Putin holds firm to war course, conjuring mirage of victory
The fever of diplomatic battles around Russia’s war against Ukraine in the first three weeks of May has broken, leaving few meaningful results.
Popular Article
Putin's warpath goes through Arctic
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Putin’s Warpath Goes Through Arctic
Russia’s war against Ukraine is stuck in a rigid deadlock. The prospect of agreeing on a ceasefire, which had appeared within reach a couple of weeks ago, has, however, become distant and blurred.
Monday, 24 Feb 2025
Afghan Women’s Struggle for Healthcare: PRIO Highlights Key Barriers and the Role of International Support
After the Taliban’s return, Afghan women face severe restrictions but remain vital in society, especially in the healthcare sector. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, experts discuss concrete steps to support women’s rights and healthcare access.
Contesting the AI-Cybersecurity Nexus: Lessons Learned from the United Kingdom
In an age where so-called artificial intelligence (AI) seems to revolutionise every corner of our lives, it’s no surprise that its intersection with cybersecurity has become a major focus for governments worldwide. Where cybersecurity and AI were ...
Wednesday, 22 Jan 2025
New Study Reveals Human Impact of UNRWA Ban: Lifelines to Millions at Risk
New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.
Moscow Sticks to Peace Denials Despite War Exhaustion
The Russian offensive in Donbas has slowed in the last few weeks to a crawl, and in the Kursk oblast, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to expel the Ukrainian forces remains unfulfilled. This deadlock, in which both sides suffer heavy casua...
Book Review
War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Monday, 25 Nov 2024
Armed Conflict’s Hidden Costs: A Multidisciplinary Look at War's Impact on Human Development
A new comprehensive review reveals that the detrimental effects of armed conflict extend far beyond the battlefield, with war reverberating through every aspect of human development.
Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and ...
Journal Article
Fifty Shades of Deprivation: Disaggregating Types of Economic Disadvantage in Studies of Terrorism
Journal article in International Studies Review
Policy Brief
The Politics of Subsea Cables in Indonesia: Navigating Great Power Competition
PRIO Policy Brief
Thursday, 13 December 2007
SORISK kick-off seminar
The Security Programme kicks off the SORISK project, a cooperation between PRIO and the University of Stavanger.
14–15 May 2004
Negotiations - Opening Workshop for the Civil Peace Working Group
19–20 Jun 2006
Post-Conflict Transitions: Political Institutions, Development And a Domestic Civil Peace (PIDDCP)
This second workshop on the topic is organized jointly by the CSCW, the World Bank and the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Oxford University.
28–29 Mar 2011
Ethics at the Border: The European Internal/External Security Continuum.
Final Conference for the INEX project
Friday, 20 Jun 2014 10:00–11:00 UTC+02
Justice Past, Justice Present, Justice Future: Three Messages to the European Council
SOURCE Keynote address by Vice-President of the European Commission Viviane Reding
Thursday, 18 Jun 2015 08:45–10:00 UTC+02
International Mediation as the Management of Complexity
If we are interested in improving the quality and efficacy of international mediation in civil wars, whether through research, training, policy guidelines or organisational innovation, it is vital that we have a good grasp of the essence of the e...
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016 10:00–12:00 UTC+02
Transparency and Corruption in the Defence and Security Sector
Implications for conflict, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Arms Trade Treaty
Wednesday, 24 Aug 2016 11:00–12:30 UTC+02
India's Nuclear Policy: Continuity and Changes - PRIO Seminar with Rajiv Nayan
Presenter: Dr. Rajiv Nayan, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi
Wednesday, 7 Sep 2016 13:00–14:00 UTC+02
Regional Security in South Asia: Global Prospects and Challenges
Seminar with Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Foreign Affairs
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017 09:00–10:30 UTC+01
Donald Trump: A Cautionary Tale of Leadership and the Threat to Democracy
First seminar in the PSYOPS series: The Psychology of Political Struggle
Tuesday, 14 Mar 2017 12:00–14:00 UTC+01
Building a Legal Sociology of the Humanitarian Field
Humanitarian Studies Colloquium
Friday, 22 Sep 2017 08:30–11:00 UTC+02
Making Sense of Sexual War Violence
How can sexual violence in war be studied from a political-psychological perspective? What do perpetrators present as the causal factors for their crimes? How, according to them, could the crime take place? Together with the Department of Psycholo...
Monday, 15 Jun 2020 11:00–12:30 UTC+02
Global Peace and COVID-19
IEP & Peace and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) are pleased to invite you to this webinar on Global Peace and COVID-19.
Friday, 11 Dec 2020 14:00–15:00 UTC+01
Translating migration theory into empirical propositions
How do we take the step from a diverse landscape of migration theory to doing empirical research? In this webinar the authors of a recent paper address this question.
Thursday, 9 Dec 2021 08:30–10:00 UTC+01
Masculinity and Militarism - Moving Beyond Stereotypes
Digital Seminar
Friday, 4 Feb 2022 15:00–16:30 UTC+01
One Year On: Norway and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the UN Security Council
January 2022 marks the halfway point in Norway’s two-year membership in the UN Security Council.
6–7 Dec 2022
Prediction with Uncertainty Workshop
On 6-7 December, VIEWS Director Håvard Hegre co-led a workshop for the Stability and Change project on “Prediction with Uncertainty.
Monday, 9 Jan 2023 10:00–12:00 UTC+01
PRIO and Doha Institute for Graduate Studies: Round Table on Islamic Social Finance for Sustainable Development