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Do you want to write your master's thesis on the EU or Europe? Apply for the ARENA student grant! Link in comments 👇

“The European Union cannot replace NATO. The EU is nevertheless an important security actor," said Helene Sjursen during a panel discussion last Wednesday.

"With regards to hybrid threats, the EU is in many ways better equipped than NATO to handle those issues,” she continued.

The recording of the full debate is now available on our website 📽️ https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/about/news/news/2026/is-the-eu-replacing-nato.html

Thank you to panellists Helene Sjursen, Karolina Pomorska, Pol Morillas and Patrick Müller, moderator Jan Erik Grindheim, and to the audience for asking interesting questions 👏

Fristen for å søke på stilling som stipendiat ved ARENA går ut på søndag! Les mer og søk via Jobbnorge.

ARENA har ledig stilling som stipendiat innen europeisk forsvars- og sikkerhetspolitikk!

Les mer og søk innen 24. mai 🔗https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/301033/stipendiat-europeisk-forsvars-og-sikkerhetspolitikk

Happy 🇳🇴 National Day! 🥳 Have you ever wondered about Norway's perspective on European security and defence?

📚 Check out the chapter on Norway of our latest book "Security, Defence, and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals"
🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZPSWkqC

The latest TEPSA book is edited by Michael Kaeding (Universität Duisburg-Essen ), Johannes Pollak (Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität Wien) and Paul Schmidt (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik) and published by Springer Nature.

The chapter on 🇳🇴 is authored by Pernille Rieker, Director, ARENA - Centre for European Studies

Masteroppgaver blir ARENA-rapporter!

Tidligere i år publiserte vi Ellen Vrålstad og Mille Marie Isaksen Lillemoen sine masteroppgaver i ARENAs rapportserie. Ellen og Mille mottok ARENAs studentstipend i fjor, og fikk pengestøtte, kontorplass og delta i forskningsprosjekter ved ARENA.

Og nå kan også du søke om masterstipend! Søk innen 15. juni: https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/about/student-grant/arena-student-grant-26-27.html

Rapportene kan du lese her:
📖Rationalizing Rights Violations at the Borders 🔗 https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/publications/arena-reports/2026/arena-report-1-2026.html
📖Governing green industry in turbulent times 🔗 https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/publications/arena-reports/2026/arena-report-2-2026.html

This morning, ARENA organised the panel debate "Can Europe's political centre hold? The EU's challenge from right-wing populism" at Litteraturhuset.

In the panel were
🔹Manfred Weber, President of the European People's Party and Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament
🔹Erna Solberg, Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Høyre, and former Prime Minister of Norway
🔹John Erik Fossum, Professor at ARENA
The discussion was led by Pernille Rieker, Centre Director of ARENA

Thank you to our panellists for their reflections, and to the audience for asking interesting questions! 👏

If you could not make it this morning, the recording is available online 🔗https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/news-and-events/events/others/2026/eu-right-wing-populism.html

ARENA har ledig stilling som stipendiat innen europeisk forsvars- og sikkerhetspolitikk!

Les mer og søk innen 24. mai 🔗https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/301033/stipendiat-europeisk-forsvars-og-sikkerhetspolitikk

Happy Press Freedom Day ✍ In a world threatened by fake news and the rise of disinformation, quality journalism is under attack. What are journalists’ solutions to the challenges of post-truth politics?

In a Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Postfactual Age report, Jacopo Custodi, Hans-Jörg Trenz, and Martin Moland analysed journalists' approach to disinformation in 7 countries - Poland 🇵🇱, Norway 🇳🇴, Croatia 🇭🇷, Spain 🇪🇸, Iceland 🇮🇸, Italy 🇮🇹 and Bulgaria 🇧🇬.

This TEPSA infographic summarises their results 👉 https://tepsa.eu/analysis/how-do-journalists-respond-to-disinformation/
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