Journal article
2025
Journal article in Climatic Change
PRIO Paper
Press release
Monday, 9 Jun 2025
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.
News
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025
The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction Challenge invites researchers to forecast conflict intensity as a probability distribution, fully accounting for uncertainty to improve decision-making and crisis preparedness.
Policy brief
2024
Conflict Trends
Recorded event
Wednesday, 11 Jun 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+02
Join us for an in-depth presentation of the newest conflict trend data.
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Friday, 6 Dec 2024 11:30–12:30 UTC+01
Is it still true that democracies rarely wage war against each other?
PRIO Policy Brief
Monday, 25 Nov 2024
A new comprehensive review reveals that the detrimental effects of armed conflict extend far beyond the battlefield, with war reverberating through every aspect of human development.
Scott Gates
Research Professor
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Håvard Hegre
Henrik Urdal
Director
Håvard Strand
Senior Researcher
Stein Tønnesson
Research Professor Emeritus
Halvard Buhaug
Gudrun Østby
Ragnhild Nordås
Siri Aas Rustad
Research Director
Øystein H. Rolandsen
Andreas Forø Tollefsen
Ida Rudolfsen
Christian Davenport
Júlia Palik
Paola Vesco
Eric Stollenwerk
Sebastian Schutte
Chandler Williams
Doctoral Researcher
Kristine Helskog
Research Assistant
Linn Åmot
Garrett Benz
Juliane Marga Katharina Stötter
Managing Editor, Journal of Peace Research
Lion Kircheis
Doctoral Researcher at University of Konstanz
Alexa Timlick
Dylan Dornin Pinheiro
Machine Learning Developer
Jul 2013 –
Led by Siri Aas Rustad
Jun 2018 –
Ceasefires
Oct 2019 –
VIEWS: Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System
Led by Håvard Hegre
Jan 2020 –
Conflict Trends Reporting
Aug 2021 –
Unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa's Demographic Dividend: Youth Bulges, Human Capital and Insecurity
Led by Bintu Zahara Sakor
Dec 2022 –
ANTICIPATE: Anticipating the Impact of Armed Conflict on Human Development
May 2023 – Apr 2028
Peace Science Infrastructure
Led by Scott Gates
