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Oslo Peace Days 2025 5–12 Dec 2025

From 5 to 12 December 2025, we invite the people of Oslo and beyond to discuss and learn more about peace, freedom, democracy and human rights.

Oslo Peace Days 2025

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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?

Comment

Tuesday, 9 Dec 2025

Peace negotiations. Photo: Ruma Aktar / Stock photo / Getty Images

Quality of mediation is a major issue in the Ukraine peace process

The ongoing talks between the US, Russian and Ukrainian teams of negotiators may yet produce a “peace deal” – so desired by President Donald Trump – by the end of the tumultuous year 2025, or at least before the disastrous war comes to the four-year mark.

Comment

Monday, 8 Dec 2025

Gaza City, November 2025. Photo: Getty Images

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 of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) mandated to ensure stability, demilitarization and the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups.

Comment

Thursday, 4 Dec 2025

Soldiers guide members of the public at a rapid vaccination centre in June 2021 in Bolton, England. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

What are duties good for? Lessons from the pandemic

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

News

Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025

Extended Application deadline: Two new postdoctoral positions at PRIO

The deadline for the two postdoctoral positions has been extended to 26 January 2026. The positions, in social psychology and anthropology, are part of the ERC-funded project Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation (Com2Civ), led by Júlia Palik.

Book review

2025

Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom

Book review in JPR Book Notes

Press release

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.

News

Monday, 8 Dec 2025

PRIO researchers Stine Bergersen and Jørgen Jensehaugen. Photo: PRIO

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.

Russia is absolved but diminished

Popular article in Brookings Commentary Breaking down Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy

Journal article

2025

Do Youth Bulges Affect Voting and Protesting? An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

Journal article in Political Studies

News

Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025

Tobias Langås Handeland successfully defended his MA thesis

Tobias successfully defended his Master's thesis yesterday, 2nd December, at the University of Oslo, titled "Challenging Presidential Overstay: Unravelling the Popular Resistance Against Incumbents After Term Limit Evasion Attempts" Congratulations Tobias!

News

Wednesday, 10 Dec 2025

Julie Holmelid successfully defended her MA thesis

Julie successfully defended her Master's thesis yesterday, 9th December, at the University of Oslo, titled "Norway in Sudan: A strategic way to get status and influence? A case study of Norway’s engagement in the Sudanese Peace Process"

News

Monday, 8 Dec 2025

Monique Bennett portrait. Photo: PRIO/ Ingrid Folven

Monique Bennett successfully defended her PhD thesis

Quality of mediation is a major issue in the Ukrainian peace process

The Middle East Paradoxon: Can a new regional order emerge after disruption?

FES briefing

Book review

2025

Controlling Territory, Controlling Voters. The Electoral Geography of African Campaign Violence

Book review in JPR Book Notes

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