Wednesday, 3 Jun 2026
PRIO convenes global meeting on the future of development finance
PRIO Research Professor Simon Reid-Henry convened a high-level ministerial meeting of the Coalition of Governments on Global Public Investment, an initiative he launched with partners at the United Nations Financing for Development IV Conference i...
Wednesday, 3 Jun 2026
Successful workshop on arts-based practices in local peace
The workshop was hosted by the Post-Conflict Research Centre in Sarajevo, bringing together 16 researchers and practitioners from across Europe.
PRIO Paper
As local as possible, as international as necessary? Knowledge review on locally-led humanitarian responses in Ukraine
PRIO Paper
Journal Article
Navigating superdiversity in Catholic and Muslim religious education in Norway
Journal article in British Journal of Religious Education
A challenging Presidency of a Union strained by a war-challenged member state
In January 2026, the Republic of Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the EU Council. This marked Cyprus’ second presidency, and expectations were high, given the particularly ambitious presidency goals set by a small member state located at ...
Thursday, 23 Apr 2026
Seminar on rethinking aid and lessons from refugee-led responses
A seminar on localization efforts and refugee-led assistance was held on 23 April at Vega Scene.
Journal Article
Climate futures require politics
Journal article in Nature Communications
Attacks on education cause lifelong harm
The recent bombing of a girls’ school in Iran, killing at least 165 schoolgirls, is a stark reminder of how brutally war affects children.
It’s time for academics to take community action on AI
The situation is critical – Academic publishing urgently needs life support.
Political realism in the era of Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s behaviour lies far outside the bounds of traditional political realism, making it challenging both to conduct and to interpret international politics and diplomacy in the era of Trump.
Conference Paper
Kidnap the researchers! The ‘Proposal Bootcamp’ method
Conference paper
Journal Article
Patterns of marine resource conflicts across Africa highlight need for fair access and benefit sharing for a blue economy
Journal article in One Earth
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.
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
Urbanisation and the political demography of African cities
Journal article in World Development
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.
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
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.
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.
What are duties good for? Lessons from the pandemic
The concept of duty can be clarifying of social and political relations.
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?
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025
Youth power and Women, Peace and Security in a new geopolitical and technical era
Why is Women, Peace and Security (WPS) important for youth? New generations will be responsible for safeguarding past achievements and advancing the goals of the WPS agenda into new areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security.
Friday, 28 Nov 2025
Successful kick-off workshop on locally-led response to protracted displacement
Kick-off workshop for EXPAND
Book Review
Memory and New Ways of Knowing: Narratives of the Armed Conflict in Colombia
Book review in JPR Book Notes
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.
Tuesday, 18 Nov 2025
PRIO Welcomes Science Journalist for ERC-Funded FRONTIERS Residency
FRONTIERS, an ERC-funded science journalism initiative, enables journalists to spend time at a research institution and pursue projects on topics of their choice.
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...
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.