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Stein Tønnesson
Research Professor
Email: Stein@prio.no
Work phone: +47 22547731
Mobile phone: +46 18471 6108 and + 47 48 10 12 92
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Leads a six-year program on the East Asian peace, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, 2011-16, and holds a fellowship at the United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC, 2010-11, both with the aim to explain that East Asia has been so relatively peaceful since 1979.

Work experience:

 

 

2011-2016:

Leader of East Asian peace program, Uppsala University.

2010-2011: Randolph Jennings Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC.

2009-:

 Research Professor, PRIO.
2001-2009: Director of PRIO.
1998-2001: Professor II of Human Development Studies, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, directing the project Energy and Security in the South China Sea.
1992-1998: Research professor and senior research fellow at the
Nordic Institute for Asia Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen.
1992:

Research fellow and co-editor of the Journal of Peace

Research, PRIO.

1988-1991: Doctoral candidate, PRIO.
1986-1988: Doctoral candidate, Institute of Defence Studies, Oslo.
1983-1986: Employed by Norges Idrettsforbund (Norwegian Sports
Association) to write a history of Norwegian sports.
1983:

Assistant professor, Department of History, University

of Oslo.

1981-1982: Student scholarship, PRIO.
 

 

 

Education:

 

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1992: Dr. philos, University of Oslo (history).
1982: Cand. philol., University of Oslo (French and History).

 

