Putin missed another potential chance to work toward peace
Russians are tired of the Kremlin’s deadlocked war against Ukraine. Neither the keenest Russia observers nor analysts inside the Kremlin, however, have an accurate measure of this tiredness.
It’s time for academics to take community action on AI
The situation is critical – Academic publishing urgently needs life support.
Putin’s war calculus keeps oscillating as spring offensive stumbles
The effect of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf on Russia’s war against Ukraine grows more complex as the parties of both conflicts experience attrition of various kinds
Peace with an entry fee: Trump’s Board of Peace as a blueprint for ending wars
Talk of peace and war has been prevalent of late. In the last few weeks, President Trump’s Board of Peace met for the first time, tasked with securing peace amidst ongoing violence in Gaza.
Kremlin struggles to project global relevance amid peace talks
Vladimir Putin may persist with his “military victory” war plan, but he also wants to keep the diplomatic attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who wants to bring the war against Ukraine to an end.
Where is civilian drone research going?
The future of civilian drones is not predetermined. It will emerge through dialogue among researchers, regulators, industry, security actors and civil society.
More money, more security? Norwegian Defense spending and the need to rethink the tempo of rearmament
While the Norwegian defense budget continues to grow at breakneck speed, the relationship between increased spending and national and societal security remains uncertain – and insufficiently discussed.
Moscow downplays drone incursion on Poland
The incursion of at least 19 Russian drones into Polish airspace on September 9–10 produced plenty of shock but hardly any awe.
Wednesday, 11 Oct 2006 19:00–21:00 UTC+02
Film Seminar: Myth, History and Present Conflict
Monday, 9 Oct 2006 19:00–21:00 UTC+02
Film Seminar: After the War
Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 18:00–21:00 UTC+02
Reunion - 10 Years After the War
Film, Debate and Mingling
Monday, 27 June 2011
Conference on Pastoralism in China Today
Beijing, PRIO and Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Sunday, 9 Feb 2014 17:00–19:00 UTC+01
Human Rights Human Wrongs: Terms and Conditions May Apply
Panel Discussion: Privacy: Why Care and How to Care?
Sunday, 9 Feb 2014 19:15–21:00 UTC+01
Human Rights Human Wrongs: Camp 14: Total Control Zone
Introduction by Stein Tønnesson
Thursday, 10 Apr 2014 18:00–20:30 UTC+02
Closed Sea: Protection of Borders, Protection of Migrants?
Film Screening and Discussion
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016 16:30–19:15 UTC+01
Stopping Rape in Eastern Congo: Does Celebrity Activism Work?
Film and debate
Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017 12:00–14:00 UTC+02
The Good Drone: Endless Possibilities for "Doing Good"?
Book launch of edited volume by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert
15–22 Sep 2019
PRIO Writing Retreat 2019 in Aegina, Greece
In a hectic work environment, sometimes it’s hard just to take a deep breath, focus, and think.
Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019 12:00–13:30 UTC+02
Visual Conversations in and about War and Migration
How is conflict and migration understood, organized and mediated through different art forms? How may creative production prevent, mitigate and end violent conflict? What inspirations and responsibilities do artists and researchers have in these p...
Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019 08:30–10:00 UTC+01
Art, Peace and Conflict: Activism Through Theatre in Afghanistan
How is conflict understood, organized and mediated through different art forms? How does conflict affect cultural production and discourses of war and conflict? How may cultural expressions prevent, mitigate and end violent conflict? And what in...
Wednesday, 29 Sep 2021 18:00–21:00 UTC+02
How Do We Research War and Peace?
National Science Days 2021
Thursday, 16 Jun 2022 15:00–15:45 UTC+02
The 2022 Global Food Security Crisis: Risks of Social Conflict and Effects on Development
Record high global food prices in 2022 have been experienced by everyone.
5–15 Oct 2023
Rotterdam Residency: Festival Week
In a two-month residency, a group of international artists and researchers have investigated the role of art in collective healing from war-related trauma.
Saturday, 20 Apr 2024 14:00–17:00 UTC+02
INSPIRE Art Award
PRIO & INSPIRE are proud to announce the unveiling of the INSPIRE Art Award. The Award aims to support artists whose creative practice responds to experiences of war, political violence, and violent conflict.
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+02
Unpacking European rearmament and defence procurement
Join us for a discussion on the ramifications of European states’ rearmament plans.
10–17 Sep 2023
PRIO Writing Retreat 2023 in Aegina, Greece
In a hectic work environment, sometimes it's hard just to take a deep breath, focus, and think.
Wednesday, 3 Mar 2010
Interview with Voice of America
The proposition to buy at least one (and possibly as many as four) 'power-projection' ship Mistral for the Russian Navy makes certain military sense (though many in Russia are not exactly thrilled), but the loud protests against it in NATO have ma...
Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014
PRIO at Human Rights Human Wrongs
Documentary Film Festival in Oslo from 4-9 February 2014
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Electing India's Future
In April, 800 hundred million people began casting their ballots all across India in the largest election the world has ever seen.
Friday, 16 Sep 2016
“The Good Drone”: New edited volume out, by Sandvik and Jumbert
A new volume, The Good Drone, has just been published with Routledge, edited by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik (Associate Professor at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo and Research Professor at PRIO) and Mari...