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.
Report – Other
Resultados do Inquérito FUMI (Future Migration as Present Fact)
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.
Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025
Online speech drives real-world violence, new PRIO study finds
A new study from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) represents one of the first large-scale investigations into how online discourse can both increase and reduce real-world violence.
Policy Brief
Unlocking Nigeria’s future demographic dividend through its youth
PRIO Policy Brief
Policy Brief
Children born of war in Ukraine: Policy considerations for a future peace
GPS Policy Brief
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.
Putin–Trump call stalls Tomahawks but reactivates ceasefire discussions
Putin’s phone call yielded a short-term advantage by prompting Trump to delay a decision on supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Journal Article
What traits do citizens value in leaders during war? Experimental and panel-based evidence from Ukraine in 2022
Journal article in Political Science Research and Methods
Friday, 26 Sep 2025
New funding for project on Norwegian truth and reconciliation commission in the South Saami area
Analyzing the case of the Norwegian truth and reconciliation commission in the South Saami area.
Journal Article
Beyond Hate Speech: Online Rumors and Out-Group Resentment in Divided Societies
Journal article in Comparative Political Studies
Policy Brief
Emergency alerting in the Nordic countries: A cross-national survey of alert timing and channel preferences
PRIO Policy Brief
Popular Article
Fred og bærekraft er to sider av samme sak
Popular article in Panorama Nyheter
Putin’s Vladivostok Forum underwhelming and alarming
The outcomes of wars of attrition are typically decided by the capacity to mobilize material resources. The Kremlin appears to believe, however, that impressions matter more than real capabilities and the depth of public support.
Israel is not a democracy
Can we continue to call Israel a democracy? The answer is no, and paradoxically enough, neither electoral defeat for Netanyahu nor a halt in the Gaza war will change this.
Putin seeks People’s Republic of China’s support for war-to-victory stance
The PRC is marking the 80th anniversary not only of the defeat of Japanese aggression during World War II, but also the end of the long century of perceived humiliation by various imperialist powers — one of which was, in fact, Russia.
Journal Article
Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019
Journal article in Comparative Political Studies
Journal Article
The Micro-foundations of Peace: Attitudes Towards the Implementation of Colombia's Peace Agreement in waraffected Regions
Journal article in International Peacekeeping
Book Chapter
La Russie en Arctique et dans la Baltique
Book chapter in Ramses 2026: Un Nouvel Echiquier
Report – Other
Future Migration as Present Fact (FUMI) Survey Results
Journal Article
How Economic Inequalities Shape International Migration Aspirations: A Multilevel Analysis of Perceptions and Context
Journal article in Population, Space and Place
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025
PRIO co-organizes Vatican conference on religious dimensions of peacemaking
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences hosted an international conference in July on Religious Dimensions of Peacemaking, co-organized by PRIO and the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
Adding a new piece to the puzzle: How the UN Peace and Security Data Hub can support peace and conflict research
By offering structured, publicly accessible and regularly updated data on various aspects of UN peace support, the UN Peace and Security Data Hub opens new avenues for empirical research and policy-relevant analysis – not least for forecasting pla...
Commemorating the terrorist attack July 22, 2011: a memorial map from below
Every year since 2011, from the middle of July, survivors, the bereaved, and the rest of Norway prepare for yet another commemoration of the July 22 terror attack.
Journal Article
Calibrating AI/d talk: framing perceptions, reframing policy, and deframing knowledge
Journal article in Journal of International Humanitarian Action
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...
Putin’s preemptive maneuvering around NATO summit is cut off
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, investors from most parts of the world have stopped coming to Russia, so the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has turned into a show of fake innovation.
Journal Article
Reimagining humanitarianism: relational accountability in locally-led responses
Journal article in Fennia
Journal Article
Filling the gap or taking the lead? Refugee led organisations in Uganda
Journal article in Fennia
Journal Article
Tracing housing aid modalities and solutions to protracted displacement: experiences among Sri Lanka’s northern Muslims
Journal article in Journal of Refugee Studies