Keynote Lecture: AI for Peace

Join us for a thought-provoking talk on AI for Peace, where we’ll delve into the growing role of artificial intelligence in peacebuilding and conflict prevention.

AI in Humanitarian Funding: Ensuring Fairness and Transparency

How can AI-driven decisions remain equitable? What safeguards are needed to prevent bias? And how do we maintain transparency in algorithm-driven processes?

AI in Early Warning and Early Action: Successes, Challenges and Future Pathways

This panel will explore how AI tools are being deployed in real-world scenarios to improve crisis prevention, preparedness and anticipatory action.

Trust and Transparency in AI: Aligning with Stakeholder Needs

This panel will unite researchers, practitioners and developers working at the intersection of AI and peace, clarifying key concepts of interpretability and explainability.

Tackling AI Misuse and Strengthening Societal Trust

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping society, this event explores its misuse and the urgent need to rebuild societal trust.

Governing Military AI

How do one proceed with military governance at its international and national levels, as well as by military organization and defense contractors?

AI and Academic Publishing: Is There Hope or Despair on the Horizon?

How will AI affect the ways in which research is written and published? This seminar brings together four people involved in publishing and writing at PRIO, who will discuss how AI can bring benefits or drawbacks to authors and publishers.

"Min fiendes fiende: Bedraget i Helmand": Film Screening and Panel

What is the upcoming evaluation of the Norwegian presence in Afghanistan? Welcome to a film screening and panel about the evaluation of the Norwegian contribution in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Today: A Situation Analysis

Countering Taliban’s Oppression of Women: Engagement or Accountability?

This seminar explores the positions, focus and strategies of Afghan women’s rights activism both inside Afghanistan and in exile.

How are Human Rights Promoted and Protected in the Current Afghan Context?

This session will provide an opportunity to hear firsthand experiences and insights from frontline human rights defenders working both in Afghanistan and internationally.

Three Years of Taliban Rule: Internal Politics and the Room for Engagement

This seminar will zoom in on how the Taliban has evolved over its first three years back in power, and discuss the possible implications of its current state for the engagement strategies pursued by Afghan citizens, NGOs, multilateral organization and states.

Opening Event and Reception

Regional Trade and the Role of China

Can Afghanistan provide a safe regional energy and trade corridor? Is China likely to withdraw or rather increase their diplomatic efforts, and does China’s approach differ from other regions they invest in?

On It’s Own Feet: Any Chance For Economic Recovery?

In this seminar we explore what opportunities and limitations there are for economic growth in Afghanistan, including the possibilities that lie within minerals and farming, the consequences and limitations following the international sanctions and more.

Influencing Change

Silencing Afghan Media, Banning Freedom of Expression

Education in Afghanistan: Three Years After Taliban’s Return to Power