News
Monday, 13 Apr 2026
Historian and PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage has been awarded the 2026 Freedom of Expression Prize by the Fritt Ord Foundation, in recognition of her decades-long commitment to critical, research-based inquiry and public debate.
Comment
Tuesday, 10 Feb 2026
Women mediators are not guests in the future order – they are architects.
Tuesday, 9 Dec 2025
The ongoing talks between the US, Russian and Ukrainian teams of negotiators may yet produce a “peace deal” – so desired by President Donald Trump – by the end of the tumultuous year 2025, or at least before the disastrous war comes to the four-year mark.
Recorded event
Wednesday, 12 Aug 2026 14:00–14:45 UTC+02
Norsk fredsdiplomati er i hardt vær. Etter Oslo-prosessens triste endelikt, selveste gallionsfiguren for ‘den norske modellen’, stilles spørsmål ved alt fra toppdiplomaters retningssans til fredsorganisasjoners tause tautrekking.
Book chapter
2025
Book chapter in Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations and Future Research Directions
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2024
Over two dozen top peace negotiators gather this week in Oslo for the thirteenth UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.
Journal article
2026
Journal article in Internasjonal Politikk
Report – other
2024
Popular article
Popular article in Brookings commentary The global implications of the US strikes on Iran
Podcast episode
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
A Dilemma in Norway's Foreign Policy
Henrik Syse
Research Professor
Hilde Henriksen Waage
Kristian Berg Harpviken
Research Professor (affiliated)
Louise Olsson
Senior Researcher
Arne Strand
Senior Researcher at CMI
Siri Aas Rustad
Research Director
Torunn L. Tryggestad
Marit Moe-Pryce
Managing Editor, Security Dialogue
Jørgen Jensehaugen
Laurie Nathan
Professor of the Practice of Mediation and Mediation Program Director
Kwesi Aning
External Associate
Greta Glas
Administrative Assistant
Jan 2013 –
High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad
Nov 2015 –
Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)
Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)
Jun 2018 –
Ceasefires
Led by Siri Aas Rustad
Oct 2020 –
Gender and Mediation Literature Database Project
Led by Pinar Tank
Apr 2023 – Dec 2027
Developmental Peace? Perceptions of China’s Engagement in Pakistan and Afghanistan (AsiaPeace)
Led by Ilaria Carrozza
Oct 2023 – Sep 2026
Russian Approaches to Peace Processes (RAPP)
Led by Kristian Berg Harpviken
Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
Micro-Foundations of Peace: Bureaucrats, Civilians, and Peacebuilding in Colombia (MicroPeace)
Led by Helga Malmin Binningsbø
Jun 2025 – Jun 2027
Women’s Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW)
Led by Louise Olsson