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Books and reports
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. Vietnam 1946: How the War Began. Berkeley, CA: .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Security: Possibilities for Norwegian Stakeholders', Comments on introduction by Clément Williamson, Project officer, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry. Conference on Theme 10, Security, of the European Seventh Framework Programme, 16 November.
Tønnesson, Stein & Åshild Kolås, 2006. 'Burma and Its Neighbours: The Geopolitics of Gas', Austral Policy Forum. Melbourne, 24 August.
Tønnesson, Stein; Øystein Noreng, Are Hovdenak & Hilde Henriksen Waage, 2005. 'Regime Stability in the Middle East', PRIO Report 3. Oslo: PRIO.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'An International History of the Dispute in the South China Sea'. Singapore: .
Tønnesson, Stein, 1984. 'Outbreak of War in Indochina 1946', PRIO Report 3. Oslo: PRIO.
Articles
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'USA mot Kina i Sørkinahavet' [The USA Against China in the South China Sea], Morgenbladet, 9 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Når Kinaboblen brister' [When the China Bubble Bursts], Morgenbladet, 11 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Krig og fred i Kinas nærområde' [War and Peace around China], Forsvarets forum: 57, 9 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Jagland-paradokset' [The Jagland Paradox], Dagens Næringsliv, 19 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Kinesisk demokrati' [Chinese Democracy], Morgenbladet, 7 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Hvem kan lede kloden?' [Who Can Lead the Globe?], Morgenbladet, 2 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Frihetens datter fra Sogn' [Liberty's Daughter from Sogn], Morgenbladet, 22 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Zhongguo yinggai ruhe pingxi nanzhongguohai fengbo' [How China May Prevent Controversy in the South China Sea], Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore), 1 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'How to Calm the South China Sea Storm', My Paper (Singapore), 27 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Står klare etter menns svik' [Stand Rdady When Men Fail], Morgenbladet, 10 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Burma vil inn i det gode selskap' [Burma Wants to Join the World], Morgenbladet, 29 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Blodige konflikter i Thailand' [Bloody Conflicts in Thailand], Hvor hender det?(19), 14 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Risiko for opprør i Asia' [Risk of Revolt in Asia], Morgenbladet, 4 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Fra folkekrig til folkemakt' [From People's War to People Power], Morgenbladet, 11 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. 'Da Hu og Obama ble likemenn' [When Hu and Obama Became Equals], Morgenbladet, 28 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 11. 'Obama mot sentrum' [Obama Moving Towards the Centre], Morgenbladet, 7 Jan 2011.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Kim Jong-il tør ikke' [Kim Jong-il Doesn’t Dare], Morgenbladet, 2 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. '‘Hvor går Kina?’ Bok-essay i form av rapport til Det kongelige norske utenriksdepartement ' [Where Is China Heading? Review Essay in the Form of a Report to the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Skarp Satiriker' [Sharp Satire], Morgenbladet, 15 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Såre fingre av sensur' [Sore Fingers From Censoring], Morgenbladet, 15 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Hvor går Kina?' [Where Is China Heading?], , 8 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Farlig kinesisk spill' [Risky Chinese Game], Morgenbladet, 1 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Langt igjen til gjenforent Korea' [Long Before Korea Will Be United], Morgenbladet, 20 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Rødt mot gult i Asia' [Red Versus Yellow in Asia], Morgenbladet, 16 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Fredsskapende kvinner i Sør-Thailand' [Peace Making Women in Southern Thailand], Morgenbladet, 11 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Fredsskapende grenser' [Peace Making Borders], Morgenbladet, 7 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Stormakter beskylder hverandre for proteksjonisme' [Great Powers Accuse Each Other of Protectionism], Morgenbladet, 26 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. ''Luu Doan Huynh (1929-2010)', obituary', Vietnam Studies Group, 23 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Sørøst-Asias demokratihåp' [Southeast Asian's Hope of Democracy] in . .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Sørøst-Asias demokratihåp' [Southeast Asia's Democratic Torchbearer] in . .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Forskere bekymrer seg for Kina' [Researchers are Concerned About China], Morgenbladet, 22 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Kina gir lite ved dørene' [China Does Not Concede Much], Morgenbladet, 22 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Storm over Korea' [Storm in Korea], Hvor hender det? 2010(2), 1 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'God tale på feil sted' [Good Speech in Wrong Place], Morgenbladet, 24 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'God tale på feil sted' [Good Speech in the Wrong Place], Morgenbladet, 24 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Peace for Asia', Asia Insights, No. 2 (1 December).