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Last 28 and 29 of October the First ever NALAS Conference took place at the Oslo Metropolitan University, in Oslo, Norway.

Benedicte Bull, Professor, University of Oslo, president of the board NILAS, Andrés Rivarola, director, Nordic Institute of Latin America Studies (NILAS), University of Stockholm, and Georg Wink, Professor, Copenhagen Business School, boardmember NILAS, discussed at a roundtable named “Latin America and the Nordic countries in a changing geopolitical context”. 

NALAS was founded in June 2020 by Latin America-researchers from different disciplines based in Norway. Our goal is to be a meeting place for professionals to share their knowledge and to contribute to the quality of the public debate on Latin America in Norway. As an interdisciplinary organization, we welcome members with different backgrounds and affiliations.

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Roundtable recorded October 29th, 2021. Podcast recorded during November, 2021. Intro by Fabian Mosenson @mosenson

What is the Norwegian interest in that region and what it should be?
We have a panel made up of three participants:
• Jens Frølich Holte - State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and member of the Conservative Party (Høyre). He is responsible for the Norwegian-Latin American relations. Jens has a background in Economic history and has also served as an advisor at the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
• Benedicte Bull - Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo. Her research focuses on Latin American and global political economy and development. Benedicte is the chair of the board of the Nordic Institute for Latin America Studies (NILAS) and former leader of the Norwegian Latin America Research Network (NorLARNet).
• Mariano Aguirre Ernst - is an Argentinean-Spaniard journalist and foreign policy analyst. Among his areas of expertise are international conflicts, peacebuilding, humanitarian action, and development. In recent years, Mariano was the Director of the Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF) and worked as a Senior Peacebuilding Advisor for the United Nations in Colombia. He is currently an associate fellow at Chatham House (London).
Moderator: Marcin Sliwa, I am a PhD researcher in Human Geography at the University of Oslo.
NALAS is an interdisciplinary professional organization made up of Latin America-researchers and experts based in Norway. Our main goal is to disseminate knowledge about the region and strengthen both research and the public debate on Latin America in Norway. You can support us by becoming a member. 
Webinar recorded May 7th, 2021. Podcast recorded during June, 2021. Intro by Fabian Mosenson @mosenson

Tradicionalmente los estudios sobre América Latina desde Europa o Estados Unidos van asociados a intencionalidades políticas poco confesables, pero Noruega nunca fue una potencia hegemónica ¿para qué, entonces, estudia la región? 

Además Leiv Marsteintredet describe la profunda crisis venezolana y cómo se la entiende en Noruega. 

Fecha: 18 de diciembre 2020, Lugar: Oslo & Bergen, Leiv Marsteinstredet @leivm_academic entrevistado por Fabián Mosenson @mosenson