PRIO Blogs
Monday, 20 Mar 2023
Taiwan is where Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s economic underperformance overlap and produce a dangerous resonance. The war may be far away from Taipei, but it brings material problems, like delays in deliveries of U.S. armaments, and disturbing changes in the regional security environment. The end of China’s fast-paced economic growth ...
Friday, 17 Feb 2023
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria on 6 February is tragic beyond what we are able to fathom. The World Health Organization’s Europe branch has labelled the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a secondary 7.6 magnitude aftershock as the region’s “worst natural disaster” in 100 years. By 17 February, there have ...
Policy Brief
2023
By Ahmed Mohamed Musa, Hassan Aden & Cindy Horst, PRIO Policy Brief
Thursday, 8 Dec 2022
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties, and the Russian human rights organization Memorial for their promotion of “the right to criticize power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens.” This year’s prize constitutes ...
2022
By Åshild Kolås, PRIO Policy Brief
Journal Article
By Benedicte Bull & Kristian Hoelscher in Journal of Politics in Latin America
Wednesday, 28 Dec 2022
Democratisation in the territories of the former ‘Somali Republic’ is influenced by the experience with the 1960s elections. After independence, the Somali republic adopted a parliamentary democracy. However, this democracy was short lived as elections became fraught with malpractices such as rigging, fraud, intimidation, and manipulation. … many Somalis welcomed ...
By Haakon Gjerløw & Magnus Rasmussen in Comparative Politics
Event Recording
Thursday, 08 Dec 2022 17:00-19:00
In 2022, the PRIO Annual Peace Address was given by Srdja Popović, Serbian activist who led the student movement Otpor! that helped topple Serbian president Slobodan Milošević.
Tuesday, 15 Nov 2022
Amitav Acharya characterized the current world order as “a world of multiple modernities, where Western liberal modernity (and its preferred pathways to economic development and governance) is only a part of what is on offer”. A world, he adds, of interconnectedness and interdependence, and “not a singular global order, liberal ...
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Jan 2018 – Dec 2023
The Impact of Security Force Assistance on State Fragility (SFAssist)
Led by Øystein H. Rolandsen
Jul 2018 – Jun 2023
Securing the Victory? Understanding Dynamics of Short-run and Long-term Success in Popular Uprisings and Democratization
Led by Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
Apr 2019 –
Catering to Conflict-Affected Communities? The Trajectory and Relevance of Judicial and Non-Judicial Measures in Colombia
Led by Bård Drange
Jun 2019 –
Peace, Security and Global Digital Politics: ePOLITICS Initiative
Led by Åshild Kolås
Jan 2020 – Dec 2024
e-Topia: China, India and Biometric Borders
Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
Reaching Out to Close the Border: The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM)
Led by Kristian Berg Harpviken
Feb 2020 –
COVID-19 and De Facto States
Led by Mete Hatay
Jul 2020 – Dec 2023
Green Curses and Violent Conflicts: The Security Implications of Renewable Energy Sector Development in Africa
Led by Siri Aas Rustad
Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
Mobilizing for and against Democracy (MoDe)
Led by Hanne Fjelde
Sep 2020 – Aug 2023
All Along The Watchtower: Mapping surveillance, e-governance nexus and citizen control in India
Led by Arijit Sen
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