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.
Journal Article
A New Digital Divide? Coder Worldviews, the “Slop Economy,” and Democracy in the Age of AI
Journal article in Information, Communication and Society
Journal Article
Depoliticizing rebels: Government use of civilian trials during armed conflict
Journal article in Conflict Management and Peace Science
Putin stalling ninety percent complete peace deal
The recent surge in diplomatic activity intended to draft an agreement to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine has yielded U.S. and Ukrainian assertions that the deal is 90 percent ready.
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.
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.
Monday, 5 Jan 2026
PRIO secures new funding for research on conflict, gender, security and human resilience
PRIO has recently secured several external research grants, highlighting strong confidence in the Institute’s research and its relevance to pressing global challenges.
Journal Article
Keyboard Warriors and Peace-makers: Social Media Discourse and the Framing of Conflict in Manipur, Northeast India
Journal article in Conflict and Society
Policy Brief
The Cyprus Agenda: How Cyprus can shape the EU climate, energy and resilience agenda during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Ja...
PRIO Cyprus Centre Policy Brief
Policy Brief
How can development assistance help prevent conflict?
Conflict Trends
PRIO Paper
Can development assistance prevent conflict?
PRIO Paper
Journal Article
Doomed to fail? The US and the Afghan State-building Project, 2001–2021
Journal article in Conflict, Security & Development
Journal Article
Comfortable Immobility and the Role of Staying in the Upward Social Mobility of Families in Asian Cities
Journal article in International Migration Review
PRIO Paper
Governance and female higher education in Afghanistan
PRIO Paper
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2025
AI model warns of deadliest conflict zones in 2026
Ukraine, Palestine/Israel, Sudan, Pakistan and Nigeria are projected to see the highest battle-related death tolls in 2026, according to a world-leading AI-driven conflict forecasting system.
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?
Thursday, 18 Dec 2025
Sharing research results in Cape Verde and The Gambia
Research with theoretical objectives can also yielded new insights of relevance to policy and public debate in the communities where the research was carried out.
Thursday, 18 Dec 2025
Top 5 most-read PRIO policy briefs in 2025
The most-read PRIO policy briefs of 2025 covered key global conflict issues including Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, women’s exposure to violence, ethical challenges in peace processes and resource stress in fragile regions.
Journal Article
War economy vs European Silicon Valley? The EU's competing sociotechnical imaginaries of defence innovation and industry
Journal article in Contemporary Security Policy
Report – Other
Documenting for justice: Physicians for Human Rights’ evidence-based and survivor-centred model for accountability for conflict-related sexual vi...
The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice
Report – Other
Counting and documenting conflict-related sexual violence: Data and methods
The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice
Popular Article
Sanctions are squeezing Russia's recruitment model
Popular article in Brookings Commentary Can sanctions change the course of conflict?
Popular Article
Introduction: Reassurance and the East Asian Peace
Popular article in Global Asia
Commanding change: What can we learn from the Swedish Armed Forces’ leadership program on gender equality?
What can we learn from senior military leaders on how to create sustainable organizational capacity building and improved recruitment and retention of personnel by better considering gender equality?
The UN’s International Women’s Year generated enthusiasm for women’s peace work
At a time when both feminism and the peace movement are facing significant challenges, we can learn from how earlier generations of women and peace activists overcame challenges, generated enthusiasm, and collaborated with each other.
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.
Monday, 8 Dec 2025
New Middle East and Nordic security projects secure external funding
PRIO is pleased to announce that two new research projects have secured external funding, strengthening the Institute’s work on protracted displacement in the Middle East and on Nordic security cooperation.
Book Review
Memory and New Ways of Knowing: Narratives of the Armed Conflict in Colombia
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book Review
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book Review
World Builders. Technology and the New Geopolitics
Book review in JPR Book Notes