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Nordic Dialogues on Human Security<\/h4>\n<\/div>

A Norwegian Reflection on Human Security in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape<\/h1><\/div>

16 – 17 March 2026 | Oslo, Norway<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hosted by the UN Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS)<\/b>, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) <\/b>and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ABOUT THE DIALOGUE SERIES<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/h2><\/div>

Across the Nordic region, governments are navigating increasingly complex geopolitical, economic, technological and societal pressures. The Nordic Dialogues on Human Security<\/strong> provide a platform to explore how human\u2011centered approaches can support resilience, coherence and long\u2011term stability. The series connects national debates with broader regional and global perspectives, highlighting how human security can complement traditional security frameworks.<\/p>\n

For Norway, these discussions come at a particularly consequential moment. Norway is recalibrating its foreign, security, and development policies in response to the war in Ukraine, heightened geopolitical competition, hybrid security incidents, and broader pressures on multilateral systems. As in other European countries, increased defense spending and strengthened preparedness are reshaping national priorities, while debates intensify over how to balance hard security requirements with societal resilience, social cohesion, and the inclusive values that have long underpinned Nordic stability. At the same time, Norway faces questions about how shifts in global power dynamics, donor policies, and value systems influence its role internationally \u2014 including how to maintain strong commitments to development cooperation, human rights, and peacebuilding within this changing political environment.<\/p>\n

As part of this wider Nordic initiative, the Oslo events bring together policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and civil society to consider how human\u2011centered approaches can support Norway\u2019s evolving security and policy priorities. By situating Norwegian reflections within a broader Nordic and global conversation, the Oslo Dialogues contribute to shaping forward\u2011looking perspectives on the future of human security and its role in strengthening resilience across the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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THE OSLO EVENTS <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/h2><\/div>

1. Oslo Human Security Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\uddd3\" 16 March<\/strong><\/p>\n

This dialogue gathers policymakers, civil society and research actors to discuss how human security perspectives can inform Norway\u2019s domestic peace, security and societal resilience discussions in a shifting geopolitical landscape and distil insights from Norway\u2019s experience that can contribute to the Nordic and global policy discourse on human security.<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n