PRIO Blogs
Monday, 21 Mar 2022
The population of Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Twenty-three million Afghans, more than half of the population, are starving. The UN warns of a risk that a million Afghan children will die. In this situation, there is no way of avoiding cooperation with those in control of the country, namely ...
Saturday, 5 Mar 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine February 24 2022 marks the start of a new displacement crisis. In a statement on February 24, Filippo Grandi, the High Commissioner for Refugees, emphasized that ‘The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating. There are no winners in war, but countless lives will ...
Wednesday, 2 Mar 2022
Vladimir Putin’s speech on 24 February was not only a formal announcement of his invasion of Ukraine, but also a defence of this use of force under international law. The fact that Russia is relying on international law is no surprise – Russia has always done so. The question is ...
Thursday, 24 Feb 2022
It’s easy to condemn the opposing party in a polarized situation. But it’s more difficult to exercise self-criticism. It’s easy to condemn the opposing party in a polarized situation. Particularly when there are good reasons for such condemnation, as in the current situation. It’s easy to state that Russia’s lust ...
Journal Article
2022
By Kristoffer Lidén in Cooperation and Conflict
Policy Brief
2021
By Nicholas Marsh & Ilaria Carrozza, PRIO Policy Brief
PRIO Paper
By Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Ingunn Ikdahl, Kjersti Lohne, Maja Viktoria Spigseth Vestad, Anniken Sørlie & Marit Moe-Pryce
By Cyanne Loyle, Dacan Nobert, Nkayimbi Sarah, Acen Susan Oroma & Lino Owor Ogora, PRIO Policy Brief
News
Thursday, 10 Feb 2022
The 2021 EU-Belarus border crisis was preceded by a rapid deterioration of the already strained European Union (EU)-Belarus relations, in most part due to the Ryanair 4978 incident and the concomitant wide-ranging sanctions imposed by the EU on the authoritarian government of the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has often been referred by the media as "Europe's last dictator."
Friday, 17 Dec 2021
In 2019, the European Union (EU) passed regulations for the aviation safety of civilian drones. They are aimed to foster innovation and ensure the safe integration of drones, of all sizes, into European airspace. This move was made to also harmonize drone rules throughout the EU as the previous framework ...
Henrik Syse
Research Professor
Kristoffer Lidén
Senior Researcher
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Research Professor in Humanitarian Studies
Ben Hayes
Atsushi Tago
PRIO Global Fellow
Bruno Oliveira Martins
Bård Drange
Doctoral Researcher
Arijit Sen
Nadim Khoury
Associate Researcher
David M. Barnes
Research Associate
Shannon E. French
Ayşe Bala Akal
Research Assistant
Frank Pasquale
Khaled Zaza
Samar Abbas Nawaz
Lise Endregard Hemat
Master's Student
Carsten Wieland
Feb 2013 –
Missing Peace Initiative
Led by Inger Skjelsbæk
Nov 2015 –
Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)
Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad
Aug 2017 – Jul 2022
Humanitarianism, Borders, and the Governance of Mobility: The EU and the 'Refugee Crisis'
Led by Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert
Jan 2019 – Sep 2022
All is Fair in Law and War: Judicial Behavior in Conflict-affected Societies
Led by Helga Malmin Binningsbø
Apr 2019 –
Catering to Conflict-Affected Communities? The Trajectory and Relevance of Judicial and Non-Judicial Measures in Colombia
Led by Bård Drange
Aug 2019 –
Minors in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Processes - The Gender Dimension
Led by Wenche Iren Hauge
Jan 2020 – Sep 2023
LAW22JULY: RIPPLES: Rights, Institutions, Procedures, Participation, Litigation: Embedding Security
Led by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
Warring with Machines: Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence and the Relevance of Virtue Ethics
Led by Gregory M. Reichberg
Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation (FAIR)
Led by Henrik Syse
Sep 2020 –
Disparate Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway and Sweden: lessons and opportunities for the Nordic region