Tuesday, 11 Nov 2025
Mari Holmboe Ruge in memoriam
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is sad to announce the passing away of Mari Louise Holmboe Ruge (born 20 July 1934) on 7 November 2025 in Oslo.
Popular Article
The surge in nuclear posturing does real damage
Popular article in Global Panorama
Nuclear means come to front of Putin’s long-war strategy
Moscow commentators were taken aback over U.S. President Donald Trump’s message on resuming nuclear testing “immediately” and also “on an equal basis” with Russia and China.
What do the recent drone sightings in Denmark and Norway mean?
The intensity of the response to the recent airport shutdowns of Oslo’s and Copenhagen’s main airports was unprecedented.
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...
Реінтеграція 5 мільйонів ветеранів може стати наступним великим випробуванням для України: Результати недавнього опитування в Україні
На тлі дипломатичної невизначеності щодо мирних угод українські воїни продовжують боронити свою країну на передовій. Як тільки бойові дії закінчяться, ці жінки і чоловіки, ймовірно, зіткнуться з новою битвою - поверненням до мирного життя.
How Should Europe Respond to the Demonstrations in Turkey?
All across Turkey, a battle is being waged over the country’s future. For more than a decade, the country’s democratic institutions have steadily deteriorated and now thousands have taken to the streets in an attempt to save the remains of its dem...
Thursday, 3 Mar 2005 13:30–15:00 UTC+01
The Peace Process in Mali
PRIO invites you to attend a seminar with Ibrahim Ag Youssouf, one of the main architects behind the successful peace in Mali.
Tuesday, 14 Jun 2005 16:30–18:30 UTC+02
Europe and Peace
PRIO and the French Cultural Centre organized a seminar with Simone Veil.
26–29 Apr 2006
Polarization and Conflict (PAC)
Workshop in Nicosia, April 2006
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010 10:00–12:00 UTC+01
The Syrian-Iranian Axis in the Middle East and Beyond
PRIO invites you to a seminar with Jubin Goodarzi, Professor at Webster University, Geneva.
Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012 10:00–12:00 UTC+02
Opportunities and risk: enacting socio-cultural transformation in refugee camps in Uganda
Mobilities and Conflict seminar series
Friday, 21 Sep 2012 17:00–19:30 UTC+02
Modern Civil War views on the US Civil War
CSCW Film seminar
Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012 09:30–11:30 UTC+01
Sacred Texts and Ethics
How are the Rules of War Influenced by Religious Texts?
Thursday, 11 Jun 2015 15:00–16:30 UTC+02
From Innovation to Imposition: How Technology is Shaping EU Security Policy and Transforming European Values
Public seminar with Ben Hayes
Friday, 27 May 2016 13:00–19:00 UTC+02
Sovereignty, Subs and PSYOPs
30 Years of Ola Tunander's Research
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017 18:00–21:00 UTC+02
Dagbøker fra Jerusalem
Boklansering med Trond Bakkevig
Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017 12:00–13:30 UTC+02
Countering Violent Extremism in the War on Terror: Ethical Problems
Lunch seminar with Ben Hayes
Thursday, 17 Mar 2022 08:30–09:30 UTC+01
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: What now?
The last time the Taliban was in power Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, they introduced the most extreme repressive measures against women witnessed in modern times.
Thursday, 2 Nov 2023 17:30–19:00 UTC+01
The Imperative of a Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza
This webinar will focus on the urgent humanitarian need for a ceasefire and the challenging operational implications of establishing a cessation of hostilities.
Thursday, 25 Apr 2024
Arthur Holland Michel in the Carnegie Council podcast: "When the War Machine Decides: Algorithms, Secrets, and Accountability in Modern Conflict, w...
In this probing discussion with Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, and Brianna Rosen, senior fellow at Just Security and the University of Oxford, discusses what we know (and what we don't) about Israel's use of AI in the war in Gaza.
Wednesday, 31 Jan 2007
PRIO and JPR Prominently Featured in Research on Armed Conflict
In a study of the literature on armed conflict over the period 1996–2006 the ISI Web of Knowledge places PRIO and Journal of Peace Research in a central position in the field.
Thursday, 6 Dec 2007
JPR Article of the Year Award, 2007, goes to Victor Asal & Kyle Beardsley
The second JPR Article of the Year Award goes to Victor Asal & Kyle Beardsley for ‘Proliferation and International Crisis Behavior’, Journal of Peace Research 44(2): 139–155.
Monday, 23 Apr 2012
PRIO and NTNU ranked top institutions in IR
The two institutions, which have a long-standing institutional relationship, are placed amongst the world’s most influential institutions in a recently released paper which takes takes its cue from the citations and recitations of scholarly artic...
Wednesday, 11 Dec 2013
New Report on Somalis in Oslo
Part of a Seven-City Research Series on Somalis in European Cities
Monday, 20 Feb 2017
New PRIO Director Appointed
Henrik Urdal has been appointed the next Director of PRIO – Peace Research Institute Oslo.
Tuesday, 21 Mar 2017
Katrin Voltmer appointed PRIO Global Fellow
Katrin Voltmer, Professor of Communication and Democracy at University of Leeds’ School of Media and Communication, has recently been appointed PRIO Global Fellow.
Monday, 3 Jul 2017
Henrik Urdal takes over as PRIO Director
As of July 1, Henrik Urdal is PRIO's new Director.
Monday, 24 Jul 2017
SDG 16 Data Initative Launches Global Report
PRIO is a founding member of the SDG 16 Data Initiative - a collective project by a consortium of organizations seeking to support the open tracking of the global commitments made by more than 194 countries on peace, justice, and strong institutions.
Thursday, 19 Jul 2018
PRIO Cyprus Centre joins EuroMeSCo
PRIO Cyprus Centre has just been admitted to EuroMeSCo, the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission, with full membership.