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Fractured Order, Rising Influence: Southeast Asia and China’s Digital Ambitions

Join us to discuss the shifting world order and the digital revolution, exploring how Southeast Asia’s response to the Digital Silk Road could redefine the geopolitical landscape.

Policy brief

2025

Syria’s Transition at the Crossroads: Will the New Syria become a Pillar of Stability or a Source of Turmoil for the Region?

PRIO Policy Brief

Blog post

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Norwegian tanks. Photo: Trygve Hongset / Forsvaret

Defense Procurement and Democratic Debate: From Depoliticization to Repoliticization

Public deliberation on defense procurement could have focused on regulations, reform, or corruption. It has not.

Recorded event

Monday, 12 May 2025 15:00–16:30 UTC+02

Humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza on 19 June 2024. . Photo: Getty Images

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From Shock to Strategic Thinking: What Now for the Aid Sector and a Leading Donor Like Norway?

This seminar will look at the future of humanitarian aid in the new global context, and Norway's role in the sector.

Putin uses Victory Day spectacle to mask war fatigue and court partners

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Report – other

2025

Time for a Reset: Development Cooperation at the Crossroads

Norad-innsamlede rapporter

Podcast episode

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

EU Commission vice-president, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas talks to media about the White Paper on the Future of European Defense and the ReArm Europe plan in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on March 19, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

After America: Can Europe Defend Itself?

Europe unveils its 800 billion euros rearm plans

Book chapter

2025

Dilemmaer i norsk utenrikspolitikk. Cappelen Damm Akademisk

Norsk fredsengasjement. Spenning mellom idealisme og interesser?

Book chapter in Dilemmaer i norsk utenrikspolitikk

Book chapter

2025

Religion

Book chapter in Volume 3: A Cultural History of War in the Renaissance

Blog post

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Palestinians deprived of basic necessities due to the ongoing Israeli blockade in Deir al Balah, Gaza on May 14, 2025. Photo: Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images

Hunger, Displacement, and Occupation in Gaza

Outside Gaza, aid convoys are lined up. Food. Water. Medicine. The trucks are not allowed into Gaza because Israel is using humanitarian aid as a political tool to force Hamas into submission.

Blog post

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Vladimir Putin during Victory Day at the Red Square in Moscow in May 2025. Photo: VCG / VCG via Getty Images

Putin Uses Victory Day Spectacle to Mask War Fatigue and Court Partners

The propaganda machine was switched to the maximum volume, turning the sombre memories of tragic battles and painful sacrifices into a celebration of militarism.

Blog post

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Star Wars Photoshoot. Photo: Darryl Moran / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

Why Would Humans Do Anything Boring, Difficult or Dangerous in Star Wars? Science Fiction’s Reluctance to Embrace Its Own Technology.

This blog post contains spoilers for the first series in Andor, and other science fiction shows.

Recorded event

Monday, 12 May 2025 09:00–10:15 UTC+02

Digital code and armored tank. . Photo: Anton Petrus / Getty Images

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What Limits Should Be Placed on the Use of AI in Warfare?

There has been a steep increase in the reliance on AI tools for warfighting.

News

Friday, 9 May 2025

The UN High-Level Seminar gathered mediators, peacebuilders, and policymakers in Porvoo, Finland to discuss gender and inclusive mediation strategies. Photo: Maria Hossain Santto/ CMI

In Times of Rising Conflict, UN Seminar Showcases Inclusive Approaches to Peace Mediation

Mediators, peacebuilders and policymakers gathered in Porvoo, Finland for the 14th UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.

Multimedia

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

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After America: Can Europe Defend Itself?

Watch along as host of PRIO's Peace in a Pod Arnaud Siad is joined by Kori Schake and Bruno Oliveira Martins to unpack the changing transatlantic relationship and what lies ahead for Europe’s security future.

Journal article

2025

The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction challenge: Predicting the number of fatalities in armed conflict, with uncertainty

Journal article in Journal of Peace Research

Upcoming events

Event

26–28 May 2025

Cyprus Conference: Contested Borderlands as Spaces of Negotiation and Adaptation

The PRIO Cyprus Centre, UCLan Cyprus and the Estonian Research Council are co-organizing this conference.

Place: UCLan Cyprus

Time: 26–28 May 2025

Event

Thursday, 5 Jun 2025 11:00–12:30 UTC+02

Putin speaks to domestic and international audiences. Photo: Dima Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images

Online

Unpacking Russian Disinformation and Propaganda on Ukraine

Join us for a discussion of cultural, political, and policy impacts of the Russian domestic and foreign media campaign against Ukraine.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 5 Jun 2025 11:00–12:30 UTC+02

Event

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

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

Online

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.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 11 Jun 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+02

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

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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