https://www.fni.no/ https://www.fni.no/news/arctic-security-critical-minerals-and-china-fni-at-arctic-circle-2026 From Greenland and NATO to critical minerals and scientific cooperation with China, researchers from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) joined international discussions on pressing questions facing the Arctic at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, 8–10 October. Erdem Lamazhapov Andreas Østhagen Gørild Merethe Heggelund How can Arctic countries maintain cooperation as geopolitical tensions rise? Photo: Anna Valberg/FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics Climate and Energy Politics Global Environmental Governance 13 Oct 2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:42:26 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/new-phd-iselin-winther-to-study-where-geopolitics-hits-the-ground-in-the-arctic What does geopolitics look like from Northern Norway rather than Oslo? FNI researcher Iselin Nemeth Winther is starting a PhD to explore how geopolitical change and growing military activity are understood and experienced locally in the Arctic. Iselin Németh Winther Iselin Winther will study how security policy plays out in everyday life in Northern Norway. All photos: Anna Valberg/FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics 2 Oct 2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:33:38 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/why-norway-s-energy-transition-is-getting-harder Norway has abundant renewable electricity, high incomes and ambitious climate targets. Yet the energy transition is exposing increasingly difficult choices over who gets access to power, who pays, which land is used and what can be implemented. Recent FNI research points to some of the tensions. Lars H. Gulbrandsen Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg Siddharth Sareen Iver B. Neumann Per Ove Eikeland Anna Valberg Jørgen Wettestad Irja Vormedal Eivind Hjort Matthiasen Who gets the power, who carries the cost, and what is feasible? These questions ran through the 2026 Nansen Climate and Energy Seminar at Polhøgda. All photos: Anna Valberg/FNI 25 Sep 2026 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:10:13 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/arctic-security-is-moving-to-sea Russian activity around critical infrastructure, a rapidly changing Arctic Ocean and growing military cooperation in the High North dominated the third Arctic Security Conference, hosted by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Oslo on 16 September. Andreas Østhagen Iselin Németh Winther Erdem Lamazhapov Serafima Andreeva Anna Valberg Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide discusses maritime security and hybrid threats at the Arctic Security Conference in Oslo. All photos: Anna Valberg/FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics 17 Sep 2026 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:04:35 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/now-i-get-to-pursue-my-dream-phd-career Ten years after leaving Colombia, Viviana Meixner Vásquez is preparing to return with a new perspective and a new role: as a PhD researcher studying forests, food security and genetic resources in the Colombian Amazon. Viviana Meixner Vásquez Viviana Meixner Vásquez goes back to Colombia, this time as a researcher. Photo: Anna Valberg/FNI. 11 Sep 2026 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:39:18 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/fni-at-the-arctic-circle-assembly-2026 Researchers from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) will take part in sessions on Arctic security and geopolitics, China, critical minerals, shipping, ocean governance and European Arctic policy at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, 8–10 October. Gørild Merethe Heggelund Arild Moe Erdem Lamazhapov Serafima Andreeva Iselin Németh Winther Andreas Østhagen Andreas Raspotnik Anna Valberg China, shipping, security, critical minerals and Arctic governance: find FNI researchers across the Arctic Circle Assembly programme. Arctic and Ocean Politics 10 Sep 2026 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/fni-annual-report-2025 2025 was a strong year for research at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, with 66 scientific publications, 66 research projects and several major new research projects. 2025 was a busy year for research at Polhøgda. 9 Sep 2026 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:16:25 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/king-harald-has-died 28 Aug 2026 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:51:10 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/understanding-a-changing-arctic-fni-researchers-explain-arctic-geopolitics How is the Arctic changing, and why does it matter? Through the podcast series The Circumpolar - Arctic geopolitics FNI researcher Serafima Andreeva interviews Arctic experts, including colleagues at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, about the geopolitical developments reshaping the Arctic. Gørild Merethe Heggelund Arild Moe Iselin Stensdal Andreas Raspotnik Erdem Lamazhapov Serafima Andreeva Andreas Østhagen Iver B. Neumann Hosted by FNI researcher Serafima Andreeva, the podcast series brings together FNI researchers and international experts to discuss the changing geopolitics of the Arctic. Photo: Jam Dalsgaard Sørensen/ FNI Arctic and Ocean Politics 2 Jul 2026 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:44:05 +0200 https://www.fni.no/news/new-project-to-strengthen-forest-governance-in-colombia A new project will explore how global environmental agreements and local knowledge can work together to protect Colombia’s rainforests, and support sustainable forest management for the future. Regine Andersen Viviana Meixner Vásquez Global Environmental Governance 25 Jun 2026 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:53:32 +0200