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The US nuclear umbrella over Europe was a myth

Is it possible to imagine that one state would risk its own destruction in defence of another state?

Comment

Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

Israeli forces struck the Iranian state television building in Tehran, Iran on June 16, 2025. . Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

Russia’s influence in Middle East takes hit from Israeli strikes

Israel’s decision to launch a series of missile and bomb strikes on Iran on June 13 was a shocking surprise for Moscow, where the working assumption had been centered on the presumably protracted U.S.-Iranian talks on the limitations of the nuclear program.

Journal article

2025

Scientific uptake in United Nations Security Council debates on climate change and security

Journal article in Climatic Change

Book chapter

2025

Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan (Photo: Arslan Tarar, MIGNEX). Photo: PRIO/MIGNEX

Christian Minorities, Internal Migration, and Inter-religious Relations in Youhanabad, Pakistan

Book chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Contemporary Migration

News

Friday, 13 Jun 2025

Nabiiha Ahmed successfully defends Master's Thesis

Nabiiha Ahmed has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo

Podcast episode

Thursday, 12 Jun 2025

From Gaza to Sudan: What the Rise in Global Conflict Means for Children

PRIO releases its annual Conflict Trends Report

PRIO Paper

2025

Cover- Conflcit Trends A Global Overview, 1946–2024. PRIO

Conflict Trends: A Global Overview, 1946–2024

PRIO Paper

Press release

Monday, 9 Jun 2025

Aftermath of Russian shelling in Myrnohrad, Ukraine. November 2024. Photo: Piotr Sobik/Anadolu via Getty Images

New data shows conflict at historic high as U.S. signals retreat from world stage

The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.

News

Thursday, 19 Jun 2025

Conflict Trends course, June 2025. Photo: PRIO / Linn Åmot

PhD course on Conflict Trends

As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO hosted a PhD-level course Conflict Trends, 3-5 June. Siri Aas Rustad led the course.

News

Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

Israeli soldiers guarding a barrier. Photo: Getty Images

PRIO partners in major European Research Council project on the conduct of war

PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative.

Policy brief

2025

Beyond a Comprehensive Settlement in Cyprus: CBMs and the Reinstatement of Maronite and Buffer Zone Villages

PRIO Cyprus Centre Policy Brief

Journal article

2025

Business survival strategies in a polycrisis: SME experiences from Beirut, Lebanon

Journal article in Business Horizons

Comment

Thursday, 12 Jun 2025

Aftermath of a June 2025 drone strike shows destroyed Tu-95 bombers on the tarmac at Belaya Airbase, Russia. Satellite image. Photo: Maxar Technologies via Getty Images

Russian retribution for daring Ukrainian strike is postponed. Perhaps indefinitely

The scale and character of Russian retaliation in the aftermath of the daring Ukrainian attack on four Russian aviation bases on June 1 have yet to be revealed.

Recorded event

Wednesday, 11 Jun 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+02

00:00

Global Conflict Data Release: Implications as U.S. Retreats from World Stage

Join us for an in-depth presentation of the newest conflict trend data.

Comment

Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025

International Court of Justice, the Hague, in April 2024. Photo: Getty Images

Lawyers and the resilience of the liberal international order

In times of political crisis and attacks against the foundations of political liberalism, can we put our trust in lawyers and other legal occupations to fight for our freedoms, when they are under attack?

Russian retribution for daring Ukrainian strike is postponed, perhaps indefinitely

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Upcoming events

Event

30 Jun 2025–4 Jul 2025

2025 Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East

The Barcelona Summer School offers a number of interactive courses on the politics and international relations of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Place: Barcelona, Spain

Time: 30 Jun 2025–4 Jul 2025

Event

11–13 Aug 2025

PRIO at Arendalsuka

Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.

Place: Arendal, Norway

Time: 11–13 Aug 2025

Event

Thursday, 11 Sep 2025 13:15–14:15 UTC+02

Online

Institusjonelt mangfoldsarbeid: Panelsamtale om motstand

Institusjonelt mangfoldsarbeid: Hva er motstand og hva gjør man med det i arbeid med inkludering og mangfold?

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 11 Sep 2025 13:15–14:15 UTC+02

Event

14–20 Sep 2025

Writing retreat in Aegina, Greece. Photo: Georgina Berry / PRIO

PRIO Writing Retreat 2025 in Aegina, Greece

In a hectic work environment, sometimes it's hard just to take a deep breath, focus, and think. The PRIO Writing Retreat combines writing sessions with group discussions and one-on-one coaching.

Place: Kavos Bay Hotel, Aegina, Greece

Time: 14–20 Sep 2025

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