Media centre

If you are a journalist, PRIO’s Communication Department can connect you with our expert researchers who can speak across a diverse range of issues, and in a number of languages.

Topics and regions we cover

PRIO’s current peace and conflict research focuses on 143 countries across the globe.

Many of our researchers have extensive knowledge that is country-specific. Read more about the countries we cover on our Locations page, which includes a list of research carried out on each country, and the researcher who managed the project.

Read more about the full range of issues PRIO has expertise on our Topics page, which includes aid, children, conflict trends, COVID-19, extremism, gender, peacebuilding, drones, terrorism and the war in Ukraine.

PRIO’s Director, Nina Græger, releases an annual list of recommendations for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is covered extensively in the media. Read more about the current and former lists on our Nobel Shortlist pages.

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To get in touch

Email us at communication@prio.org. This email reaches our entire team. You can also reach out to individual members of our team detailed on this page.

Michelle Delaney

Communication Director

michelle@prio.org

+47 941 65 579

Agnete Schjønsby

Senior Communication Adviser

agnete@prio.org

+47 905 71 503

Arnaud Siad

Senior Communication Adviser

arnaud@prio.org

+47 413 52 500

Latest press releases

Press release

Monday, 27 Oct 2025

2025 Women, Peace and Security Index Covert Art. Illustration: GIWPS/PRIO

New report raises alarm on lack of progress globally for women’s rights and wellbeing

Progress for women’s rights and wellbeing has stalled globally, according to the 2025/26 Women, Peace and Security Index launched today in New York.

Press release

Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025

Hindu-Muslim violence in western India. Photo: Getty Images

Online speech drives real-world violence, new PRIO study finds

A new study from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) represents one of the first large-scale investigations into how online discourse can both increase and reduce real-world violence.

Press release

Friday, 10 Oct 2025

Maria Corina Machado. Photo: Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

Reactive statement on Nobel Peace Prize announcement by PRIO Director Nina Græger

Today’s Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado is, above all, a prize for democracy.

Press release

Monday, 22 Sep 2025

A woman carries a child through the crater from an Israeli air strike as she makes her way across the border from Lebanon into Syria on 5 October 2024. Photo: Getty Images

Record number of women living in conflict in 2024

An estimated 676 million women – nearly 17 percent of the global female population – lived within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict last year, according to a new PRIO report.

Press release

Thursday, 18 Sep 2025

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: PRIO Director’s updated list announced

The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Nina Græger, announced her updated list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

Press release

Tuesday, 5 Aug 2025

A wall with bullet holes. Photo: Getty Images

Survey shows rise in war fears among Norwegians

Anxiety among Norwegians about the state of global peace and security continues to grow, according to a new survey released by PRIO.

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.

Press release

Monday, 10 Mar 2025

REMWAR project cover illustration. Illustration: AI-generated photo

Norwegian research foundations develop new technology for studying war crimes against Ukraine

PRIO and NORSAR, both Norway-based research foundations, today announced a joint effort to use cutting-edge sensor technology for uncovering and analysing war crimes in Ukraine.

PRIO in the media

Mete Hatay

PCC Senior Research Consultant Mete Hatay was invited by the BBC World Service to comment on the ongoing Cyprus problem in a new episode of The Inquiry titled “Is Cyprus moving closer to reunification?”.

The programme revisits the island’s division, past peace efforts such as the Annan Plan and Crans-Montana, and the current political landscape, including the recent election of Tufan Erhürman, a Turkish Cypriot leader who supports federation and the restart of talks. It also touches on the Eastern Mediterranean’s shifting geopolitics and the role of energy resources.

Mete joins a panel of international experts – Lefteris Adilinis, Dr Dorothée Schmid and Kathleen Doherty – to discuss whether a new window is opening for a settlement, and what kind of federal or looser power-sharing model could still be realistic for Cyprus today.

Inger Skjelsbæk

PRIO researcher Inger Skjelsbæk was featured in a profile peace by the Bosnian media outlet, Detektor, talking about sexual violence in war.

Harry Tzimitras

PRIO researcher Harry Tzimitras was interviewed by the US news outlet, Politico, about the new gas pipeline between Ukraine and Greece.

Øystein H. Rolandsen

PRIO researcher Øystein H. Rolandsen was interviewed on ABC Radio National’s Australian program Rear Vision about the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert

Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert was interviewed by the Swiss public radio broadcaster, RTS, on aid organizations using AI images.

Stine Bergersen

PRIO researcher Stine Bergersen wrote an opinion piece on fake news that was published by the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten

Scott Gates

PRIO researcher Scott Gates was interviewed in an article on Russians experiencing war fatigue, by the Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet.

Hilde Henriksen Waage

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage was interviewed about the UN Security Council adopting US President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, by the Norwegian state broadcaster, NRK.

Pavel Baev

PRIO researcher Pavel Baev was interviewed by The Guardian newspaper in an article on the UK’s relationship with Russia and the US.

Harry Tzimitras

Harry Tzimitras was interviewed by the US news outlet Politico about the new gas pipeline between Ukraine and Greece. The article was referenced by multiple other outlets, including the Russian news agency TASS, Russian site Proekt Gaz, GZT News, Nabd, Mono News, the Vietnamese site Danviet, Pravda Cyprus, Dostor, 7ooo, RSS Plus, Vesti, Rossaprimavera, Square News, News Kiev, Rossia News, 1 Prime and Capital.