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We're seeing an incredibly dangerous development where ceasefires are changing character, as conflict parties accept high levels of violence within the label ‘ceasefire’.

AI does not map neatly onto a spectrum running from democratic vulnerability to authoritarian advantage.

It is a tradition in Norwegian peace diplomacy to say they are “only facilitators”, and theories on mediation are seen as of little relevance.

Each attempt at nuclear blackmail exposes the disarray in Russian elites and society.

While global attention is focused on the Iran conflict, the war between Pakistan and Afghanistan continues.

Russians are tired of the Kremlin’s deadlocked war against Ukraine. Neither the keenest Russia observers nor analysts inside the Kremlin, however, have an accurate measure of this tiredness.

Following the war in Gaza, killings of journalists and UN staff have become part of Israel's modus operandi. If we allow these actions to continue, we risk them becoming a model for others.

After 50 months of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, Russia is facing accumulating military, economic, and social problems.

In January 2026, the Republic of Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the EU Council. This marked Cyprus’ second presidency, and expectations were high, given the particularly ambitious presidency goals set by a small member state located at ...

The crucial question remains unanswered: What has actually been achieved politically?

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Donald Trump’s behaviour lies far outside the bounds of traditional political realism, making it challenging both to conduct and to interpret international politics and diplomacy in the era of Trump.

This year’s 32-hour-long Easter truce for Russia’s war against Ukraine did not lead to a lasting ceasefire nor a resumption in peace talks.

Lebanese resilience is being tested in a population worn down by conflict, once again caught in the crossfire of regional rivalries.

Talk of peace and war has been prevalent of late. In the last few weeks, President Trump’s Board of Peace met for the first time, tasked with securing peace amidst ongoing violence in Gaza.

In just over one week, the US, together with Israel, has struck over 3,000 targets in Iran and dropped thousands of bombs.

The U.S.–Israeli airstrikes against Iran that began on February 28 shocked Moscow.

Trump’s assertion of an “imminent threat” from Iran is no more convincing than President Vladimir Putin’s perennial claim that he had no other choice but to invade Ukraine.

In 2024, 676 million women lived in proximity to conflict, that is almost every 6th woman in the world — the highest number and proportion ever recorded.

Vladimir Putin may persist with his “military victory” war plan, but he also wants to keep the diplomatic attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who wants to bring the war against Ukraine to an end.

The EU is considering moving parts of asylum processing out of Europe, and several countries are pushing for third-country solutions.

With a keystroke, the Trump administration shifted the world’s attention onto something that didn’t happen. At the same time, the most serious abuses happened absent our attention.