Initiatives

The Human Security Network is based on a bilateral agreement between Norway and Canada that was signed in 1998. The so called Lysøen Cooperation was named after the Norwegian Island outside Bergen where the idea was conceived. Building on the success achieved through the Norwegian-Canadian co-operation on the landmines campaign, the objective of the agreement was to apply the same energy and... Read more

Canada hosted the first bilateral Northern Dialogue between Canada and Norway on May 10-11, 2006.  This event brought researchers and policy-makers to Ottawa for a two-day symposium on the High North.      Read more