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 Security
Colombian ‘Magical Realism’: from the Plebiscite for Peace to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Written by Erika J. Rojas, PhD Fellow, Noragric. What Colombia has experienced during the last weeks could be part of the ‘magical realism’ that Gabriel García Márquez expressed in his […]
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 […]
Does Climate Change Cause Conflicts in the Sahel?
Written by Tor Arve Benjaminsen, Professor, Noragric. Droughts can potentially help escalate conflicts, but empirical evidence from the Sahel suggests that the root causes of land disputes are more historical […]
Brazil: an Emerging Southern Drone Actor
Written by Eric Cezne, Noragric Master Student (International Relations). This blog post uses the case of Brazil to reflect on how actors in the Global South now engage with drone […]
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 […]