The Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (, IFS) is a state

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based in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, Norway. It was established in 1980 and is part of the Norwegian Defence University College, a state university college that is both part of the

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and the academic sector

It is a politically independent institute within the

. Its main activities are concentrated in the areas of research, teaching and dissemination. It is divided into four Centres: Centre for Norwegian and European Security, Centre for Civil-Military Relations, Centre for Asian Studies and Centre for Transatlantic Studies. The current director of the IFS is Kjell Inge Bjerga, who will leave the position in 2025.

Employees

* Olav Riste

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Official website
Research institutes in Norway Education in Oslo Independent research institutes Social science research institutes 1980 establishments in Norway {{Norway-org-stub

Employees

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