Policy brief
2024
PRIO Policy Brief
PRIO Blogs
Wednesday, 23 Apr 2025
The Kremlin has used delays and distractions to gain all the time and concessions available to it before seriously engaging in peace talks, or at least a genuine pause, in its war against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon be compelled to admit that procrastination works fine until it ...
Tuesday, 8 Apr 2025
Russia is not directly affected by the new U.S. trade tariffs. The effects on its economy are profound, while the political effects are open to interpretation.
Monday, 24 Mar 2025
In the Eastern Mediterranean, tensions are largely the norm rather than the exception. Greece and Turkey, two stable states and NATO allies, enjoy largely peaceful unneighborly relations, despite occasional tension between them.
Tuesday, 4 Mar 2025
Moscow’s mouthpieces competed to celebrate and ridicule the individuals involved in the February 28 talks in Washington, D.C. between Ukraine and the United States. To the surprise of many, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House empty-handed after arriving with the expectation of signing a symbolically important minerals deal ...
Wednesday, 19 Feb 2025
Jubilation in Moscow after the phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on February 12 has given way to contemplations of the consequences and even to confusion caused by the barrage of statements from officials throughout the week (Kremlin.ru, February 12). During the conversation, Putin ...
Tuesday, 15 Apr 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Steven Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s key negotiator, last Friday, in St. Petersburg, likely to buy himself more time before making any concessions. On Sunday, Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing 34 people including two children.Russia appears to hope that the ...
Recorded event
Wednesday, 2 Apr 2025 10:00–11:30 UTC+02
How can DDR programmes be adapted to conflict's changing nature? How do they impact the lives of former combatants? In this seminar, DISARM project members and DDR experts discuss key project findings and explore their relevance for peacebuilding programmes.
Tuesday, 11 Mar 2025
U.S., European, and Ukrainian peace-making policies are now aligned at a possible breakthrough point, as differences in means and methods transmute into complementarities. This fast evolution starkly contrasts with the immobility of Russia’s position. This resolve, so long as it exists, prohibits any discussion of possible compromises for peace (see Strategic ...
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025
The whirlwind of U.S.-initiated diplomatic activity in the last two weeks has compelled the Kremlin to alter the tone of its messaging on confrontation with the West and even the substance of its far-reaching propaganda campaign. The cliché of “Anglo-Saxon” hostility, a long-time theme in Moscow’s discourse, has disappeared together ...
Monday, 17 Feb 2025
In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP’s weapons had to be collected, a process known as disarmament. By 2017, UN observers had received and removed over 8,112 guns, 1.3 million rounds of ammunition, 22 tons of explosives, ...
Event
26–28 May 2025
The PRIO Cyprus Centre, UCLan Cyprus and the Estonian Research Council are co-organizing a conference titled, 'Contested Borderlands as Spaces of Negotiation and Adaptation'.
Pavel K. Baev
Research Professor
Wenche Iren Hauge
Senior Researcher
Henrik Syse
Hilde Henriksen Waage
Arne Strand
Senior Researcher at CMI
Helga Malmin Binningsbø
Øystein H. Rolandsen
Kristian Hoelscher
Research Director
Åshild Kolås
Pinar Tank
Kristoffer Lidén
Torunn L. Tryggestad
Deputy Director
Jørgen Jensehaugen
Marte Nilsen
Jenny Lorentzen
Senior Researcher at NUPI
Angelika Rettberg
PRIO Global Fellow
Nina Wilén
Alaa Tartir
Kristina Roepstorff
Khaled Zaza
Research Associate
Arina Kosareva
Master's student
Greta Glas
Sunniva Jægtvik
Maja Reiss
Nabiiha Ahmed
Jan 2013 –
High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes
Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad
Feb 2013 –
Missing Peace Initiative
Led by Inger Skjelsbæk
Jan 2015 –
Conversations Across the Divide
Led by Harry Tzimitras
Nov 2015 –
Nordic Women Mediators – Norway (NWM-Norway)
Nordic Women Mediators (NWM)
Aug 2017 –
Monitoring Attitudes, Perceptions and Support (MAPS)
Led by Helga Malmin Binningsbø
Jan 2018 –
Religion in Cyprus
Led by Mete Hatay
Apr 2018 –
Building Peace in Cyprus through Linkages
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 –
Delivering the Cyprus Peace Dividend
Apr 2021 – Dec 2025
Pop Culture, Art, and Indigenous Ideas of Legitimacy in Struggles over Democratization and Peace (POPAGANDA)
Led by Marte Nilsen
May 2021 –
Ex-Combatants' Choices: Reintegrating Together or Alone - Effects on Political Participation. Case Studies from Guatemala, Nepal and Colombia
Sep 2021 –
From Separation to Contact: What Peace Looks Like in Cross-Ethnic Environmental Cooperation within the Cyprus Buffer Zone
Led by Eva Chalkiadaki
Apr 2023 – Jun 2026
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
Jun 2024 – Dec 2028
The Peace Dividends and Post-conflict Reconstruction project (Peace Dividends)
Led by Ismene Gizelis
Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
Micro-Foundations of Peace: Bureaucrats, Civilians, and Peacebuilding in Colombia (MicroPeace)
