Thursday, 18 Dec 2025
Top 5 most-read PRIO policy briefs in 2025
The most-read PRIO policy briefs of 2025 covered key global conflict issues including Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, women’s exposure to violence, ethical challenges in peace processes and resource stress in fragile regions.
Quality of mediation is a major issue in the Ukraine peace process
The ongoing talks between the US, Russian and Ukrainian teams of negotiators may yet produce a “peace deal” – so desired by President Donald Trump – by the end of the tumultuous year 2025, or at least before the disastrous war comes to the four-ye...
Book Review
Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Deciphering the militarizing effect of military practices of threat forecasting: the French Red Team Project and its relevance for contemporary civ...
Imagine being a part of a government-backed initiative that recruits artists and scientists to envision future threat scenarios. Isn’t that a promising way to overcome organizational biases and group-thinking? In my recent article published in Sec...
Aeropeace in airspace: from defensive measures to positive peace
Peace can no longer be imagined without a peaceful sky – without ‘Aeropeace’ – but what does that entail?
María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize captures the spirit of our age
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a reminder that the future of democracy rests on those who dare to protest without violence.
Thursday, 18 Sep 2025
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: PRIO Director’s updated list announced
The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Nina Græger, announced her updated list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump says he has ended six wars in six months. As a peace researcher, I’m scratching my head
In recent weeks, President Trump has repeatedly claimed that he has “solved” six wars in six months. Siri Aas Rustad comments.
Friday, 5 Sep 2025
Call for abstracts: Meanings and Measures of Migration Aspirations
We invite abstracts for a workshop that will explore the forefront of research on the nature of migration aspirations and related concepts. That is, how can we conceptualize and empirically examine people’s thoughts and feelings about potentially ...
Journal Article
Political Change in African Cities: Transforming State-Society Relations
Journal article in World Development
Putin tries to build himself a position of strength
Expectations for the third round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul on July 23 had been very low, and the forty-minute-long talks delivered exactly that.
Journal Article
The politics of litigating and adjudicating electoral disputes: Evidence from Zambia
Journal article in Electoral Studies
Journal Article
Costly Concessions: Insights From 78 Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Provisions in Peace Agreements
Journal article in Global Policy
Policy Brief
Beyond a Comprehensive Settlement in Cyprus: CBMs and the Reinstatement of Maronite and Buffer Zone Villages
PRIO Cyprus Centre Policy Brief
Russia May be Switching Tactics From Sabotage of Peace Deal to Bargaining
On April 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day ceasefire in his war against Ukraine in the lead-up to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Second World War (President of Russia, April 28). The ceasefire is due to b...
Global Trade Wars: All Against All — But Where is Africa?
The trade war, unilaterally launched by Donald Trump on April 1, 2025, will go down in global history as a hostile act against globalization and international rules — rules that were once defended by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Unit...
Policy Brief
Bridging Gaps in Water Governance: Addressing Conflict and Climate Challenges
PRIO Policy Brief
There’s a Path Forward for Turkey-Greece Cooperation — but It Requires a Dose of Realism
In the Eastern Mediterranean, tensions are largely the norm rather than the exception. Greece and Turkey, two stable states and NATO allies, enjoy largely peaceful unneighborly relations, despite occasional tension between them.
Project Nov 2015 – Jun 2017
Engaging the Business Community as a New Peacebuilding Actor
A collaborativ project including PRIO, the Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement and CDA, with CDA as lead organization.
Report – External Series
Reconceptualizing conflict and cooperation over energy in the East Mediterranean
KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue (MDPD) Brussels
Moscow Seeks to Regain Initiative in the Game of Peace Talks
Jubilation in Moscow after the phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on February 12 has given way to contemplations of the consequences and even to confusion caused by the barrage of statements...
Monday, 4 Jun 2012 13:00–14:30 UTC+02
A Dam-Building Race in Asia: How to Contain the Geopolitical Risks
Asia's phenomenal economic rise has drawn a lot of attention in policy circles.
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2017
Angelika Rettberg appointed PRIO Global Fellow
Angelika Rettberg, associate professor at the Political Science Department at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá – Colombia) and director of the M.
PRIO Global Fellow
Angelika Rettberg
Journal Article
Rohingya identity, nationhood and the census
Journal article in Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture
Trump’s Logic of Deal-Making Versus Putin’s Logic of War-Making
As the Ukraine War approaches the grim mark of three years, it appears both ripe for an armistice and impossible to bring to an end. For US President Donald Trump, this war is a senseless waste of people and resources, which should be stopped imme...
Tuesday, 28 Jan 2025
PRIO Director's 2025 Nobel Peace Prize List
The Director of PRIO, Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms topping the list.
Thursday, 13 May 2004 13:30–15:00 UTC+02
Fair Division: From Cake-Cutting to Dispute Resolution
CSCW invites you to a seminar on: 'Fair Division: From Cake-Cutting to Dispute Resolution', presented by Professor Steven Brams; CSCW associate with the working group on Civil Peace and Professor at the Department of Politics, New York University.
Monday, 8 Nov 2004 10:00–11:30 UTC+01
The (Other) Liberal Peace
Professor Erik Gartzke of the Columbia University, will give a lecture at PRIO followed by a discussion.
Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007 10:00–13:00 UTC+01
African Developments Seminar
PRIO and the South African Embassy invite you to a seminar with Vasu Gounden and Kwezi Mngqibisa, both with extensive experience of security and conflict resolution in Africa.