Thursday, 4 Sep 2025
PRIO secures prestigious ERC grant to study how rituals shape the social reintegration of former combatants
PRIO is immensely proud to announce that it has been awarded another highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) grant for the groundbreaking project titled Com2Civ: Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation.
The starvation of Gaza is a deliberate policy
In recent days, Israel has commenced new attacks on Gaza, with humanitarian aid playing a key role in its forced expulsion of Palestinians.
Carving out space for peace – in space
Fifty years ago, two spacecraft met in space as part of a unique mission: After nearly two decades of intense space rivalry, the Soviet Union and the USA joined forces. We have much to learn from that landmark event today.
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.
Thursday, 21 Aug 2025
PRIO migration project selected as 'success story'
The project Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy (QuantMig) is featured by the European Commission as a success story of impactful research.
Journal Article
Conflict exposure and democratic values: Evidence from wartime Ukraine
Journal article in Journal of Peace Research
Wednesday, 13 Aug 2025
PRIO project wins security innovation award 2025
This summer, the EU-funded project Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER+) was awarded the Security Innovation Award 2025 for Best Open Source Innovation.
Conference Paper
From Sirens to Smartphones: Expanding Emergency Communication in Norway: A case study of the implementation of Emergency Alert on mobile in Norway
Conference paper
Journal Article
How Does Public Opinion Respond to Government Injustices Against Historically Discriminated Minorities? Evidence from Norway
Journal article in British Journal of Political Science
Tuesday, 5 Aug 2025
Survey shows rise in war fears among Norwegians
Anxiety among Norwegians about the state of global peace and security continues to grow, according to a new survey released by PRIO.
Journal Article
How Economic Inequalities Shape International Migration Aspirations: A Multilevel Analysis of Perceptions and Context
Journal article in Population, Space and Place
Popular Article
Russian summer of doubt and foreboding drags on
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Popular Article
Putin tries to build himself a position of strength
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
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.
Popular Article
Multipolarity matures, but not according to Putin's plan
Popular article in Panorama UIK
Multipolarity matures, but not according to Putin’s plan
The intensity of turbulence on the global arena has reached such high levels that the 2025 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on 6–7 July attracted far less attention than expected.
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...
Journal Article
Urbanisation, democracy, and political regime transformations
Journal article in Political Geography
Policy Brief
Institutional trust and perceptions of crime in Ukraine: The gender dimension
GPS Policy Brief
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...
Реінтеграція 5 мільйонів ветеранів може стати наступним великим випробуванням для України: Результати недавнього опитування в Україні
На тлі дипломатичної невизначеності щодо мирних угод українські воїни продовжують боронити свою країну на передовій. Як тільки бойові дії закінчяться, ці жінки і чоловіки, ймовірно, зіткнуться з новою битвою - поверненням до мирного життя.
Wednesday, 25 Jun 2025
Øyvind Østerud (1944–2025) in Memoriam
We are saddened by the passing of Øyvind Østerud (1944–2025), a towering figure in Norwegian political science.
How do women ambassadors reshape diplomacy at the UN Security Council?
On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, 24 June.
Preventive war is wrong: Why recent attacks on Iran fail an important moral test
Can there be just cause for purely preventive military action – action that aims to impede or destroy an adversary’s capacity to wreck future harm?
Commemorating the 25 June 2022 terror attack against Oslo Pride: a chronology
As a political event the June 25 attack is remembered both in the context of domestic terror attacks and in the context of terror attacks against queer communities globally.
Moscow ponders reconfigured Middle East, finding few openings
The cessation of hostilities in the Gulf on 25 June was as surprising for Moscow as Israel’s strike on Iran on 13 June. Russia’s attempts to assess the consequences of the surge of the air war have to take into account apparent analytical miscalcu...
Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025
PRIO partners in major European Research Council project on the conduct of war
PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative.
Thursday, 19 Jun 2025
PhD course on Conflict Trends
As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO hosted a PhD-level course Conflict Trends, 3-5 June. Siri Aas Rustad led the course.
Book Chapter
Christian Minorities, Internal Migration, and Inter-religious Relations in Youhanabad, Pakistan
Book chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Contemporary Migration
Journal Article
Costly Concessions: Insights From 78 Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Provisions in Peace Agreements
Journal article in Global Policy