Bruno Oliveira Martins: All news
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PRIO Contributions to Arendalsuka 2022
Arendalsuka concluded on Friday and PRIO Director Henrik Urdal sums up PRIO's contributions.
PRIO at Arendalsuka 2022
PRIO participated at this year's Arendalsuka with three events, and with our researchers on several debate panels.
New Horizon Europe Project at PRIO on Security Research
A collaborative project in which PRIO participates has been awarded a large grant from the European Union's Horizon Europe programme.
PRIO Researchers Join New UN Network on Protection of Vulnerable Targets
We are proud to announce that PRIO researchers Bruno Oliveira Martins and Ilaria Carrozza are joining a new UN network as expert members.
Bruno Oliveira Martins Speaks at UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Expert Group Meeting
On 6 October, Senior Researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins presented PRIO research at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Expert Group Meeting on Vulnerable Targets and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
RegulAIR Project Team Makes an Address at INTERPOL Drone Incursion Exercise
On 28-30 September 2021, the RegulAIR project team attended the first-ever international drone incursion exercise at a fully operational airport.
New Project: Preparing the EU’s Drone Strategy 2.0
PRIO has received funding from the European Commission to contribute to a fact-finding study preparing a Drone Strategy 2.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza
In a series of brief blog posts, researchers of the PRIO Middle East Centre offer their reflections on the unfolding Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Call for Applications: Three New PhD Positions at PRIO
PRIO invites applications for three Doctoral Researcher positions.
Border Security ‘Problems’ and ‘Solutions’: What’s the relationship?
In a new article recently published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Bruno Oliveira Martins and Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert analyze the dynamics surrounding the adoption of technologies for EU border control.
Funding in Place for New Projects on Security and AI
What is disruptive innovation and in which ways does it impact security and defence? How should the Total Defence concept be adapted to better capture the challenges of today's tech-based societies? How are civil-military relations challenged by the growing importance of dual-use technologies in both security & defence and the society at large?
PRIO Joins EU Network of Non-Proliferation and disarmament think tanks
PRIO has now joined the European Network of non-proliferation and disarmament think tanks, established by the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.
New European Commission-Funded Research on Countering Drone Threats
In recognition of the risks posed by non-cooperative drones, but especially in cities, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) launched in August 2020 an external study of different metropolitan approaches in confronting this challenge now and in the years to come.
COVID-19 in the Middle East: Different Regimes, Different Responses
In May, a new PRIO Middle East Centre project started.
Bruno O. Martins Featured in CNN News Video on Drones
Bruno Oliveira Martins was interviewed by CNN for a news video focusing on the use of drones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introducing the MidEast Policy Brief Series
The MidEast Policy Brief series was launched in late 2019.
COVID-19 "States of Emergency" Project Launches at PRIO
All over the world, states are responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by invoking the state of emergency – generally characterized by an expansion of the state power, allowing it to perform actions that it could not carry in times of normal politics.
DRIVER+ Project Celebrates Achievements and Successes
Launched in May 2014, DRIVER+ is an EU-funded project tasked with promoting and testing new, science-based improvements in crisis management to improve the response to climate-change related threats such as wildfires and flooding, as well as other threats such as industrial accidents and terrorism.
Call for Papers: The Future of EU Security
The INTERSECT Research Network has opened a call for papers for the third and final INTERSECT workshop 6-7 February, 2020 at the University of Amsterdam.
Researchers from the PRIO Middle East Centre participated in Institute for Palestine Studies seminar in Beirut
Upon invitation from the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS), Middle East Centre researchers Júlia Palik, Bruno Oliviera Martins, and Nic Marsh participated in a closed seminar on the future strategic changes and challenges in the Middle East.
Researchers from PRIO Project “Counter-Drone Systems” Participate in European Commission’s High-Level Conference
Upon invitation from the European Commission’ DG for Migration and Home Affairs, PRIO’s Bruno Oliveira Martins and Arthur Holland Michel, co-director at the Center for the Study of the Drone and PRIO project partner, participated in the High-Level International Conference on countering the threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems.
Counter-Drone Systems Project to Begin at PRIO
The Norwegian Ministry of Defense has awarded funding to the project proposal 'Counter-Drone Systems: Implications for Norway in an EU and NATO Context'.
INTERSECT Project Calls for Papers: UACES Conference
For the upcoming 49th UACES Conference (University of Lisbon, 1-4 September 2019), INTERSECT is interested in submitting up to five panels/roundtables/innovative panels that address the impact of technology on European security.
Research Network INTERSECT Moves to PRIO
As of December 2018, the collaborative research network INTERSECT has found a new home at PRIO.
New project on armed drones
PRIO Senior researcher Bruno Oliveira Martins has been awarded a grant from the Open Society Foundations to lead the project TRANSAD – Transnational Academic Network for the Study of Armed Drones.
