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The Ukraine War and the Fate of the Earth

The stories that are told about the Russian invasion of Ukraine – the interpretations that are advanced about what the war means and why it went the way it did – are going to play a decisive role in determining nothing less than the fate of the earth. The dominant ...

PRIO Blogs

Monday, 20 Jun 2022

How Can Russia Be Defeated but Not Humiliated

The problem of humiliating Russia too deeply, by ensuring its defeat in the war against Ukraine, is more serious than just an unfortunate turn of phrase by French President Emmanuel Macron. Last Thursday, Macron traveled to Kyiv together with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and Romanian ...

Event Recording

Thursday, 16 Jun 2022 15:00-15:45

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The 2022 Global Food Security Crisis: Risks of Social Conflict and Effects on Development

Record high global food prices in 2022 have been experienced by everyone. While for some they are an inconvenience, in many countries households cannot afford to buy basic necessities.

Policy Brief

2022

Food Insecurity and Social Instability in Light of the Ukraine-Russia War

By Nicholas Marsh & Ida Rudolfsen, PRIO Policy Brief

News

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022

The Women, Peace and Security Index Goes Viral on Social Media

Yesterday, a video featuring the Global Women, Peace and Security Index went viral on TikTok, garnering over 700,000 likes so far.

News

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022

Roundtable with Hugo Slim: The Future of Humanitarian Principles - Recording Now Available

Will the principle of humanity survive the critique of anthropocentrism and a call for post-humanism?

News

Monday, 13 Jun 2022

Fulbright Article Prize 2022 Awarded to Gudrun Østby

The Fulbright Alumni Association Norway (FAAN) has by scholarly committee awarded Gudrun the Fulbright Article Prize for 2022.

Russian elites demonstrate loyalty to Putin, but are preparing for unruly succession

By Pavel K. Baev in Eurasia Daily Monitor

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 21 Jun 2022

Should We Abandon the UN Security Council as an Anchor for Women, Peace and Security? Personal Reflections from New York

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of the UN Security Council’s death have been greatly exaggerated. That does not mean to say that the legitimacy crisis is not real nor that the long-term trajectory – escalated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine – might not be terminal. The consequences for ...

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 16 Jun 2022

War in Ukraine – Back to the 19th Century?

If nations are separated by national borders, the risk of civil war and interstate conflicts increases – as in the case of Ukraine. For this reason, Lars-Erik Cederman believes that sanctions should also be designed to have a deterrent effect on other nationalists. For numerous observers in the West, Putin’s ...

Event Recording

Thursday, 16 Jun 2022 08:30-10:00

01:28:40

The Global Competition for AI Technology Dominance

Dual-use technology as applied to AI and associated technologies has become a central element in today's great power competition.

Policy Brief

2022

The Role of the Invasion of Ukraine in the 2022 Food Supply Crisis

By Nicholas Marsh & Ida Rudolfsen, PRIO Policy Brief

News

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022

PRIO Gender Equality and Diversity Action Plan

The PRIO Gender Equality and Diversity Action Plan 2022-2025 (GEDAP) was adopted by the PRIO Board 7 April 2022.

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022

Russian Elites Demonstrate Loyalty to Putin, but Are Preparing for Unruly Succession

The full-scale re-invasion of Ukraine, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, came as a shock for many groups within the Russian elite. They are still assessing the consequences of that autocratic decision and adapting to the fast-deteriorating political and economic environment. Meanwhile, Putin persists with rigidly confronting ...

Journal Article

2022

On the formation of content for 'political remittances': an analysis of Polish and Romanian migrants comparative evaluations of 'here' and 'there'

By Marta Bivand Erdal, Kacper Szulecki, Davide Bertelli, Anatolie Cosciug, Angelina Kussy, Gabriella Mikiewicz & Corina Tulbure in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

PRIO Blogs

Friday, 10 Jun 2022

At the 100-Day Mark, Russian Offensive Crawls toward Eventual Defeat

Modern wars are decided, according to Russian military strategy, in the high-intensity initial period, and the multi-pronged offensive into Ukraine was indeed launched with the aim of achieving a decisive success in the first couple of weeks. As the war crossed the symbolic 100-day watershed last weekend, nothing resembling a ...

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Monday, 04 July 2022

Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East

The Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East is a joint initiative of Istitut Barcelone Estudis Internacionals and Blanquerna - Universitat Ramón Llull. The School consists of two separate but complementary parts. The first part will consist of a number of short courses on the politics and international relations of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, taught by experts of international repute. The second part will include interactive roundtables focused on the various policy challenges the two regions face. This unique dual structure will enable the programme to cater to the needs of students and practitioners.

Deadline for applications before 23 June 2022