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Kan Kina og USAs skjebnefellesskap ha blitt så tett at det forrykker maktbalansen i Øst-Asia?' [May the Shared Destiny of China and the USA Disrupt the Power Balance in East Asia?], Morgenbladet, 20 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Generasjonsskifter: 1979 var et vendepunkt. Står vi ved et nytt?' [Generation Change. 1979 Was a Turning Point. Is Another One Coming?], Morgenbladet, 16 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Energy Security and Climate Change: The Potential Role of China and India' in Political Economy of Energy in Europe. Berlin: (237–270).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Tretti år med fred' [Thirty Years with Peace], Kina & Vi , 1 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Fred tross alt i Ukraina' [Peace in Spite of Everything in Ukraine], Morgenbladet, 18-24 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Tretti år med fred' [Thirty Years of Peace], Kina & Vi, 3-4.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Iran og Nord-Koreas gode fiende' [Iran and North Korea's Good Enemy], Morgenbladet, 7 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'What Is It that Best Explains the East Asian Peace Since 1979? A Call for a Research Agenda', Asian Perspective 33(1): 111–136.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'The Class Route to Nationhood: China, Vietnam, Norway, Cyprus - and France', Nations and Nationalism 15(3): 375–395.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Kina leter etter sin globale identitet' [China's search for a global identity], Morgenbladet, 24-29 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Norske interesser og verdier' [Norwegian interests and values ], Morgenbladet, 17-23 April.
Tønnesson, Stein; Bernt Aardal & Kristian Berg Harpviken, 2009. 'Rekruttering med mål', Aftenposten, 23 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Vinnere og tapere i krisen' [Winners and Losers in the Crisis], Morgenbladet, 13 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Intet selvmord på PRIO ' [No Suicide at PRIO], Aftenposten, 20 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Obama gir håp om stillehavssamarbeid' [Obama Provides Hope for Pacific Cooperation], Morgenbladet, 6–12 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Må sikre fri forskning' [Necessary to Secure Free Research], Aftenposten, 1 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Kinesisk hukommelse og glemsel' [Chinese Memory and Forgetfulness], Morgenbladet, 9–15 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Fredsavtale som inspirerer' [Inspiring Peace Agreement], Morgenbladet, 21–27 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'An International History of the Dispute in the South China Sea' in Geoff Wade, ed., The People’s Republic of China and Southeast Asia (Routledge Library on Southeast Asia, Vol. VI). Abingdon: (337–362).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Thailands demokratiske dilemma' [Thailand's Democratic Dilemma], Morgenbladet, 14-20 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Om å gjette feil fredspris' [About Making Wrong Peace Prize Predictions], Morgenbladet, 17-23 October 2008.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Asia in a Nordic Nutshell', NIASnytt 2008(2): 34–35, September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Hva Krimkrigen har å lære oss' [Lessons of The Crimean War], Morgenbladet, 12-18 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'India er ikke som Kina' [India is not like China], Morgenbladet, 8 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Indisk optimisme - tross alt' [Indian Optimism - in spite of everything], Morgenbladet, 4 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Mindre terror i verden' [Less terror in the world], Morgenbladet, 30 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Kinas såre fred' [China's Sore Peace], Morgenbladet, 25 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Kypros-løsning i sikte' [Cyprus Solution in View], Morgenbladet, 14 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Afghanistan kan bli NATOs grav' [Afghanistan may become NATO’s grave], Morgenbladet, 9-15 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Tragedien George Walker' [The Tragedy George Walker], Morgenbladet, 8-14 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Hva er nytt i krig?' in Hege Skjeie, Inger Skjelsbæk & Torunn L. Tryggestad, eds, Kjønn, krig og konflikt. Oslo, Norway: .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'The Case for a Proactive Indian and Chinese Approach to Climate Change and Energy Security', Strategic Analysis 31(3): 417–445.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Olje gir makt' [Oils gives power] in . Oslo: .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Olje gir makt' [Oil Makes Power] in . .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Hva er nytt i krig?' [What's New in War?], Morgenbladet, 24-30 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Hvem eller hva truer USA?' [Who or What threatens the USA], Morgenbladet, 13-19 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Global fredsindeks' [Global Peace Index], Morgenbladet, 15-21 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Iran graver sin egen grav' [Iran Digs Its Own Grave], Morgenbladet, 11-17 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Kinas harmoniske verden' [China's Harmonious World], Morgenbladet, 30 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Kinas økende makt' [China's Increasing Power], Morgenbladet, 30 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Franklin Roosevelt, Trusteeship, and Indochina: A Reassessment' in Fred Logevall & Mark Atwood Lawrence, eds, The First Vietnam War: Colonial Conflict and Cold War Crisis. Cambridge, MA: (56–73).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Rettferd er ikke alltid rett' [Justice is Not Always Right], Morgenbladet, 23 February-1 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Hvorfor ikke mer terror mot USA?' [Why Not More Terror against the USA?], Morgenbladet, 19-25 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Energisikkerhetens globalpolitikk' [The Politics of Energy Security], Statoil magasin 6 (6): 52–24, January.
