Brokering Peace, Piece by Piece
Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos is as much a hawk as he is dove, and the ongoing peace negotiations with FARC represent but one of three difficult peace […]
International Relations
What we study when we study police reform in post-conflict states
Written by Shai A. Divon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Noragric Why are we repeatedly observing a gap between what we set out to achieve in our post conflict reconstruction efforts and the […]
Several Securities at Stake in Rio?
Written by Eric Cezne, 2016 Noragric alumnus (MSc International Relations) and Research Assistant at PRIO. This Friday the iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio is set to host the opening ceremony […]
Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment – ‘the pot calling the kettle black’
Written by Kjersti Thorkildsen, PhD Fellow, Noragric. Brazil is now going through one of its worst political crises since the military coup in 1964. The economy is facing its deepest […]
The ‘Big Man’ Syndrome in Africa
Written by Sean Jacobs (New School, New York) and Camilla Houeland (PhD Fellow, Noragric) Why do so many African leaders overstay their welcome or break electoral rules? In the recent elections in Uganda, […]
Police, Violence and Fiesta in Nicaragua: First Impressions on Community-Based Policing.
Written by John-Andrew McNeish, Professor, Noragric It is November 2015 and I have a meeting with Head of the Nicaraguan National Police Force, but before we enter his office Yonas […]