Wednesday, 22 Mar 2006 14:00–15:30 UTC+01
World System in Flux
Transformations since the end of the Cold War and the start of the War on Terror
Thursday, 31 Oct 2024 08:30–09:30 UTC+01
Regional Trade and the Role of China
Can Afghanistan provide a safe regional energy and trade corridor? Is China likely to withdraw or rather increase their diplomatic efforts?
Wednesday, 3 Sep 2008
Interview with Moscow times
The modernization of the pipeline connecting Turkmenistan with Russia via Uzbekistan is long overdue.
Joakim Brattvoll
Project Jan 2005 – Dec 2005
Putin’s Vision and Plans for Modernizing the Russian Military: Counter-Terrorism and Power-Projection
Project Dec 2005
Russian Energy Complex and Europe
Project Jan 2006 – Feb 2007
The Russian military focus on tasks in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Journal Article
Afghanistan and the International Community: What Now?
Journal article in Security Dialogue
Policy Brief
Uzbekistan’s ambiguous policies on Afghanistan
PRIO Policy Brief
Policy Brief
Is Russia Back in Afghanistan?
PRIO Policy Brief
PRIO Blogs
How Do We Decolonize Peace Research?
This is a guest blog post by a student who attended this year’s Peace Research course at the International Summer School 2018. The imprint of war on my life and on those of other young people living in the Global South is the reason I chose ...
PRIO Blogs
Central Asian Leaders Opted to Attend Curtailed Parade in Moscow
The Victory Day celebrated on May 9 is a hugely important and emotionally loaded holiday for the majority of Russians and Ukrainians, Kazakhs and Uzbeks, whose grandfathers fought together and defeated Nazi Germany back in 1945. In Russia, this so...
PRIO Blogs
Muted V-Day Celebrations in Russia Amid Disastrous War
Victory Day in Russia continues to resonate throughout Russia society, and official propaganda in the past decade has strived to change the meaning of this emotionally charged and solemn day of remembrance into a feast of militarism and jingoism. ...
PRIO Blogs
Putin’s Wartime Leadership Wavers and Wanes
Bold and unpredictable maneuvers are supposed to be the trademark political style of Russian President Vladimir Putin; last week, however, he surprised observers of various persuasions not with a proactive move but with an unusual act of avoidance...
PRIO Blogs
As Ukraine Conducts Deep Strikes, Russia Turns to Iran
On December 5, two Ukrainian strikes on Russian air bases deep into Russian territory and far from the frontlines produced a painful shock for Russian forces and could signify a further mutation, if not escalation, of the war. Each time Ukrainian ...
PRIO Blogs
Russian Energy Policy Wriggles Under a Hard Ceiling
The enforcement of the price ceiling for Russian oil transported by sea enacted on December 5 is not a surprise, as this measure was being discussed by the Unites States and its key partners as early as September 2022. It is, nevertheless, importa...
PRIO Blogs
Eurasian Summit of Hidden Tensions and Thin Pretensions
Samarkand didn’t go well for President Vladimir Putin. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit hosted by Uzbekistan in this ancient city gathered many leaders of various Eurasian states, from Belarus to Mongolia, but it was the meeting ...
PRIO Blogs
NATO’s Exit From Afghanistan: ‘a brutal dilemma’
NATO is facing ‘a brutal dilemma, NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said to the press ahead of NATO meeting of defense ministers on 17-18 February. The goal, said Stoltenberg, is that Afghanistan shall never again become a haven for terr...
PRIO Blogs
Which Countries Win (and Lose) When We Add Democracy to the Human Development Index?
The UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) is a major achievement. It has focused the world’s attention on the human aspects of development, highlighting and featuring not just economic gains but also schooling and education and life expectancy. In ...
PRIO Blogs
The Lifelong Peace Advocate: A Portrait of Marek Thee (1918–1999) by Marta Bivand Erdal
Marek Thee (1918–1999), a portrait written by Marta Bivand Erdal.
PRIO Blogs
Week of Ceremonies Marks Wobbly Start for Putin’s New Presidential Term
The Christian Orthodox Easter service in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral on May 5 began a week of pompous performances for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Vedomosti, May 5). It continued with his inauguration ceremony on May 7, followed by ...