Tønnesson, Stein & Christopher E. Goscha, 2006. 'Le Duan and the Break with China' in Priscilla Roberts, ed., Behind the Bamboo Curtain: China, Vietnam, and the World beyond Asia. Chicago, IL: (453–486).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Miljøbillioner må bevilges', Morgenbladet, 22 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Historiske fredsforsøk' [Historical Peace Making], Morgenbladet, 1-7 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Hva gjør Kina i midøsten?' [What is China doing in the Middle East?], Morgenbladet, 17-23 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Le Duan and the Break with China: Introduction to a Document Translated by Christopher E. Goscha' in Priscilla Roberts, ed., Behind the Bamboo Curtain. China, Vietnam, and the World Beyond Asia. Stanford, CA: (453–467).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Fredelig statistikk' [Peaceful Statistics], Morgenbladet, 27 October-2 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Farlig hybris' [Dangerous Hubris], Morgenbladet, 22 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Asias maktunderskudd' [Asia's Power Deficit], Morgenbladet: 14, 14-20 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Barnesoldater' [Child Soldiers], Morgenbladet, 9 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Rikdommen bak hjørnet' [Prosperity Around the Corner], Morgenbladet: 12, 5-11 May.
Tønnesson, Stein & Åshild Kolås, 2006. 'Energy Security in Asia: China, India, Oil and Peace', report to the Norwegian MFA.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Regionale stormakters globale rolle. Kina, India, Brasil og Sør-Afrika' [The Global Role of Regional Powers: China, India, Brazil and South Africa], Internasjonal politikk 64(1): 73–94, Apr 06.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Fredens kvinner' [Women of Peace], Morgenbladet: 12, 24 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'The South China Sea in the Age of European Decline', Modern Asian Studies 40(1): 1–57.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Vi som trenger Amerika' [We who need America], Morgenbladet, 16 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Kvinner, vann og kornpris' [Women, Water and Grain Price], Morgenbladet, 3 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Vietnamfreden' [The Vietnam Peace], Morgenbladet, 13 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Splittede samfunn' [Divided Societies], Morgenbladet, 2 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Fred og olje' [Peace & Oil], Morgenbladet, 28 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Comment: Strategic Deficits in Peace Building and Conflict Prevention' in Robert Picciotto & Rachel Weaving, eds, Security and Development: Investing in Peace and Prosperity. Milton Park: (269–276).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Regionale stormakters globale rolle: Kina, India, Brasil og Sør-Afrika' [The Global Role of Regional Great Powers: China, India, Brazil and South Africa], report to the Norwegian MFA.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'En norsk tenker med verdensry' [A Norwegian Thinker of World Renown], Aftenposten, 25 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Forord' [Foreword] in Ole Berthelsen, ed., En frelser, en prest og en satan. Oslo: (9–15).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Med Gud til hjelp' [With God's Help], Dagbladet, 18 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Idealister og realister i USAs midtøsten-politikk' [Idealists and Realists in USA's Middle East Politics], Babylon 3(1): 42–49.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Kampen om doktorene' [The Battle for the Doctors], Dagbladet, 3 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Statens globalisering' [The State's Globalisation], Dagbladet, 14 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Fred mot Terror' in Bjørn Erik Rasch, ed., Islamistisk Terrorisme. Oslo: (298–318).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Locating the South China Sea' in Henk Schulte Nordholt, Remco Raben & Paul H. Kratoska, eds, Locating Southeast Asia: Geographies of Knowledge & Politics of Space. Singapore: (203–233).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Comment on Ken Menkhaus's Paper: Stategic Deficits in Peace Building and Conflict Prevention', Conflict, Security & Development 4(3): 465–472, December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Afrika fortjener fredsprisen' [Africa Deserves the Peace Prize], Dagbladet, 28 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Hvit, men ikke sur fredsforsker' [White, but not a Grumpy Peace-researcher], Dagbladet, 19 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'The Imperial Temptation', Security Dialogue 35(3): 329–343.