Sverre Lodgaard is a Norwegian political scientist who has held several senior positions within government and non-governmental organizations, including the

Norwegian Institute of International Affairs The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs ( no, Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt; NUPI) is a Norwegian research institution based in Oslo, Norway. It was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 1959. History The Norwegian Institute of Int ...

(NUPI). Lodgaard specializes in peace, foreign and security policy, but has also worked on

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issues. He has since the 2000s written extensively on nuclear arms control and disarmament issues and on Middle East affairs. He graduated from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

in 1971; magister degree in political science and supportive degrees in sociology and economics (1971). He conducted research for some years at the

Peace Research Institute Oslo The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO; no, Institutt for fredsforskning) is a private research institution in peace and conflict studies, based in Oslo, Norway, with around 100 employees. It was founded in 1959 by a group of Norwegian researcher ...

(PRIO) and as a fellow at the University of Oslo. From 1980 to 1986 he was director of European Security and Disarmament Studies at the

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(SIPRI), and from 1986 to 1992 returned to PRIO as its director. Lodgaard served as director of

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(UNIDIR) from 1992 to 1996 and of NUPI from 1997 to 2007. In 2007 he stepped down as director and was succeeded by

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, but continued there as senior research fellow. By virtue of his expertise, he has participated in a number of topical TV and radio programs. Lodgaard has also held senior advisory positions including from 1992–1999 as a member of the

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's Advisory Board on Security and Disarmament, which became

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(UNODA). From 1999–2005 he led the

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's international committee, and from 2003–2011 was a deputy of the

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. From 2010–2013 he was president of the Polytechnic Society, and from 2015 to 2018 chairman of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights.Johansen joins the Board of Directors – Lodgaard new Chairman
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