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Researching the Middle East in the current US political climate
22.04.2025 11:15 – 12:30
What it is like to conduct research in and about Middle East in today’s political climate in the USA?Nadine Naber Anne K. Bang
A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Upcoming events
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Academic Freedom and IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism
30.04.2025 12:15 – 13:15
What are the implications of the IHRA WDA 2016 for academic freedom, particularly for academics in Middle Eastern Studies?Sindre Bangstad Pelle Valentin Olsen
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How do we responsibly regulate AI?
07.05.2025 13:30 – 15:00
Who gets to shape the future of AI?Regine Paul Dag Elgesem Malgorzata Agnieszka Cyndecka Guilherme Cavalcante Silva
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The humanitarian impact of the Sudan war in South Sudan
08.05.2025 12:30 – 13:30
Amid shifting political priorities and a global reduction in humanitarian aid, South Sudan continues to face some of the most critical humanitarian needs worldwide.Mario Behrens Munzoul Assal
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What drives Russia’s violence in and against Ukraine?
09.05.2025 08:30 – 09:30
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is the most important event in Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union and arguably the major global geopolitical development since 9/11.Eugene Finkel Kyle Lohse Marquardt
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Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia
Hvor er friheten og kreativiteten i akademisk skriving? Video
Kvinner på ytre høyre: Feminisme på vrangen?
Hva har det egentlig å si at stadig flere kvinner har fått lederstillinger i Europas ytre-høyrepartier?
Workshop – Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia
Hvor er friheten og kreativiteten i akademisk skriving? Video
China-Pakistan relations in uncertain times
How are the China-Pakistan relations evolving amidst regional uncertainties and geopolitical tensions? Video
Norge og NATO i et europeisk forsvar
Hva betyr EUs nye posisjon på forsvar og hvordan påvirker dette NATO og Norge?
Caught in the Middle: Georgia and Moldova
What is it like to be caught between East and West—between EU and Russia—with great powers pulling in different directions? Video
Brazil’s leadership on climate change: COP 30 and Trump 2.0
Despite the challenging geopolitical climate, particularly due to the second presidency of Trump, Brazil is prepared with contingency plans to invigorate the conference.
How do we tackle climate-related migration?
What are the causes, consequences and potential responses to climate-related migration? Video
Biodiversity conservation beyond market-based instruments?
Conservation Basic Income — a novel non-market support for convivial conservation. Video
China as provider of development finance
China’s development finance and infrastructure development in the Global South.
Anti-war dissent: Russian repression of civil and political rights
Welcome to a presentation of the new OVD-Info report and discussion about the state of political repression in Russia today.
Advocating against sexual and reproductive rights after autocracy
How did advocacy groups mobilise for and against sexual and reproductive rights during and after Brazil’s Bolsonaro?Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
