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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)

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?

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.

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.

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?

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Arms control Putin-style goes nowhere

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

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?

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.

Peace and good institutions save lives from floods

Why do some countries succeed in minimising the human toll of floods, while others face repeated catastrophes? The answer lies not only in meteorological or economic conditions, but also in political ones.

What are duties good for? Lessons from the pandemic

The concept of duty can be clarifying of social and political relations.

The UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza: Age of Consent or Recipe for Conflict?

On 17 November, the UN Security Council (UNSC) issued Resolution 2803, endorsing US President Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza. The resolution envisages a Board of Peace (BoP) to govern Gaza as an interim administration, as well as the establishment...

Aeropeace in airspace: from defensive measures to positive peace

Peace can no longer be imagined without a peaceful sky – without ‘Aeropeace’ – but what does that entail?

Friday, 21 Nov 2025


Journal of Peace Research stands out as gender-inclusive among major peace and conflict journals

A new analysis of authorship patterns in leading peace and conflict journals shows the Journal of Peace Research has made substantial gains in gender diversity over the past two decades, and now stands out as the most gender-inclusive outlet among...

Preparing for the wrong war? The need to broaden the focus beyond defence spending towards a comprehensive approach to peace and security

Europe is rearming. What are the likely consequences of this strategy?

Why we should stop talking about “fake news”

The term “fake news” has taken root in public discourse, and this does more harm than good.

María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize captures the spirit of our age

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a reminder that the future of democracy rests on those who dare to protest without violence.

Imagining War in the Neurotechnological Age

According to neuroscientist Rafael Yuste, founding member of NeuroRights Foundation, “We are entering a world, where technologies no longer simply threaten our bodies. They are directly affecting our minds”.

Security policy for globalized science

Research security is a new concept in research policy. Donald Trump introduced it in a National Security Presidential Memorandum in 2021. Other NATO countries soon followed up.

Israel is not a democracy

Can we continue to call Israel a democracy? The answer is no, and paradoxically enough, neither electoral defeat for Netanyahu nor a halt in the Gaza war will change this.

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.

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.

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.

Lawyers and the resilience of the liberal international order

In times of political crisis and attacks against the foundations of political liberalism, can we put our trust in lawyers and other legal occupations to fight for our freedoms, when they are under attack?

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H-Diplo Roundtable on Qureshi, Olof Palme, Sweden, and the Vietnam War

Book review in H-Diplo Roundtable

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Online speech and communal conflict: Evidence from India

Journal article in PNAS Nexus

Putin Weighs Risks of U.S. Readiness to Move on From Stalled Peace Efforts in Ukraine

The Kremlin has used delays and distractions to gain all the time and concessions available to it before seriously engaging in peace talks, or at least a genuine pause, in its war against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon be comp...

Monday, 6 Feb 2006 14:00–15:30 UTC+01


The Unequal Burden of War

The Effect of Armed Conflict on the Gender Gap in Life Expectancy

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