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📝New brief shows how disrupted pastoral mobility is linked to environmental degradation and food insecurity in Eastern Sudan. Without action, temporary coping strategies risk becoming permanent, undermining livelihoods and social systems. Read the brief 👇 www.cmi.no/r/vtbtm #KeepEyesOnSudan

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We are hiring a Research Assistant to join the ERC Project #WARS. This is a great opportunity for Master's students looking to get hand's on experience and develop a thesis connected to the project. Find more information here - www.cmi.no/r/ypyfw

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#Sudan is feeling the shockwaves of the war on #Iran. Reliance on Iranian drones, pressure from Gulf states, and rising Red Sea tensions are reshaping the conflict. Our new Sudanese Perspectives blog by @munzoul.bsky.social & Liv Tønnessen offers key insights. www.cmi.no/publications...

cmi.noWar on Iran, Turmoil in Sudan: Geopolitics at the Red Sea FrontierSudan is often treated as peripheral to the Middle East, but in geopolitical terms it is anything but. Sudan sits at its strategic cor...
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📢Call for nominations: Chr. Michelsen Prize 2026 Awarded to researchers under 40, based in Norway, with an outstanding peer-reviewed article within development research from the last 2 years. Send nominations to epost@chrmichelsenspris.no by 1 Feb 2026. More info: www.chrmichelsenspris.no

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📝 New Blog Over a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran and Pakistan – one of the largest mass deportations in recent history. Behind the statistics lies a profound human tragedy: the unravelling of decades of community, labour, and shared life. Read here ➡️ www.cmi.no/publications...

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Hva betyr globale kriser, rask endring og store kutt i bistanden for Norges 🇳🇴 rolle i utviklingspolitikken? Statssekretær Stine Renate Håheim, @norad.no-direktør Gunn Jorid Roset, Ottar Mæstad @cmi.no og Hilde Selbervik (U4) tar diskusjonen ➡️ onsdag 5. nov. 🕦 13:30-14:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕ Velkommen!

bergenglobal.noFremtidens utviklingspolitikk: Hvordan navigere i en verden med kriser og kutt? - Bergen Global

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Hvordan klarer politikere å overse vår største utfordring ♻️🌍🍃 og hvor er folks engasjement? Velkommen til frokost m/ Gisle Andersen, Ida Vikøren Andersen (NORCE), Kine Ellingsen (Unge Høyre), Andreas Ormevik @mdg.no og Tom Skauge @naturvernforbundet.no ➡️ fredag 31. okt. 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 her / zoom 🥐☕

bergenglobal.noHvordan få klima og natur tilbake på dagsorden? - Bergen Global
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Missile strikes in Doha this week threaten Qatar's position as a mediator, but also future attempts to broker a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Learn more about Qatar’s unique relationship with the Israel-Palestine conflict below 👇 www.cmi.no/news/3499-st...

cmi.noMissile diplomacy: The strategic implications of the Doha strikeThe views expressed in this text are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CMI.  This Tuesd...
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We were very pleased to welcome the Minister for International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust to CMI today for a focused exchange on how research can inform and strengthen Norwegian development policy. Read the full story ➡️ www.cmi.no/news/3496-cm... #research #policy #development

cmi.noCMI research informing Norwegian development policyOn Tuesday 2 September, the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) welcomed Norway’s Minister of International Development, &A...

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Despite the traditional dominance of the global north, nations in the global south, like Ethiopia 🇪🇹, are exerting greater influence over the return process than previously perceived. Welcome to guest lecture by Asnake Kefale of Addis Ababa University ➡️ Tues 9 Sept. 🕦 08:30 - 09:30 📍here / zoom ☕🥐

bergenglobal.noNorway’s return policies to Ethiopia and global deportation trends - Bergen Global
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Another great day of events yesterday at #BeEx2025 with @lawtransform.bsky.social Join us at Kulturhuset in Bergen as Bergen Exchanges continue today, or join us online via the link below 👇 vimeo.com/event/531010...

vimeo.comBeEx2025 – Bergen Exchanges on Law & Social Transformation 18-22 AugustJoin scholars, activists, legal professionals, and artists from around the world at the 2025 Bergen Exchanges, a five-day international conference exploring the…
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➡️ More from #BeEx2025 Another timely and engaging roundtable on the challenges faced by academics as the space for dissent shrinks, especially when speaking out against genocide and repression. You can re-watch this event and all of today's panels via the link below 👇 📺 vimeo.com/event/531010...

