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Monday, 21 Sep 2026
Introducing a performant, yet interpretable deep learning algorithm for conflict forecasting.
Journal article
2026
Journal article in Nature Food
Journal article in Nature Communications
PRIO Paper
Popular article
2025
Popular article in United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Press release
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2025
Ukraine, Palestine/Israel, Sudan, Pakistan and Nigeria are projected to see the highest battle-related death tolls in 2026, according to a world-leading AI-driven conflict forecasting system.
Journal article in International Journal of Forecasting
Monday, 1 Dec 2025
Why do some countries succeed in minimising the human toll of floods, while others face repeated catastrophes? The answer lies not only in meteorological or economic conditions, but also in political ones.
Friday, 18 Jul 2025
By offering structured, publicly accessible and regularly updated data on various aspects of UN peace support, the UN Peace and Security Data Hub opens new avenues for empirical research and policy-relevant analysis – not least for forecasting platforms like VIEWS.
Håvard Hegre
Research Professor
Halvard Buhaug
Research Director
Michael Colaresi
External Research Associate
Siri Aas Rustad
Andreas Forø Tollefsen
Senior Researcher
Jonas Vestby
Paola Vesco
Stefan Döring
Associate Researcher
Kristina Petrova
Research Associate
Chandler Williams
Doctoral Researcher
Simon Polichinel von der Maase
Malika Rakhmankulova
Håkon Liltved Hyrve
Junior Data Developer
Mara Lachmann
Master's student
Oct 2019 –
VIEWS: Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System
Led by Håvard Hegre
Dec 2022 –
ANTICIPATE: Anticipating the Impact of Armed Conflict on Human Development
May 2023 – Apr 2028
Peace Science Infrastructure
Led by Scott Gates
