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The PRIO Middle East Centre conducts research on the dynamics of peace and security in the Middle East, informing constructive political engagement for the prevention, management and resolution of armed conflicts in the region.
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Scenarios for UNRWA and the way forward. New report out
A CMI report co-authored by PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen takes stock of the UNRWA, its role and way forward in context of a funding crisis.
FAIR project workshop takes place in Cyprus
The PRIO project “On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation” (FAIR) organized a workshop in Cyprus in partnership with the PRIO Cyprus Centre, PRIO Middle East Centre, and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, 19-21 October.
UN Resident Coordinator for Syria Visits PRIO
On 12 May, researchers and practitioners held interesting discussions on Syria at a roundtable at PRIO.
Kurds, Rojava and the YPJ Today
Israel and the Abraham Accords: A Failed Expansion
MidEast Policy Brief
Turkish Drones as a Foreign Policy Tool: A Technology-Mediated Search for Autonomy
MidEast Policy Brief
As Ukraine conducts deep strikes, Russia turns to Iran
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russian influence fades in the Middle East
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia's war in Ukraine: Misleading doctrine, misguided strategy
Report - External Series
Russia cannot count on Global South to confront the West
Journal Article in Panorama
Irrelevant intrigues and diminished power projection: Russia in retreat from the Middle East
Report - External Series
Rebel governance and gender in northeast Syria: Transformative ideology as a challenge to negotiating power
Journal Article in Third World Thematics: a TWQ Journal
Dømt til å mislykkes? USA og det afghanske statsbyggingsprosjektet, 2001–2021
Journal Article in Internasjonal Politikk
Erdogan and Putin cordially probe one another's faults and failures
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Erdoğans "nei": finsk og svensk NATO-medlemskap i skyggen av tyrkisk utenrikspolitikk
Popular Article in Den norske Atlanterhavskomité - Ukens analyse
Moscow scrables to sustain its positions in the Middle East
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Putin's war is stuck, beware the rising risks
Journal Article in Panorama Global Academy
Putin's War in Syria
Book Review
Stø kurs i møte med globale utfordringer: Norges utenrikspolitikk
Book Chapter in Det norske samfunn, 8. utgave
Rebel Governance: Ansar Allah in Yemen and the Democratic Union Party in Syria
MidEast Policy Brief
Can the EU be an Effective Foreign Policy Actor Working for Peace in Libya?
MidEast Policy Brief
The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Saudi-Iranian Relationship
MidEast Policy Brief
Bridge over Troubled Waters: Jordan’s Position in the Middle East
MidEast Policy Brief
Conflict Trends in the Middle East, 1989–2021
PRIO Paper
Russia's four diplomatic encounters and a summit
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Fake elections and Russia's belligerent foreign policy
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia takes measure of how Afghanistan resonates in the Middle East
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Kommer Kina til å gjenoppbygge Afghanistan, Irak og Syria?
