Tuesday, 29 Apr 2025
Oslo Conference to Mark 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
PRIO’s Centre on Gender, Peace and Security is co-hosting a conference marking the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
PRIO Blogs
The Hype, Delusions and Risks of the Arctic Geopolitics
The surge of political attention to the Arctic may appear counter-intuitive to the experts overtaxed with assessing the consequences of the global trade war, perplexed by the deadlock of the Ukraine War, and frustrated by the deepening indifferenc...
Tuesday, 8 Apr 2025
Strengthening European Security Research Through Inter-Institutional Collaboration
Researchers from PRIO, Masaryk University and the University of Helsinki gathered in Oslo for the CENTREPEACE Junior Scholar Symposium 3-4 April.
PRIO Blogs
Africa in the Global Disorder of Trumpism
Africa is not a homogeneous entity. Unlike the United States or China, it does not have a unified political power capable of defending a common interest.
PRIO Blogs
The Transatlantic Rift in the Global Disorder of Trumpism
We are currently experiencing a transitional phase between the world order established after 1945 and a new, yet undefined global order.
PRIO Blogs
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...
Thursday, 3 Apr 2025
Global Gatherings on AI Weapons and Satellite Imagery: PRIO at UN Forums
PRIO’s engagement with issues around the use of AI was in full display last week, when PRIO researchers joined key UN discussions in Geneva on AI-enabled weapons and satellite technology, contributing expertise on security, ethics and strategic po...
Popular Article
Putin's warpath goes through Arctic
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
PRIO Blogs
Putin’s Warpath Goes Through Arctic
Russia’s war against Ukraine is stuck in a rigid deadlock. The prospect of agreeing on a ceasefire, which had appeared within reach a couple of weeks ago, has, however, become distant and blurred.
PRIO Blogs
What Now for Humanitarian Studies?
Humanitarianism has long been in crisis, but since early 2025 the sector has been experiencing an unprecedented organizational, institutional, normative, and political collapse. As scholars active in the broad, inter-, and multidisciplinary field ...
PRIO Blogs
Russia Refuses to Make Meaningful Step on Road to Peace
U.S., European, and Ukrainian peace-making policies are now aligned at a possible breakthrough point, as differences in means and methods transmute into complementarities. This fast evolution starkly contrasts with the immobility of Russia’s posit...
Wednesday, 5 Mar 2025
Roundtable on Chinese perspectives on global developments
On 4 March, PRIO hosted a roundtable on Chinese perspectives on global issues during the official visit of a Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister LU Kang (IDCPC). Scholars in Oslo joined to discuss China-Norway relations, geopolitics, and multi...
PRIO Blogs
Triumphalism in Moscow About Setback in Peace-Making for Ukraine Could be Short-Lived
Moscow’s mouthpieces competed to celebrate and ridicule the individuals involved in the February 28 talks in Washington, D.C. between Ukraine and the United States. To the surprise of many, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White Ho...
PRIO Blogs
American Democracy is in Danger, but Not Dead
Trump and his supporters are undermining American democracy, posing a real threat of democratic breakdown. The consequences would be dramatic, extending far beyond the United States. However, there is still a good chance that democracy, in the end...
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025
New Results from Prediction Challenge That Seeks to Improve Conflict Forecasting
The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction Challenge invites researchers to forecast conflict intensity as a probability distribution, fully accounting for uncertainty to improve decision-making and crisis preparedness.
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025
Moving and Staying: the Path to Middle Class Life in Asia
A Filipino nurse with family in Manila, three intertwined lives in Mumbai, a ‘self-made’ man in Karachi and the journey of a woman in Hanoi. Through four animations, the MigrationRhythms project explores how migration shapes social mobility across...
Report – External Series
Reconceptualizing conflict and cooperation over energy in the East Mediterranean
KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue (MDPD) Brussels
PRIO Blogs
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...
PRIO Blogs
Contesting the AI-Cybersecurity Nexus: Lessons Learned from the United Kingdom
In an age where so-called artificial intelligence (AI) seems to revolutionise every corner of our lives, it’s no surprise that its intersection with cybersecurity has become a major focus for governments worldwide. Where cybersecurity and AI were ...
Thursday, 13 Feb 2025
Call for PhD-level course International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills
On 23-27 June PRIO, in collaboration with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will host the PhD level course International Mediation: Theory, Cases and Skills. Apply by 12 March 2025.
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.
Journal Article
Tacit engagement in humanitarian action: making sense of silence and secrecy in humanitarian negotiations
Journal article in Journal of International Humanitarian Action
Journal Article
Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in peace agreements (1975–2021): Introducing the DDR dataset
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
PRIO Blogs
Trump Vol. 2 Will Impact Global Development
The United States is by far the world’s largest provider of foreign aid, but it is completely unclear whether and how this will continue. Trump speaks of quickly achieving peace but at the same time he threatens neighboring countries. One thing is...
PRIO Blogs
Conversations on Ending the War in Ukraine Grow Louder and Emptier
The first week of the “Golden Age” of U.S. policy announced by President Donald Trump registered a stream of messages from the White House on the need to bring the war in Ukraine to an end (White House, January 20). The Kremlin duly responded with...
Security Dialogue
Can Videogames Shape Public Understandings of Weaponized Artificial Intelligence?
Image byLukasfromPixabay Millions of consumers play videogames like Call of Duty and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon. The battlefields these series portray increasingly feature drones, tanks, and robots that select and engage targets on their own, thanks...
Wednesday, 22 Jan 2025
New Study Reveals Human Impact of UNRWA Ban: Lifelines to Millions at Risk
New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.
PRIO Blogs
Greenland Is Not for Sale
President Donald Trump has provoked strong reactions with his proposition to buy Greenland, not the least because the right to self-determination is a fundamental principle in international law, allowing peoples to freely determine their political...
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024
Virtual book launch of 'From uncertainty to policy: A guide to migration scenarios' on International Migrants Day
Can migration be forecasted in today's unpredictable world? How can policymakers and scholars navigate inherent uncertainty, with robust and realistic models?
Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024
New Podcast Episode Explores Russian Approaches to Peace Processes Amid Escalating Ukraine Crisis
As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, questions about the prospects for peace and the shifting dynamics of international involvement take center stage in the latest episode of PRIO’s Peace in a Pod.