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Kina og fascismen' [China and Fascism], Dagbladet, 19 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Marine vietnamienne et défense de l'espace maritime' [The Vietnamese Navy and the Defence of Maritime Space] in Benoît De Tréglodé & Christopher E. Goscha, eds, Naissance d'un État-Parti: Le Viêt Nam depuis 1945. Paris : (383–413).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Globalising National States' in John Hutchinson & Montserrat Guibernau, eds, History and National Destiny: Ethnosymbolism and its Critics. Oxford: (179–194).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Globalising National States', Nations and Nationalism 10: 179–194.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'National Divisions in Indochina's Decolonization' in Prasenjit Duara, ed., Decolonization: Perspectives from Now and Then (Rewriting Histories). London: (253–277).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'Kan FN tøyle Blair og Bush?' [Can the UN Tether Blair and Bush?], Dagsavisen: 1, 28 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'Sino-Vietnamese Rapprochement and the South China Sea Irritant', Security Dialogue 34(1): 55–70.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'Hvorfor mislyktes Norge politisk i sikkerhetsrådet?' [Why did Norway fail politically in the Security Council?], Internasjonal Politikk 61(2): 235–239.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'The Norwegian Church Aid in Vietnam'.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'Sino-Vietnamese Rapprochement and the South China Sea Irritant', Security Dialogue 34(1): 55–70.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A 'Global Civil War'?' in Bengt Sundelius, ed., The Consequences of September 11. Stockholm: (103–111).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A ‘Global Civil War’?', Security Dialogue 33(3).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Les pays nordiques et l'Asie' in Asies Nouvelles. Paris: (428–431).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A History of the Dispute' in War or Peace in the South China Sea. Copenhagen: (6–23).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'The Economic Dimension' in War or Peace in the South China Sea. Copenhagen: (54–61).
Kivimäki, Timo; Stein Tønnesson & Liselotte Odgaard, 2002. 'What Could Be Done?' in War or Peace in the South China Sea. Copenhagen: (131–164).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'The Paracels: The 'Other' South China Sea Dispute', Asian Perspective 26(4): 145–169.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Why are the Disputes in the South China Sea So Intractable? A Historical Approach’', Asian Journal of Social Science 30(3): 570–601.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Hanoi's Long Century' in Marilyn Blatt Young & Robert Buzzanco, eds, A Companion to the Vietnam War. London: (1–16).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Global Borgerkrig?' [Global Civil War?], Aftenposten, 28 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'Vietnam in the Asian Crisis' in Globalization and Third World Socialism. London: .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'Ho Chi minh va bao ""Viet Nam Doc Lap"" 1941-1942 [Ho Chi Minh and the newspaper ""Independent Vietnam"" 1941-1942]' in Ho Chi Minh hon dan toc [Ho Chi Minh Soul of the Nation]. Hanoi: .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'Introduction to The South China Sea Islands and the Code of Conduct', Ocean Development and International Law (special issue) 32(2): 91–211.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2000. 'China and the South China Sea: A Peace Proposal', Security Dialogue 31(3): 307–326.
Tønnesson, Stein, 1999. 'Can Conflicts Be Solved by Shelving Disputes? A Rejoinder', Security Dialogue 30(2): 179–182.
Tønnesson, Stein, 1985. 'The Longest Wars: Indochina 1945-1975', Journal of Peace Research 22(1): 9–29.
Other
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. Review of R. B. Cribb, ed., 'A One-Man Atlas for the Digital World ' in  .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2011. Review of Anthony Reid, ed., 'Imperial Alchemy' in  .
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. Review of , 'JPR Book Note: Chaliand, Gérard, 2008. Le nouvel art de la guerre. Paris: l'Archipel.' [Chaliand, Gérard, 2008. The New Art of War. Paris: l'Archipel.] in Journal of Peace Research 47(5): 662.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. Review of , 'JPR Book Note: O’Dowd, Edward C., 2007. Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War: The Last Maoist War. London: Routledge' in Journal of Peace Research 47(5): 664.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. Review of , 'JPR Book Note: Fravel, M. Taylor, 2008. Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China’s Territorial Disputes. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press' in Journal of Peace Research 47(5): 662.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. Review of , 'JPR Book Note: Macmillan, Margaret, 2007. Nixon and Mao: The Week that Changed the World. New York: Random House' in Journal of Peace Research 47(5): 663.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. Review of , 'JPR Book Note: Smith, Ralph B., 2009. Pre-Communist Indochina. Ed. by Beryl Williams. London: Routledge and Smith, Ralph B., 2009. Communist Indochina. Ed. by Beryl Williams. London: Routledge' in Journal of Peace Research 47(5): 665.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. Review of , ' ‘Villedende om krig’, Book Review: Østerud, Øyvind, Hva er krig? Oslo: U-forlaget, 2010' [Distorting About War] in Apollon 2010(1).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Can the Disputes to Islands and Maritime Zones in the South China Sea Be Resolved?', Hanoi, Vietnam, 26–27 November 2009.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'The 'Vietnam Peace' - How Priorities in Vietnam's Internal and External Policies Changed after 1987', presented at 50th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New York, NY, 15–18 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'How Historians May Explain the 'East Asian Peace'', presented at 49th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, 26–29 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2008. 'Klima, olje og fred' [Climate, Oil and Peace], Sandefjord, 16 January.
