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Nils Ørvik

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Nils Ørvik
Born(1918-01-03)3 January 1918
Skåtøy, Norway
Died10 February 2005(2005-02-10) (aged 87)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationhistorian

Nils Ørvik (3 January 1918 – 10 February 2005) was a Norwegian historian, born in Skåtøy. He was appointed professor of international politics at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1973.[1] In 1975 he created the Queen's Centre for International Relations (now known as the Centre for International and Defence Policy), and was its director until his retirement in 1985.

Selected works

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  • Norsk militær i Sverige. 1951.
  • Sikkerhetspolitikken 1920–38. 1960–1961. (two volumes)
  • Fears and Expectations. 1972.
  • Sicherheit auf Finnisch. 1972.
  • Northern Development – Northern Security. 1983..

References

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  1. ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Nils Ørvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 May 2011.