In this episode you can listen to a panel discussion about great power politics in the Middle East and North Africa. Participating in the panel discussion is professor Bjørn Olav Utvik from the University of Oslo (UiO), senior researche fellow Kjetil Selvik from the The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and senior searcher Pinar Tank from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). 

The panel discussion is moderated by political scientist and journalist, Sverre Strandhagen from Dagens Næringsliv (DN).

In this episode you can hear senior researcher Pinar Tank and researcher Pavel Baev from the Peace Research Insitute Oslo (PRIO) discuss Turkey and Russia's geopolitical roles and interests in the MENA region.

Hear senior research fellow Kjetil Selvik's talk from the conference, where he talks about Iran's geopolitical role in the MENA region following the Arab Spring.

Hear professor Bjørn Olav Utvik's talk from the conference on Saudi Arabia's geopolitical role following the Arab Spring in the MENA region. 

Hear researcher Vidar Benjamin Skretting from the Norewegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) talk about the jihadist movements in the Sahel. In this episode Skretting discuss the:

Panel discussion lead by Cecilie Hellestveit on the jihadist growth after the Arab Spring.

Hear Morten Bøås, Petter Nesser and Vidar Benjamin Skretting disscuss the reasons for its growth.

Professor Morten Bøås on 

                - The end of the Caliphate, but not the idea

                - Spreading out to other enabling environments

                - How to violent Salafi-Jihadist mobilise local support and integrate locally

Sverre Lodgaard's talk from the Nordic Security Conference 2021.

Lodgaard discusses what happende during the Arab Spring, what it lead to and the current situation in the MENA-region.

What happened when we saw a wave of islamist terrorism in Europe during the 2010s? Why were there so many attacks and who was behind them? Could we see another wave of terrorism in Europe? What must be done to avoid it?

In this episode, senior researcher, historian and political scientist Petter Nesser, follows up his talk from NorSec 2021 about jihadist terrorism in Europe. Hosting the episode is leader of YATA Oslo, Emil Klashaugen.

Saudi Arabia has been a key player in the Arab world for decades. With its oil and influence it has defined many of the conflicts in the region throughout the years. Allied with the US and archenemy of Iran, it could both be the key for stability and the spark that starts a fire. 

In this episode, professor in Middle East Studies, Bjørn Olav Utvik follows up his talk from NorSec 2021 about Saudi Arabia's role in the Arab Spring and beyond. Hosting the episode is leader of YATA Oslo, Emil Klashaugen.