Popular Article in Aftenposten
Russia and America's overlapping legacies in Afghanistan
Popular Article in Order from Chaos
Putin's predictable Syrian compromise amidst hostile Russian behavior
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Moscow cannot find opening to boost its role in the Middle East
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia tries to counter US moves in the Middle East, in vain
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
West's renewed focus on solidarity and coordination perturbs Kremlin
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia and Turkey: Strategic Partners and Rivals
Report - External Series
Kremlin Tests Limits of New US Administration
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia and Turkey Deconflict Their Geopolitical Moves in the Caucasus
Journal Article in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Piloting Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen
MidEast Policy Brief
The Geopolitics of Syria’s Reconstruction
PRIO Paper
Irresolvable Dilemmas? The Prospects for Repatriation for Syrian Refugees
MidEast Policy Brief
Predictable and Unexpected Compromise: UN Humanitarian Aid Comes to Syria for Another Year
MidEast Policy Brief
Between Syria and Afghanistan, crisis management becomes too onerous for Russia
Journal Article in UIK Panorama
Protecting Interests in Highly Volatile Countries: China’s Engagement in Iraq and Syria
PRIO Policy Brief
Biden’s Impending Billions to Palestine
Popular Article in LSE Middle East Centre Blog
Russia Strives for an Oil and Gas Resurgence
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Rediscovered Moderation a Poor Fit for Russia’s Putinist Policy
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Putin Tries to Regain Initiative, as Crises Continue to Rage
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
New Wave of Islamic Extremism Adds to Putin’s Troubles
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
It's time to rethink the structure of Palestinian aid
Popular Article in Middle East Eye
Discord Around the Abraham Accords: Three questions to Dr. Alaa Tartir
Popular Article in Institut Montaigne
Russia Caught in Web of Middle Eastern Intrigues
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia's Syrian Predicament Grows Unmanageable
Report - External Series
Covid-19 has become the last injustice made to Palestine
Popular Article in Geneva Solutions
Why Palestinians Need to Reclaim the PLO
Popular Article in Foreign Policy
كوفيد - 19 واللامساواة في فلسطين
Popular Article in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Newspaper
Russia Stages Parade for Troubled Naval Fleet
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Scant Foreign Policy Choices for a Troubled and Divided Russia
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia Muddles Through Fog of Libyan War and Haze of Syrian ‘Peace’
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia’s Multiplying Foreign Policy Constraints
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
The imperatives and limitations of Putin's rational choices
Popular Article in Order from Chaos
Russia Has Designated Itself as the Loser in the Trilateral Oil War
Journal Article in Panorama
The Russian-Saudi Oil Deal Bodes Ill for Russian Intervention in Syria
Journal Article in Panorama
Russian Oil Bluff Is Called, and Economic Losses Keep Mounting
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Pondering upon Post-Pandemic Revolutions…and Russia
Popular Article in ISPI Commentary
Putin’s Leadership Damaged by Chain of Recent Blunders
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Reclaiming The PLO, Re-Engaging Youth
Report - External Series
Moscow Downplays the Mixed Warnings From Munich
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russia Exploits Middle East to Subvert Europe
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Putin’s Surprise and Russia’s Foreign Policy
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Bad Judgment and a Chain of Blunders: Soviet Responses to the Iranian Revolution
Book Chapter in The Iranian Revolution at Forty
The Yemen War: Addressing Seven Misconceptions
MidEast Policy Brief
A House Divided: EU Policy on the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
MidEast Policy Brief
Jordan and COVID-19: Effective Response at a High Cost
MidEast Policy Brief
Turkey and COVID-19: Balancing Health and Economic Priorities
MidEast Policy Brief
Iran and COVID-19: Timing Matters
MidEast Policy Brief
Israel and COVID-19: The politics of health, security, and government formation
MidEast Policy Brief
Palestine and COVID-19: Global Standards, Local Constraints
MidEast Policy Brief
Dealing with COVID-19 in the Middle East
PRIO Paper
Conflict Trends in the Middle East, 1989–2019
PRIO Paper
Conflict Trends in the Middle East, 1989–2019
Conflict Trends
Russia ponders the burden of its "victory" in Syria
Popular Article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
The impacts of the Syrian intervention on Russian strategic culture
Report - External Series
Kurdish and Palestinian Quests for Self-Determination
MidEast Policy Brief
Egypt's Tahrir revolution
Book Review
Dispatches from the Arab Spring. Understanding the New Middle East
Book Review
Parallel Histories of Palestine: Art, Archives and Solidarity
Resisting Occupation through Art - A Conversation with Ahmed Tobasi
Uncertain Future for Millions of Palestinian Refugees: A Conversation about UNRWA - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
Turkish Drones as a Foreign Policy Tool - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
Spillet om Syria
The Women-led Uprising in Iran: Long lines, Current Dynamics and Future Prospects - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
Lebanon’s Current Crisis and Prospects for Renewal - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
The Challenge of Just Environmental Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
A Vision for a New Lebanon: The Post-election Landscape - Reality & Reform
Citizenship and Social Pacts in the Middle East and North Africa - MidEast Breakfast Seminar
