Lebanon in the crossfire: Ten key points about the impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran
Lebanese resilience is being tested in a population worn down by conflict, once again caught in the crossfire of regional rivalries.
Why we should stop talking about “fake news”
The term “fake news” has taken root in public discourse, and this does more harm than good.
Thursday, 13 Nov 2025
Interview with Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert on Humanitarian Negotiations in the Mediterranean Sea
In this interview, Senior Researcher Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert talks about her case study on humanitarian negotiations in the Mediterranean Sea. This study is a part of the PRIO project Red Lines and Grey Zones. The interview was conducted by Sunni...
Friday, 12 Sep 2025
PRIO-GRID wins data innovation award
The widely used PRIO-GRID data framework has been awarded the prestigious J. David Singer Data Innovation Award.
Conference Paper
From Sirens to Smartphones: Expanding Emergency Communication in Norway: A case study of the implementation of Emergency Alert on mobile in Norway
Conference paper
The reintegration of 5 million veterans may be Ukraine’s next major battle: Results from a recent survey in Ukraine
While discussions of a ceasefire remain clouded by diplomatic uncertainty, Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight on the frontlines. Once the fighting on the ground ends, these women and men will likely face their next battle in reintegrating into c...
How do women ambassadors reshape diplomacy at the UN Security Council?
On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, 24 June.
Commemorating the 25 June 2022 terror attack against Oslo Pride: a chronology
As a political event the June 25 attack is remembered both in the context of domestic terror attacks and in the context of terror attacks against queer communities globally.
Thursday, 19 Jun 2025
PhD course on Conflict Trends
As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO hosted a PhD-level course Conflict Trends, 3-5 June. Siri Aas Rustad led the course.
Journal Article
Costly Concessions: Insights From 78 Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Provisions in Peace Agreements
Journal article in Global Policy
Popular Article
Russian retribution for daring Ukrainian strike is postponed, perhaps indefinitely
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Russian retribution for daring Ukrainian strike is postponed. Perhaps indefinitely
The scale and character of Russian retaliation in the aftermath of the daring Ukrainian attack on four Russian aviation bases on June 1 have yet to be revealed.
Popular Article
Putin holds firm to war course, conjuring mirage of victory
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Putin holds firm to war course, conjuring mirage of victory
The fever of diplomatic battles around Russia’s war against Ukraine in the first three weeks of May has broken, leaving few meaningful results.
Journal Article
Coding as analytical process: From profound to productive uncertainty
Journal article in Area
7–8 Dec 2007
Mimicry in Civil War
Workshop with Diego Gambetta
13–14 Dec 2011
Moralities of Migration
23–24 Sep 2013
The Geopolitics of the Arctic
Conference on Commerce, Governance and Policy
Friday, 30 Sep 2016 12:00–14:00 UTC+02
Roundtable: Politics of Humanitarian Aid in Syria
On September 30, the Syrian Peace Action Centre (SPACE), the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) and Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) will host a roundtable discussion on the Politics of Humanitarian Aid in Syria.
10–11 Dec 2018
Data, Security, Values: Vocations and Visions of Data Analysis
Annual Conference of the Nordic Centre for Security Technology and Societal Values (NordSTEVA)
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020 13:00–15:00 UTC+01
The Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict – New Agendas
A roundtable on ethical, legal and political perspectives
Friday, 22 Jan 2010
The diaspora supports Haiti after the earthquake (in Norwegian)
Jørgen Carling comments on how the diaspora can assist Haiti after the earthquake.
Friday, 8 Jul 2011
PRIO signs commitment to the Charter and Code
The Charter and Code is an EU initiative to improve employment and working conditions for researchers, and refers to two documents describing recruitment, working conditions, career planning and mobility.
Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012
Nils Petter Gleditsch turns 70
Today, 17 July 2012, Nils Petter Gleditsch, Research Professor at PRIO and former editor of the Journal of Peace Research turns 70 years.
Thursday, 17 Jan 2013
Surveillance, Fighting Crime and Violence
Research project calls for greater transparency and accountability re use of surveillance systems
Monday, 9 Nov 2015
PRIO-GRID 2.0 Launches at grid.prio.org
The latest version of the PRIO-GRID is now available at grid.
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016
PCC report 'The Cyprus Peace Dividend' mentioned in the Financial Times today 13.01.16
Cyprus finance minister warns on fiscal rules for reunited island - Tony Barber in NicosiaAny deal to reunite Cyprus risks failure unless the new federal state envisaged under a peace settlement adopts binding rules on fiscal discipline and fina...
Thursday, 8 Jun 2017
New Version of PRIO Dataset on Urban Unrest, 1960-2014
A new version of the Urban Social Disorder (USD) dataset is now available, featuring a longer time-span and vastly expanded set of cities across the developing world, making it one of the longest historical event datasets for conflict and protest...
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018
Call for Applications: PhD Course on Ethnographic Fieldwork Methodology
The Research School on Peace and Conflict invites applications for the PhD course Ethnographic Fieldwork Methodology: Approaches, Tools and Ethics to take place in Oslo on 19-22 March 2018.
Friday, 24 Sep 2021
Can the lives of asylum seekers be improved with human rights lawsuits?
Master’s thesis affiliated with PRIO and the PRIO’s Migration Centre examines the effectiveness of litigation-based approaches to reforming immigration control practices in Norway.