Carling, Jørgen, 2007. 'Transnationalism in the Context of Restrictive Immigration Policy', Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo. Supervisors: Nick van Hear & Stein Tønnesson. Defended 14 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Det politiske systemet i Vietnam - kan det endres?' [The Political System in Vietnam - Can It Change?], Norsk Misjon i Øst, Raftostiftelsen & Norsk Lærerakademi, Bergen, 13 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'War and Peace in the Long Twentieth Century', International Summer School, University of Oslo, 9 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'La Chine et la politique d'exploitation économique des Spratley et des Paracels dans une perspective historique' [China and the policy of economic exploitation in the Spratlys and Paracels in historical perspective], presented at La Chine et la mer: sécurité et coopérations régionales en Extrême Orient depuis 1954, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 30 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Det geopolitiske bakteppe for internasjonale operasjoner' [The geopolitical background for international operations], Oslo, 14 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'The Case for Energy Innovation Parks in India and China', CICERO, Oslo, 9 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'North Korea', Forsvarets Høyskole, Oslo, 25 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Stability and Instability in the Middle East', NATO Joint Warfare Centre, Stavanger, 19 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'China's Quest for a Harmonious Middle East', Stavanger, 28 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'The Politics of Energy Security', Helsinki, 21 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Conflict Resolution or Joint Development in the South China Sea?', 9th Asian Security Conference, organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India, 10 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Hvor er verden i 2015-2020?', Holmen Fjordhotell, Research Council of Norway’s Global Department, 17 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'The Global Politics of Energy Security', Washington, DC, 5 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Methodologies in Peace Research', Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø, 21 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Norske interesser i fred og forsoning' [Norwegian Interests in Peace and Reconciliation], Voksenåsen, Oslo, 29 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Welcoming Address', presented at International Workshop Integrating Small Arms Measures into Development Programmes, 30 November – 1 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. 'Closing Speech', presented at Second Annual Conference of the PRIO Cyprus Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus, 22 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2006. Review of John Redwood, ed., 'Superpower Stuggles: Mighty America, Faltering Europe, Rising Asia' in The International History Review 28(3): 684.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'The Sources and Regions of Crisis in South and East Asia', presented at Examination of the Regions of Crisis from the Perspectives of Turkey, NATO and the European Union, and their Impact on the Security of Turkey, Istanbul, 27–28 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Opening Address', Peacebuilding in Divided Societies, Ledra Palace, Nicosia, Cyprus, 26 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'The New Challenge of European Security Research', presented at the inauguration of the Research Council of Norway’s new liaison office, Brussels, 21 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Peace and the Scarcity of Oil', presented at the 13th International Conference of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) on Central Asia and the Caucasus, Tehran, 7–8 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Peace and Oil', presented at a roundtable organized by the Chinese Institute of International Studies, Beijing, 31 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Commentary', at the seminar 'Maritime security', Oslo, 25 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Hvor går FN' [What Will Become of the UN?], lecture to a seminar organized by the Norwegian Trade Union movement (LO) and 'No to Nuclear Weapons', Oslo, 24 October.