National Security and Defense Research: The Imperative of Academic Freedom and Open Debate
What kind of peace and security is to be established, nourished and preserved through the collaborative efforts to support and develop the Norwegian military?
Crisis and deglobalization: Contributions of research and the role of researchers
Humanitarian aid, development cooperation, migration governance and multilateralism have long been declared to be ‘in crisis’, but are currently experiencing unprecedented systemic shocks.
Defense Procurement and Democratic Debate: From Depoliticization to Repoliticization
Public deliberation on defense procurement could have focused on regulations, reform, or corruption. It has not.
Journal Article
Coding as analytical process: From profound to productive uncertainty
Journal article in Area
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 ...
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 ...
How Colombia’s Disarmament Process Transformed Weapons Into Symbols of Peace
In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP’s weapons had to be collected, a process known as disarmament. By 2017, UN observers had received and remov...
Popular Article
How Colombia’s disarmament process transformed weapons into symbols of peace
Popular article in The Conversation
Authorship and Involuntary Attribution: How and Why Should We Contest AI Manipulation?
Technology is radically changing the work and role of scholars and the function of academic publishing. Fake and fabricated content (data, facts, arguments, claims, conclusions) undermines the foundations of knowledge in a democratic society. Faki...
Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and ...
Can We Award a Prize for Peace in a World Full of War?
On Friday 11 October, we will find out the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement will take place against the background of full-scale wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as a record number of other conflicts around the...
Journal Article
Toward a Thomistic Theory of Attention
Journal article in The Thomist
Russian Intrigues in Middle East Surge
On July 24, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was summoned to Moscow for a secret meeting in the Kremlin with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the US Congress....
Moscow Seeks to Drive ‘Peace’ Wedge into Trans-Atlantic Unity
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not demonstrated any discernible change over the last few weeks in his maximalist stance on how to end his war in Ukraine. Nevertheless, many other governments and organizations continue to propose ideas and in...
Policy Brief
Getting to Completion: Funding Mine and Cluster Munition Clearance in Lebanon, Mauritania and Zimbabwe
PRIO Policy Brief
7–8 Dec 2007
Mimicry in Civil War
Workshop with Diego Gambetta
Thursday, 11 Jun 2009 10:00–12:00 UTC+02
A Peace Opportunity Missed? Is the World getting Less Peaceful Again?
PRIO Anniversary Seminar
3–6 May 2010
PhD course on Qualitative Methods and the Study of Civil War
A CSCW/PRIO-NTNU collaboration
2–5 May 2011
PhD course on Qualitative Methods and the Study of Civil War
This course is about the application of qualitative methods to the study of civil war.
Friday, 20 May 2011 13:00–15:00 UTC+02
Succession Politics and the Future of the North Korean Nuclear Quagmire
Seminar with Chung-in-Moon
7–10 May 2012
Qualitative Methods and the Study of Civil War - a PhD course
POL8514 - 10 credits
13–14 Dec 2011
Moralities of Migration
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Critical Approaches to Humanitarian Technology: Accountability, Decision-Making and New Actors
Day 1: Academic Seminar
23–24 Sep 2013
The Geopolitics of the Arctic
Conference on Commerce, Governance and Policy
Thursday, 4 Dec 2014 12:00–13:15 UTC+01
The Conflict Horizon to 2030 and Beyond in a Nutshell
Lunch seminar with Dan Smith in cooperation with the PRIO Conflict Trends Project
Friday, 7 Sep 2018 18:00–20:00 UTC+02
Game of Thrones and Reality
A Cross-Disciplinary Start of the Term
10–11 Dec 2018
Data, Security, Values: Vocations and Visions of Data Analysis
Annual Conference of the Nordic Centre for Security Technology and Societal Values (NordSTEVA)
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...