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Friday, 18 Jul 2025

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Adding a new piece to the puzzle: How the UN Peace and Security Data Hub can support peace and conflict research

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.

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2025

The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction challenge: Predicting the number of fatalities in armed conflict, with uncertainty

Journal article in Journal of Peace Research

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Thursday, 3 Apr 2025

L-R: Ilaria Carrozza, Greg Reichberg, Jovana Davidovic, Alexa Timlick, Simon Polichinel von der Maase. Photo: PRIO

Global Gatherings on AI Weapons and Satellite Imagery: PRIO at UN Forums

PRIO’s engagement with issues around the use of AI was in full display last week, when PRIO researchers joined key UN discussions in Geneva on AI-enabled weapons and satellite technology, contributing expertise on security, ethics and strategic policy.

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Friday, 18 Jul 2025

Adding a new piece to the puzzle: How the UN Peace and Security Data Hub can support peace and conflict research

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Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025

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New Results from Prediction Challenge That Seeks to Improve Conflict Forecasting

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.

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Sunday, 18 Aug 2024

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PRIO Invites Journalists to Apply for Residence Linked to Groundbreaking Research

PRIO hosts six research projects funded by prestigious grants for Europe’s most groundbreaking research. There is now an opportunity for journalists to spend 3-5 months at the institute and engage with these projects.

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2023

What is in a number? Some reflections on disaster displacement modelling

Journal article in International Migration

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2025

The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction challenge: Predicting the number of fatalities in armed conflict, with uncertainty

Journal article in Journal of Peace Research

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Monday, 25 Nov 2024

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Armed Conflict’s Hidden Costs: A Multidisciplinary Look at War's Impact on Human Development

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.

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2024

Conceptual mapping of climate-related challenges to human mobility. Illustration: Gilmore et al.

Defining severe risks related to mobility from climate change

Journal article in Climate Risk Management

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Thursday, 3 Apr 2025

Global Gatherings on AI Weapons and Satellite Imagery: PRIO at UN Forums

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Thursday, 19 Sep 2024

Groundbreaking Conflict Prediction System Receives Special Distinction

The Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System (VIEWS), a collaborative project between PRIO and Uppsala University, has been awarded a Special Distinction by the prestigious Kluz Prize for PeaceTech.

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2024