<description>&lt;p&gt;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).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The panel discussion is moderated by political scientist and journalist, Sverre Strandhagen from Dagens Næringsliv (DN).&lt;/p&gt;
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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).&nbsp;
The panel discussion is moderated by political scientist and journalist, Sverre Strandhagen from Dagens Næringsliv (DN).

Grand power politics in the MENA region

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
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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.

Turkey and Russia in MENA: Understanding the geopolitics of external regional powers 

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
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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.

Iran's geopolitical role over the last 10 years

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hear professor Bjørn Olav Utvik's talk from the conference on Saudi Arabia's geopolitical role following the Arab Spring in the MENA region.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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Hear professor Bjørn Olav Utvik's talk from the conference on Saudi Arabia's geopolitical role following the Arab Spring in the MENA region.&nbsp;

Saudi Arabia's geopolitical role over the past 10 years

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hear researcher &lt;strong&gt;Vidar Benjamin Skretting&lt;/strong&gt; from the Norewegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) talk about the jihadist movements in the Sahel. In this episode Skretting discuss the:&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;li&gt;The Tuareg rebellion and jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012-2013&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Overview of the situation in the Sahel and the main jihadist actors operating in the region, JNIM and ISGS&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;JNIM and ISGS as local insurgent movements and their connections to transnational jihadism&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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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:
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 <li>The Tuareg rebellion and jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012-2013</li>
 <li>Overview of the situation in the Sahel and the main jihadist actors operating in the region, JNIM and ISGS</li>
 <li>JNIM and ISGS as local insurgent movements and their connections to transnational jihadism 
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Jihadism in the Sahel

The NorSec 2021 podcast series features in-depth interviews, presentations and panel discussions from the conference that took place in March 2021, which addressed various security challenges a decade after the Arab Spring. 

Each episode focuses on aspects such as social movements, jihadism, great power politics and human rights, and among the experts you can listen to are Jon Nordenson, Jacob Høigilt, Petter Nesser, Bjørn Olav Utvik, Morten Bøås, Pinar Tank, Sverre Lodgaard, Kjetil Selvik and Charlotte Lysa.

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