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Book chapter in Volume 3: A Cultural History of War in the Renaissance

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 23 Apr 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio alongside U.S. President Donald Trump in April 2025. Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images.

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 compelled to admit that procrastination works fine until it ...

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 15 Apr 2025

Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg April 2025. Photo: kremlin.ru.

Decision Point for Putin is Set Too Close for His Comfort

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Steven Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s key negotiator, last Friday, in St. Petersburg, likely to buy himself more time before making any concessions. On Sunday, Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing 34 people including two children.Russia appears to hope that the ...

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2025

Decision point for Putin is set too close for his comfort

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 8 Apr 2025

Illustration: Anton Petrus via Getty Images.

Global Trade War Does Not Diminish Pressure on Russia to End Its War

Russia is not directly affected by the new U.S. trade tariffs. The effects on its economy are profound, while the political effects are open to interpretation.

PRIO Blogs

Monday, 7 Apr 2025

The Transatlantic Rift in the Global Disorder of Trumpism

We are currently experiencing a transitional phase between the world order established after 1945 and a new, yet undefined global order.

Recorded event

Monday, 7 Apr 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+02

From left: Muhammad Amir Rana; Safdar Hussain; Hazrat Bilal; Kaja Borchgrevink. Photo: PRIO / Nora Lervik

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Pakistan-China Relations in Uncertain Times: Conflict Dynamics and Security Implications

China and Pakistan enjoy long and strong bilateral relations. Ties have been strengthened with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through large-scale infrastructure, industrial and security cooperation and investments.

Journal article

2025

International Migration. International Migration Journal

The Rohingya dilemma: Exploring the challenges of local integration in Bangladesh

Journal article in International Migration

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 24 Apr 2025

Nuclear icebreaker in the Arctic. Photo: Sepp Friedhuber / Getty Images.

The Hype, Delusions and Risks of the Arctic Geopolitics

The surge of political attention to the Arctic may appear counter-intuitive to the experts overtaxed with assessing the consequences of the global trade war, perplexed by the deadlock of the Ukraine War, and frustrated by the deepening indifference to the Gaza war. No notable power shifts are indeed registered in ...

Popular article

2025

Putin weighs risks of US readiness to move on from stalled peace efforts in Ukraine

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Popular article

2025

The hype, delusions and risks of Arctic geopolitics

Global Trade Wars: All Against All — But Where is Africa?

The trade war, unilaterally launched by Donald Trump on April 1, 2025, will go down in global history as a hostile act against globalization and international rules — rules that were once defended by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States themselves. This act also marks one of ...

News

Tuesday, 8 Apr 2025

Strengthening European Security Research Through Inter-Institutional Collaboration

Researchers from PRIO, Masaryk University and the University of Helsinki gathered in Oslo for the CENTREPEACE Junior Scholar Symposium 3-4 April.

PRIO Blogs

Monday, 7 Apr 2025

Africa in the Global Disorder of Trumpism

Africa is not a homogeneous entity. Unlike the United States or China, it does not have a unified political power capable of defending a common interest.

Popular article

2025

Global trade war does not diminish pressure on Russia to end its war

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 3 Apr 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the polar camp at Alexandra Land Island, Franz Joseph Land in Acrtic Russia in 2017. Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images.

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.

Upcoming events

Event

Monday, 12 May 2025 09:00–10:15 UTC+02

Digital code and armored tank. . Photo: Anton Petrus / Getty Images

Online

What Limits Should Be Placed on the Use of AI in Warfare?

There has been a steep increase in the reliance on AI tools for warfighting.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 12 May 2025 09:00–10:15 UTC+02

Event

Monday, 12 May 2025 15:00–16:30 UTC+02

Humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza on 19 June 2024. . Photo: Getty Images

Online

From Shock to Strategic Thinking: What Now for the Aid Sector and a Leading Donor Like Norway?

This seminar will look at the future of humanitarian aid in the new global context, and Norway's role in the sector.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 12 May 2025 15:00–16:30 UTC+02

Event

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Laptop and books. Photo: Pablohart/Getty Images

The International Aid System in Shock: What Role for Research?

One day Roundtable – space for reflection – hosted at PRIO.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 13 May 2025

Event

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 09:00–10:30 UTC+02

Smart Communications leads 5G deployment in the Philippines, with the widest coverage and a 2017 partnership with Huawei to develop the local 5G ecosystem. Photo: PRIO / Nic Marsh

Online

Fractured Order, Rising Influence: Southeast Asia and China’s Digital Ambitions

Join us for an engaging discussion that connects the shifting world order with the digital revolution, exploring how Southeast Asia’s response to the Digital Silk Road could redefine the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 20 May 2025 09:00–10:30 UTC+02

Event

26–28 May 2025

Cyprus Conference: Contested Borderlands as Spaces of Negotiation and Adaptation

The PRIO Cyprus Centre, UCLan Cyprus and the Estonian Research Council are co-organizing a conference titled, 'Contested Borderlands as Spaces of Negotiation and Adaptation'.

Place: UCLan Cyprus

Time: 26–28 May 2025

Event

30 Jun 2025–4 Jul 2025

2025 Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East

The 2025 edition of the Barcelona Summer School will consist of a number of interactive courses on the politics and international relations of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, taught by international experts.

Place: Barcelona, Spain

Time: 30 Jun 2025–4 Jul 2025

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