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Monday, 21 Mar 2022

The Taliban, International Law and the Rest of the World

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 ...

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Saturday, 5 Mar 2022

Forced Displacement from Ukraine: Notes on Humanitarian Protection and Durable Solutions

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 ...

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Wednesday, 2 Mar 2022

Russia Has Violated the Fundamental Rules of International Law. What Are the Consequences?

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 ...

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Monday, 21 Mar 2022

The Taliban, International Law and the Rest of the World

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Thursday, 24 Feb 2022

How Did Europe Get into This Predicament? We Must Look in Our Own Backyard

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 ...

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2022

A better foundation for national security? The ethics of national risk assessments in the Nordic region

By Kristoffer Lidén in Cooperation and Conflict

Policy Brief

2021

Human Rights Violations and the Security Forces in Mali and Niger

By Nicholas Marsh & Ilaria Carrozza, PRIO Policy Brief

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Saturday, 5 Mar 2022

Forced Displacement from Ukraine: Notes on Humanitarian Protection and Durable Solutions

PRIO Paper

2022

Law after July 22, 2011: Survivors, Memory and Reconstruction

By Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Ingunn Ikdahl, Kjersti Lohne, Maja Viktoria Spigseth Vestad, Anniken Sørlie & Marit Moe-Pryce

Policy Brief

2021

Justice during the War with the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda

By Cyanne Loyle, Dacan Nobert, Nkayimbi Sarah, Acen Susan Oroma & Lino Owor Ogora, PRIO Policy Brief

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Wednesday, 2 Mar 2022

Russia Has Violated the Fundamental Rules of International Law. What Are the Consequences?

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Thursday, 10 Feb 2022

European Union-Belarus Border Crisis: Why the Narrative of “Hybrid Warfare” is Dangerous

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."

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Friday, 17 Dec 2021

Disharmony in Harmonized EU Rules

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 ...