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Stein Tønnesson
Research Professor
Email: Stein@prio.no
Work phone: +4722 54 77 31
Mobile phone: + 47 48 10 12 92
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Research
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Current Research

Pursuing several small scale projects on terrorism, regional stability in the Middle East, and notably: energy, security and maritime conflict in Asia

Languages spoken:

English, French, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

Working experience:

2009- : Research Professor, PRIO.

2001-2009: Director of PRIO.

1998-2001: Professor II of Human Development Studies at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, where he directed the cross-disciplinary research 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) in Copenhagen.

1992: Research fellow and co-editor of the Journal of Peace Research, PRIO.

1988-91: Doctoral candidate, PRIO

1986-88: Doctoral candidate, Institute of Defence Studies, Oslo.

1983-86: Employed by Norges Idrettsforbund (Norwegian Sports Association) to write a history of Norwegian sports.

1983: Assistant professor at the Department of History, University of Oslo.

1981-82: Student scholarship at PRIO.

Education:

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

View CV: cv_long.pdf, cv_short.pdf

Books and reports
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. Vietnam 1946: How the War Began. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
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: Research Council of Norway, 16 November.
Tønnesson, Stein & Åshild Kolås, 2006. 'Burma and Its Neighbours: The Geopolitics of Gas', Austral Policy Forum. Melbourne: Nautilus Institute, RMIT University, 24 August.
Tønnesson, Stein & Åshild Kolås, 2006. 'Energy Security in Asia: China, India, Oil and Peace'. Oslo: PRIO.
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]. Oslo: PRIO.
Hovdenak, Are; Øystein Noreng, Stein Tønnesson & Hilde Henriksen Waage, 2005. 'Regime Stability in the Middle East', PRIO Report 3. Oslo: PRIO.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2003. 'The Norwegian Church Aid in Vietnam'. report for Norwegian Church Aid from a fieldtrip.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2001. 'An International History of the Dispute in the South China Sea'. Singapore: East Asian Institute, Working Paper.
Tønnesson, Stein, 1984. 'Outbreak of War in Indochina 1946', PRIO Report 3. Oslo: PRIO.
Articles
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Fredsskapende grenser' [Peace Making Borders], Morgenbladet, 7 May.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Sørøst-Asias demokratihåp' [Southeast Asian's Hope of Democracy], Morgenbladet, 19 February.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2010. 'Forskere bekymrer seg for Kina' [Researchers are Concerned About China], Morgenbladet, 22 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'God tale på feil sted' [Good Speech in the Wrong Place], Morgenbladet, 24 December.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Energy Security and Climate Change: The Potential Role of China and India' in Political Economy of Energy in Europe. Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag (237–270).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2009. 'Fred tross alt i Ukraina' [Peace in Spite of Everything in Ukraine], Morgenbladet, 18-24 September.
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. '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: Pax.
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], Morgenbladet, 21 December-3 January.
Tønnesson, Stein, 2007. 'Olje gir makt' [Oil Makes Power], Morgenbladet, 21/12/2007.
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 Mark Atwood Lawrence & Fred Logevall, eds, The First Vietnam War: Colonial Conflict and Cold War Crisis. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (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: Stanford University Press (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: Stanford University Press (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, 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: Routledge (269–276).
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: Gyldendal Akademisk (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: Abstrakt Forlag (298–318).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2005. 'Locating the South China Sea' in Paul H. Kratoska, Remco Raben & Henk Schulte Nordholt, eds, Locating Southeast Asia: Geographies of Knowledge & Politics of Space. Singapore: Singapore University Press (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 Christopher E. Goscha & Benoît De Tréglodé, eds, Naissance d'un État-Parti: Le Viêt Nam depuis 1945. Paris : Les Indes Savantes (383–413).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2004. 'Globalising National States' in Montserrat Guibernau & John Hutchinson, eds, History and National Destiny: Ethnosymbolism and its Critics. Oxford: Blackwell (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: Routledge (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. 'Sino-Vietnamese Rapprochement and the South China Sea Irritant', Security Dialogue 34(1): 55–70.
(From the CSCW - link opens on seperate website)
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A 'Global Civil War'?' in Bengt Sundelius, ed., The Consequences of September 11. Stockholm: The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (103–111).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A ‘Global Civil War’?', Security Dialogue 33(3).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'A History of the Dispute' in War or Peace in the South China Sea. Copenhagen: NIAS Press (6–23).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'Les pays nordiques et l'Asie' in Asies Nouvelles. Paris: Belin (428–431).
Tønnesson, Stein, 2002. 'The Economic Dimension' in War or Peace in the South China Sea. Copenhagen: NIAS Press (54–61).
Tønnesson, Stein; Timo Kivimäki & Liselotte Odgaard, 2002. 'What Could Be Done?' in War or Peace in the South China Sea. Copenhagen: NIAS Press (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: Blackwell (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: Palgrave.
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: Nha Xuat Ban Tre.
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, 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.
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. '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, 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. '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, 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; Stein Tønnesson & Stein Tønnesson, 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. Review of Elisabeth Eide & Rune Ottosen, 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.
Tønnesson, Stein & Hans Antlöv, 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; Stein Tønnesson, Stein Tønnesson, Damian Laws & Stein Tønnesson, 2001. 'Marine vietnamienne et défense de l’espace maritime', presented at the conference ‘Vietnam depuis 1945’, Paris, 11–12 January.