Journal Article
Participants in peace-keeping forces
Journal article in Cooperation and Conflict
China isn’t winning the digital order – yet
In Southeast Asia, Beijing is building the digital infrastructure, but not (yet) writing the rules.
Putin’s Eastern voyage highlights Russia’s setbacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has lately visited at least seven cities in Russia’s Siberian and Far Eastern regions.
Escalation and the size of wars
The war in Ukraine underscores the severe human impact and economic consequences of large wars, but there has been remarkably little attention to why wars differ so much in severity in the first place.
PRIO Paper
A structural theory of imperialism – Ten years later
PRIO Paper
Is Europe up to Putin’s challenge – and vice versa?
For Europe, the challenge may no longer be only to deter Russia, but also to overcome the internal divisions that Russia seeks to exploit.
Monday, 17 Aug 2026
Record 756 million women now live in the shadow of armed conflict
Almost one in five women globally were living within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict event in 2025, according to a new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).
Is US patience with Israel running out?
Israel’s military campaigns in the Middle East depend on support from the United States. But how long will that support last?
Yes, we must create jobs, but not to prevent migration
An objective of curbing migration pressure is a poor guide for development policy.
Monday, 10 Aug 2026
Norwegians see Israel, Russia, the US and Iran as most likely to drag the world into another major war
Norwegians see Israel, Russia, the United States and Iran as the countries most likely to contribute to a future war involving one or more great powers, according to the Annual PRIO Survey on Norwegian Perceptions of War and Peace.
Echoes of Partition: Migration, borders and shared humanity
Mid-August marks the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, but also the mass migration and violence that followed in the wake of Partition.
Policy Brief
Women exposed to armed conflict, 1990–2025
GPS Policy Brief
The Ukraine War takes new turns in the Black Sea theatre
Wars of attrition are supposed to be static and predictable, but the Ukraine War definitely departs from this pattern. Its transformation is constant, and during this summer, new surprises have come, delivered primarily by Ukraine, which puts prio...
How to make sense of the new world disorder
With two ongoing regional wars, a crumbling humanitarian architecture and a number of smaller, often ignored, crises, it is tempting to pronounce an end to the liberal international order as we have known it since the end of the Cold War. But is t...
Only Moscow lacks new ideas for ending war against Ukraine
The July 23 meeting in Manila between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lasted only 35 minutes and produced no new momentum, according to the Kremlin (The Moscow Times, July 23).
Seeing 22 July through transitional justice: what have we learned?
The new book After 22 July: Transitional Justice and Terror focuses on forms of accountability, reconciliation, and remembrance that have emerged in the years since the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway. Bringing together perspectives from multiple...
Ukraine ramps up drone strikes in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea
Since early July, Ukraine has expanded its middle- and long-range aerial and naval drone strikes from isolating the Crimean Peninsula to also disrupting Russia’s maritime traffic in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
Tuesday, 30 Jun 2026
New special issue on Johan Galtung’s intellectual legacy
PRIO is proud to announce the publication of a special issue of Journal of Global Security Studies, guest-edited by Nils Petter Gleditsch and Gerald Schneider.
Thursday, 2 Jul 2026
Satellites for Peace: An idea whose time has come
The idea that satellites can help build peace is no longer a distant vision. In July, PRIO convened leading voices from the humanitarian, diplomatic, scientific and space communities for the conference "Satellites for Peace: An idea whose time has...
Ukraine’s expanding strike campaign undercuts Putin’s claims of steady progress
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a reputation for lashing out when cornered. According to some analysts, Putin’s pattern of responding to setbacks with escalation has made many Western leaders hesitant to supply heavy-impact weapon systems to ...
Putin intensifies missile attacks against Kyiv ahead of NATO summit
The Kremlin paired the July attacks with exaggerated battlefield claims and messaging aimed at the July NATO summit.
Journal Article
Etter Assad-regimets fall: Hva skjer med flyktningene?
Journal article in Internasjonal Politikk
Journal Article
Autoritær konflikthåndtering: Astana-prosessens arv i et post-Assad-Syria?
Journal article in Internasjonal Politikk
Popular Article
The Missing Resistance in China’s AI Debate
Popular article in Lawfare
Popular Article
Ukrainian strikes expose Russia's weakness amid growing pressure for compromise
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Shadow of Anchorage no-deal looms over Ukraine peace no-talks
The long-deadlocked Ukraine war has from the start of 2026 changed quite drastically in the tactical, strategic and geopolitical dimensions, but has remained immobile on the diplomatic track.
Thursday, 18 Jun 2026
World Refugee Day: Funding gaps and policy questions
As World Refugee Day 2026 is being marked, it is worth pointing to the strong foundations that exist based on research, which can inform policy at a time when humanitarian needs are pressing, while border control practices lead to migrant deaths.
Book Chapter
Overgangsrettferdighet etter 22. juli
Book chapter in After 22 July. Transitional justice and terror
Journal Article
Continuities in the work of Johan Galtung
Journal article in Journal of Global Security Studies
Policy Brief
Underfunding Syrian refugees in Lebanon & Turkey after Assad’s fall
MidEast Policy Brief