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Great session on truth commissions and sexual violence moderated by CMI's Elin Skaar. Exploring how commissions have addressed (or failed) sexual violence in different contexts and its implications. ➡️ Follow this and future events at #BeEx2025 via the link below. 👇 📺 vimeo.com/event/531010...

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The Bergen Exchanges 2025 have begun! This week there will be a full schedule of events on democracy, autocratisation, and resistance at Kulturhuset in Bergen. 👉 All events are free and open all - come and join us! ⬇️ You can also watch along online via the link below! #BeEx2025

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📝New blog from the Sudan War series from Abdelmageed Yahya and Mari Norbakk ➡️ How Sudanese entrepreneurs are monetising social ties to survive and thrive in Cairo’s informal economy 👇Read the full blog via the link in comments #KeepEyesOnSudan

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📢 New CMI Insight: Why property tax reforms fail? 🌍 Lessons from #Tanzania ❓What's going wrong? 1️⃣ Misalignment with broader public sector reforms 2️⃣ Poor implementation 3️⃣ Weak administrative systems 4️⃣ Limited taxpayer engagement 5️⃣ No long-term strategy 📖 Read the full insight below 👇 #Tax

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📢 New from our Sudanese Perspectives blog: ➡️ Taharqa Elnour explores how donor agendas and NGO frameworks reshaped Sudan’s post-2019 transition, and how the resistance committees are reclaiming the narrative. Read the full blog here - www.cmi.no/r/cnxax #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan

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📢 Two great events at Bergen Global next week! The reception of Ukrainian refugees in Europe 📅Monday 26 May - 15:00 The impact of EU external migration policies on West Africa 📅Tuesday 27 May - 09:00 👇More information about both events via the link below #Ukraine #Refugees #Migration #Africa #EU

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📢 New post in our Sudanese Perspectives blog ➡️ During the December revolution, Sudan’s youth took a united stand against racism. The war has fractured that unity, reigniting ethnic tensions. Can the revolution’s vision still hold? 👉 www.cmi.no/r/gvfic #Sudan #Youth #KeepEyesOnSudan #EndRacism

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Great visit from the Tanzania Revenue Authority and Norwegian Tax Authority to CMI this week – sharing lessons on tax compliance, trust, and the digital economy. 🤝📊 Learn more about our work in Tanzania via the link below 👇 #DigitalEconomy #Tanzania #Tax #Research #Norway #Bergen

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🌍 Proud to join global voices in Oslo marking 25 years of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace & Security this week. Women’s voices must remain central to peace and security. #WPS #GenderEquality

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Lots of events at @bergenglobal.bsky.social this week! ➡️Trump, anti-gender politics and academic freedom ➡️How do we responsibly regulate AI? ➡️The humanitarian impact of war on South Sudan ➡️What drives Russia’s violence against Ukraine? #Trump #Russia #Ukraine #AI #Sudan #academicfreedom

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📢 New from the SNAC Project: “The War for Recruits” Taharqa Elnour unpacks how Sudan’s youth sparked revolution in 2019 - only to face betrayal, a system that refused to fall, and later on, war. Read more: www.cmi.no/publications... #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #youth

cmi.noThe war for recruits: Co-optation and the soft-landing paradigmThe youth in Sudan identified themselves as ‘revolutionaries’. Born and raised under an authoritarian regime, they joined ...
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📰 New Brief - Forced Displacement in Sudan 📰 Critical stories from those fleeing Khartoum and the massive challenges they have to overcome to get to safety. Read the full brief here - www.cmi.no/r/biwpx #Sudan #Displacement #HumanitarianCrisis #ForcedMigration #Research #KeepEyesOnSudan

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📄 Attempts for mediation in the Sudan Civil War have so far failed, but does a new US administration offer any renewed hope for peace? 👉 Former CMI Director Gunnar explores further in a new article in #panoramanyheter 🔗 www.cmi.no/r/uhlxp #Trump #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan

panoramanyheter.noKan Trump stoppe krigen i Sudan?Krigen i Sudan blir stadig mer komplisert, og alle meklingsforsøk har hittil strandet. Vil en ny amerikansk president kunne bidra til våpenhvile og fred?
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What will Trump 2.0 mean for the world and #development after he paused all US development assistance "for review" on his first day in office. CMI's Arne Strand discusses more in his latest article for Panorama Nyheter. 👉 www.panoramanyheter.no/arne-strand-... NB: This article is in Norwegian

panoramanyheter.noTrump Vol. 2 vil ha konsekvensar for verdsutviklingaUSA er den klart største gjevaren av bistand i verda, men det er uklart om det vil fortsette. Ein ting er likevel sikkert, Trump kjem ikkje til å prioritere klima.