Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026
Nobel Peace Prize 2026: PRIO Director’s list announced
Today PRIO's Director announced her list for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Popular Article
Moscow calculates benefits of the Gulf conflict, coming short
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Rights and duties in the Norwegian welfare state
How do we think about the balance of duties and rights in the welfare state: and specifically in the Norwegian welfare state?
Moscow calculates benefits of Gulf conflict, coming short
As the aerial conflict in the Persian Gulf moves into week three, assessments generally assume Russia is a key beneficiary.
Lebanon in the crossfire: Ten key points about the impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran
Lebanese resilience is being tested in a population worn down by conflict, once again caught in the crossfire of regional rivalries.
Thursday, 12 Mar 2026
Research shows Gaza death toll higher than reported
A new study published in The Lancet journal, co-authored by PRIO Research Professor Håvard Hegre, finds that the human cost of the conflict in the Gaza Strip was significantly higher than previously recorded by local health authorities.
Friday, 13 Mar 2026
Linking aid and migration policies is worse than misguided
PRIO-led research backs up warning to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Wellbeing of women goes hand in hand with wellbeing of nations
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.
Journal Article
Wildfire smoke increases assaults: evidence from Seattle
Journal article in Environmental Research Letters
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The wars of misconstrued opportunities and bad choices
Popular article in Global Panorama
Russia struggles to find a response to U.S.–Israel attack on Iran
The U.S.–Israeli airstrikes against Iran that began on February 28 shocked Moscow.
The wars of misconstrued opportunities and bad choices
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.
Trump’s attention-grabbing tactics
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.
Russia’s hope for trans-atlantic rift at MSC disappointed
Russia hopes to drive a wedge between the United States and Europe through hybrid attacks and nuclear brinkmanship to increase its chances of prevailing against Ukraine.
Journal Article
Urbanisation and the political demography of African cities
Journal article in World Development
Naming the moment without despair: Women mediators in a shifting global order
Women mediators are not guests in the future order – they are architects.
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'Energy truce' could be preamble to Ukraine peace deal
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
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Lamentations for the New START Treaty are immaterial
Popular article in Global Panorama
Venezuela: Bombs and sanctions – the humanitarian consequences
It is high time for the international and Norwegian media to focus on the humanitarian consequences of the U.S attack and sanctions on Venezuela, and on Machado’s shared responsibility for them.
‘Energy truce’ could be preamble to Ukraine peace deal
In the January 30 “energy truce” Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure until at least February 1.
Lamentations for the New START Treaty are immaterial
The sum total of shortcomings has not only made the New START Treaty irrelevant but also turned it into a false promise.
Journal Article
Depoliticizing rebels: Government use of civilian trials during armed conflict
Journal article in Conflict Management and Peace Science
Putin’s irrelevance at Davos Forum is irreversible
The agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland on January 19–23, is extensive. The absence of official Russian participants appears politically motivated.
The repercussions of the Syrian government offensive against the Kurds
Syria is balancing on a knife’s edge, and the question of how the country’s minorities are treated is a key piece of the puzzle.
Assad’s fall gave hope, but the future hangs by a thin thread
Just over a year has passed since Assad’s brutal dictatorship fell and millions of Syrians regained hope. But with faltering support for refugees and reconstruction, and fears of new conflicts, hope is wearing thin.
Conference Paper
Evolving Structures of Interagency Collaboration in Disaster Response: A Social Network Analysis of Cyclone Idai
Conference paper
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2025
PRIO receives new funding for a large-scale project on the human consequences of the war in Ukraine
PRIO has received new funding from the Swedish research foundation, Östersjöstiftelsen, for an interdisciplinary project involving scholars from Norway, Sweden and Ukraine, to study the human consequences of the war in Ukraine.
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Arms control Putin-style goes nowhere
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Where is civilian drone research going?
The future of civilian drones is not predetermined. It will emerge through dialogue among researchers, regulators, industry, security actors and civil society.
Thursday, 11 Dec 2025
PRIO contributes to Japan’s program on forming a new generation of researchers on gender equality
How can we amplify youth engagement and foster cross-border learning on gender equality to tackle tomorrow’s challenges on peace and security?