Jo Inge Bekkevold

Jo Inge Bekkevold is a senior China fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies and a former Norwegian diplomat.

Articles by Jo Inge Bekkevold
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.

No, the World Is Not Multipolar

Essay
Jo Inge Bekkevold
An illustration shows an expanding shield with the NATO alliance logo on it.
An illustration shows an expanding shield with the NATO alliance logo on it.

NATO’s Remarkable Revival

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
A Russian soldier patrols a military base on Kotelny Island in the Russian Arctic.
A Russian soldier patrols a military base on Kotelny Island in the Russian Arctic.

Europe’s Northern Flank Is More Stable Than You Think

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold, Paal Sigurd Hilde
Soviet soldiers prepare tanks for transfer to the Soviet Union at the Altes Lager garrison near Jüterbog, East Germany, circa 1989.
Soviet soldiers prepare tanks for transfer to the Soviet Union at the Altes Lager garrison near Jüterbog, East Germany, circa 1989.

Cold War II Is All About Geopolitics

Review
Jo Inge Bekkevold
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21.

China’s ‘Peace Plan’ for Ukraine Isn’t About Peace

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds an umbrella while walking in the rain.
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds an umbrella while walking in the rain.

Why China Is Not a Superpower

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
A military propaganda image appears on a giant screen in Beijing on May 18, 2021.
A military propaganda image appears on a giant screen in Beijing on May 18, 2021.

5 Ways the U.S.-China Cold War Will Be Different From the Last One

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
Visitors look at a painting depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping at an exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing on June 23, 2021.
Visitors look at a painting depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping at an exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing on June 23, 2021.

What Xi’s First Decade Tells Us About the Next

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders pose for a photo during the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29.
U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders pose for a photo during the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29.

NATO’s New Division of Labor on Russia and China Won’t Be Easy

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
United Nations troops fight in the streets of Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 20, 1950.
United Nations troops fight in the streets of Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 20, 1950.

Ukraine Is the Korean War Redux This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold
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