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'The Global Role of Regional Powers (China, India, Brazil, South Africa)', the annual conference of Norwegian ambassadors, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, 23 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Globalisering av nasjonale stater' [Globalisation of the Nation State], Aktualitetssymposiet, Oslo, 11 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'How China Copes with its Growing Dependence on Imported Oil', Beijing, 4 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Can China Resolved the Dispute in the South China Sea?', Beijing, 4 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'How to Explain the Southeast Asian Peace', Thai-Norwegian Seminar '‘Sharing Experiences in Promoting Regional and Global Peace', Bangkok, 25 November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Energy in a Peace Perspective', presented at 32nd CPMR [Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe] General Assembly, Stavanger, 23 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. Review of Philip Bobbitt, ed., 'The Shield of Achilles. War, Peace and the Course of History' in Arr: Idéhistorisk tidsskrift : 111–114.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Distinguishing Civil from International War – and Terrorism – in the Southeast Asian State System', presented at Exploring the Boundaries of Civil Wars: Identifying ‘Grey Areas’ and Testing Definitions, PRIO, Oslo, 18–19 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'La guerre d'Indochine a-t-elle été un enfant de la guerre froide' [Was the Indochina War a Child of the Cold War?], Mairie de Montreuil, Paris, 8 June 2004.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'The Sources of and Regions of Crisis in South and East Asia', Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on 'Examination of the Regions of Crisis from the Perspectives of Turkey, NATO and the European Union, and their Impacts on the Security of Turkey', Istanbul, 27–28 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Spor i tid ti år etter', conference organised by Aschehoug forlag, Oslo, 4 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'USA: Det nye verdensimperiet?' [USA: The New Global Empire?], Oslo, 19 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Al Qaeda vs. USA: Is it a "War"?', After Iraq: The Making of a New World Order?, University of Oslo, 2 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Is the USA an Empire – and Should it Be?', Forum for politisk teori, Oslo, 20 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Kina, partner eller utfordrer for USA? Og hva med Japan?' [China, Partner or Contender to the USA? And What about Japan?], Kina i verden - en stormakt?, Kjeller, 19 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. Review of Kristina Jönsson, ed., 'Translating Foreign Ideas into Domestic Practices. Pharmaceutical Policies in Laos and Vietnam' in Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift 104(4): 390–393.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'Krigen mellom USA og Al Qaida i Midtøsten' [The War between the USA and Al Qaida in the Middle East], presented at PETROPOL Conference on En oljeverden mellom terror og enevelde?, Oslo, 25 June.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'The US and East Asia', Forsvarets Høgskole [Norwegian Defence Academy], Oslo, 20 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'The War in Iraq: Causes and Consequences', Nobel Institute (teacher’s course), Oslo, 2 April.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'The War in Iraq: Causes and Consequences', Høyskolen i Lillehammer [Lillehammer University College], Lillehammer, 28 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'Present World Politics and Global Peace', presented at 2nd Humanity Conference, EarthHuman Peace Forum, Seoul, 1–3 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Regionalism and Security in East Asia: Stability or Calm Before the Storm?', presented at NORASIA II, Trondheim, 30 August.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Engaging the Hegemon: China, Vietnam and North Korea’s Approach to the USA', 43rd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, 24–27 March.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Historical Approaches to the relationship between terrorism and armed conflict', Terrorism and Armed Conflict, Oslo, 8–9 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A 'Global Civil War'?', Tromsø, November.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. Review of Rune Ottosen & Elisabeth Eide, eds, 'Krigens retorikk: Medier, myter og konflikter etter 11. september' [The War's Rhetoric: The Media, Myths and Conflicts after 9-11] in Tredje Verden Magasinet X 11(5): 16.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'The Al-Qaeda–US Conflict: a ‘Global Civil War’?', presented at COST Conference, Copenhagen, 5 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. Review of Kristina Jönsson, ed., 'Translating Foreign Ideas into Domestic Practices. Pharmaceutical Policies in Laos and Vietnam' in Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift 4(104): 390–393.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'Sino-Vietnamese relations and the South China Sea', presented at the South China Sea panel of the Third EUROSEAS conference, London, 6 September.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'The Paracels: The other South China Sea dispute', presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Hong Kong Convention, Hong Kong, 26–28 July.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'Locating the South China Sea', presented at the workshop ‘Locating Southeast Asia: Genealogies, concepts, comparisons and prospects’, Amsterdam, 29–31 March.
Antlöv, Hans & Stein Tønnesson, 2001. 'Why Federalism failed in Indonesia and Indochina, but triumphed in Malaya, 1945-50', presented at the workshop ‘Decolonization and Transformation in Southeast Asia’, Singapore, 19–21 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'Marine vietnamienne et défense de l’espace maritime', presented at the conference ‘Vietnam depuis 1945’, Paris, 11–12 January.