Media centre

PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an op ed in Norwegian in Panorama Nyheter  arguing that U.S. President Donald Trump’s deliberate “attention war” over issues like Greenland has systematically diverted global focus toward sensational but less consequential events, at the expense of more serious humanitarian crises.

PRIO Researcher Henrik Syse was interviewed by Norwegian news outlet TV2 about finding small sources of hope and light in an otherwise dark and troubled world.

PRIO Researcher Ilaria Carrozza was interviewed in South China Morning Post about how Western withdrawals in Africa create new security opportunities for China.

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage was interviewed by the independent higher education outlet Khrono about academic freedom and her experience of actors trying to silence her criticism of Norway’s role in the Middle East peace process.

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage was interviewed in the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land about how the Epstein revelations have harmed Norway’s reputation as a peace nation and could affect future peace efforts.

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage was mentioned in several Norwegian news outlets in connection with the missing documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archive related to the Oslo process. Among others, VG and Aftenposten.

PRIO Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins appeared on Portugal’s Rádio Renascença to discuss rising tensions between Europe and the United States over Greenland and the Arctic’s geopolitical importance.

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage was interviewed by Klassekampen about how the Norwegian Labour Party may have protected diplomat Mona Juul and Terje Rød‑Larsen for years despite their links to Jeffrey Epstein.

PRIO Researcher Pavel K. Baev was mentioned in a Forsvarets Forum article about how the willingness to sacrifice soldiers in the cold gives the Russians a tactical advantage in Ukraine.

PRIO researcher Nicholas Marsh was mentioned in the BBC Swahili article about the diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat over Iran’s nuclear programme.