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Thursday, 20 Jun 2024

Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 2024. Photo: Anadolu via Getty Images

Funding in Place for Project on Possible War Crimes in Ukraine

PRIO has received the news that the three-year project Recording Explosive Munitions for the analysis of WAR crimes (REMWAR) will be funded by the Research Council of Norway.

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Tuesday, 8 Aug 2023

PRIO at Arendalsuka 2023

Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.

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Tuesday, 4 Jul 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to his meeting with officers of Russian army and secret services who prevented an invasion of the Wagner Group to the Russian capital, on June 27, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Getty Images

Failures of Putin Regime Distort Russian Political Perspectives

Questions about the drivers, participants and consequences of the Wagner Group mutiny on June 23 and 24 are set to remain unanswered as the Russian leadership finds it necessary to close that shocking page. Business as usual President Vladimir Putin has executed a sharp turn from describing Yevgeny Prigozhin’s escapade ...

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Wednesday, 18 Sep 2024

Moscow Takes the Measure of Western Vacillations

Since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the US-led Western coalition has demonstrated remarkable determination in supporting Kyiv. Yet, every practical step in providing military support to defiant Ukraine has involved protracted deliberations (Kuzio, “Crimea: Where Russia’s War Started and Where Ukraine Will Win,” July 8). Moscow has sought to exploit and ...

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Can the Kursk battle give an impetus to peace talks?

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Prisoner exchanges and the prospects for peace talks

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Russia seeks to maintain battlefield initiative on the eve of NATO summit

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Tuesday, 10 Sep 2024

Putin Cannot Escape War in Ukraine Amid Travels to Far East

Russia’s ninth annual Eastern Economic Forum was held last week on September 3–6 in Vladivostok. It was intended to promote Moscow’s commitment to pivoting its economic policy toward the Asia-Pacific, but instead exposed the shortcomings of this ambition. The Kremlin is not only demanding the redeployment of all combat-capable Russian ...

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Monday, 12 Aug 2024 14:00–14:45 UTC+02

From the left: Henrik Syse, Hilde Frafjord Johnson, State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik and Kristoffer Liden. Photo: PRIO / Vera Lind

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Er all fred bedre enn krig? Fredsforhandlingers etikk i en polarisert verden, fra Ukraina til Gaza

På hvilke betingelser er det riktig å forhandle om fred? Og hvor etterlater den internasjonale utviklingen Norge som fredsmekler? Velkommen til en innledning av Henrik Syse og samtale med Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, Hilde Frafjord Johnson og publikum.

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Thursday, 25 Jul 2024

Moscow Seeks to Drive ‘Peace’ Wedge into Trans-Atlantic Unity

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not demonstrated any discernible change over the last few weeks in his maximalist stance on how to end his war in Ukraine. Nevertheless, many other governments and organizations continue to propose ideas and initiatives for how to end this devastating conflict, though not all of ...

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Thursday, 5 Sep 2024

Putin Puts Forth Resolute Indifference to Kursk Debacle

The impact of Ukraine’s August 6 offensive operation into Kursk oblast remains an open strategic question following four weeks of increasingly intense and fluid fighting (see EDM, August 14, 15). Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first reaction to this incursion was clearly misinformed by intelligence assessments portraying it as just another tactical raid. ...

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Thursday, 8 Aug 2024

Infographic on prisoner exchange August 2024. Illustration: Getty Images

Prisoner Exchanges and the Prospects for Peace Talks

The timing of the unprecedented exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West on August 1 remains a difficult question. The final decision was most likely made in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s red carpet reception of the released Russian spies along with an official honor guard leaves few ...

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