: one step forward, two steps back
Authors: Judy Barsalou
Date: June 2012Title: The concept of "rising powers"
Authors: Pinar Tank
Date: June 2012Title: Arab Muslim women after the uprisings: the encounter between the liberalisation of Islamist politics and the feminisation of Islamic interpretation
Authors: Aitemad Muhanna
Date: June 2012Title: Youth integration and job creation in the Middle East
Authors: Jad Chaaban
Date: May 2012Title: The media and freedom of expression in the Arab world
Authors: Jean-Paul Marthoz
Date: May 2012Title: How the West can get on the right side of history in the re-awakening Arab world
Authors: David Gardner
Date: May 2012Title: Demographic challenges and opportunities ahead in Middle East and North Africa: "Arab Spring" or "Islamic winter"?
Authors: Youssef Courbage
Date: May 2012Title: Regional implications of the conflict in Syria: a view from Israel
Authors: Yossi (Joseph) Alpher
Date: April 2012Title: Prospects for youth-led movements for political change in Pakistan
Authors: Michael Kugelman
Date: January 2012Title: Adapting Norwegian Civilian Capacity for the Future: Implications of the Guéhenno Report
Authors: John Karlsrud
Date: November 2011Title: The nature of a friendship: making sense of Sino-Pakistani relations
Authors: Marco Mezzera
Date: September 2011Title: Taking Stock: Madrasa Reform in Pakistan
Authors: Kaja Borchgrevink, Kristian Berg Harpviken
Date: July 2011Title: Fragile states: a fluid concept for peacebuilding and statebuilding
Authors: Fernanda Faria
Date: July 2011Title: Measuring peacebuilding: challenges, tools, actions
Authors: Svein Erik Stave
Date: May 2011Title: Coping with a failing Pakistan
Authors: Stephen P. Cohen
Date: February 2011Title: Pakistan: dealing with peace in the tribal areas?
Authors: Laila Bokhari
Date: November 2010Title: International responses to Pakistan's water crisis: opportunities and challenges
Authors: Michael Kugelman
Date: November 2010Title: Norway's political test in Faryab, Afghanistan: how to lead?
Authors: Ståle Ulriksen
Date: July 2010Title: Egypt and the Darfur conflict
Authors: Jacob Høigilt, Øystein H. Rolandsen
Date: July 2010Title: UN peacekeeping in the Congo: when is the job done?
Authors: Ingrid Samset
Date: June 2010Title: Fixing Afghanistan: what role for China?
Authors: Stina Torjesen
Date: June 2010Title: Drawing the lines: the Norwegian debate on civilian-military relations in Afghanistan
Authors: Arne Strand
Date: June 2010Title: Never mind the gap: Turkish-Armenian relations past the crossroads
Authors: Einar Wigen
Date: May 2010Title: Norway's strategic challenges in Afghanistan: how to make a difference?
Authors: Ståle Ulriksen
Date: April 2010Title: Afghanistan's religious landscape: politicising the sacred
Authors: Kaja Borchgrevink, Kristian Berg Harpviken
Date: March 2010Title: Why is violence escalating in Southern Sudan?
Authors: Øystein H. Rolandsen
Date: February 2010Title: Build-up of Afghan security forces ill advised
Authors: Helge Lurås
Date: January 2010Title: Water challenges in Central-South Asia
Authors: Michael Renner
Date: December 2009Title: Haiti: the challenge of ending the transition to democracy
Authors: Tone Faret, Eduardo Colindres
Date: December 2009Title: Central Asia: Living in Afghanistan's shadow
Authors: Martha Brill Olcott
Date: November 2009Title: Challenges of Pakistan's Governance System
Authors: Marco Mezzera
Date: October 2009
