As part of the Model NATO and Security in the North (5 ECTS) course, Professor Christopher Robert Rossi will be delivering a special lecture on the legal status of Svalbard and Norway's sovereignty over the territory. He will additionally explicate the role of NATO in relation to the Svalbard Treaty and Russia's intensifying efforts to obfuscate/undermine Norway's sovereignty claim over Svalbard.
Rossi - currently a professor at UiT - has perviously served as a director on the National Security Council in the Clinton White House in the office of Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
His lecture will be open to all staff members, students, and guests at UiT.
The Model NATO and Security in the North course is taking place from September 2 to September 6, 2024 under the auspices of the Centre for Peace Studies and The Grey Zone research group. It entails three days of thematic lectures and panel discussions followed by two days of an extensive crisis simulation. The course offers a deep dive into the aims, functions, and limitations of NATO, as well as robust training in dialogue and negotiations. Students from not only UiT but also Umeå University (Sweden) and the University of Lapland (Finland) are participating in the course.
For more information, please contact Arsalan Bilal (AB) at a.bilal@uit.no or Professor Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv at gunhild.hoogensen.gjorv@uit.no.
When: 02.09.24 at 15.15–16.30
Where: CPS — Mandela Auditorium
Location / Campus: Tromsø
Target group: Employees, Students, Guests
Responsible: Arsalan Bilal