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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.

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Aeropeace in airspace: from defensive measures to positive peace

Peace can no longer be imagined without a peaceful sky – without ‘Aeropeace’ – but what does that entail?

News

Friday, 21 Nov 2025

Visit to PRIO by the Swedish Gender Equality Agency . Photo: PRIO / Linn Åmot

Lessons across the Nordic region – visit to PRIO by the Swedish Gender Equality Agency

On October 29, PRIO Research Director Louise Olsson welcomed representatives from the Swedish Gender Equality Agency for an inspiring exchange of knowledge and experiences between Norway and Sweden.

Comment

Wednesday, 19 Nov 2025

The elite group that Putin needs to worry most about is the politicians, generals, and business leaders in their early 60s, such as Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Here together in the Kremlin in 2020. Photo: Kremlin Press Office

Putin’s elites could become proponents of peace

Generational and social divisions shape elite attitudes toward Moscow’s war, with mid-level security operatives enforcing loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin and younger privileged figures largely indifferent to patriotism but obedient to Putin.

Putin's elites could become proponents of peace

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Edited volume

2025

Handbook of Nordic Cooperation

Edited volume

News

Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

PRIO Deputy Director Haakon Gjerløw. Photo: Indigo Trigg-Hauger / PRIO

Haakon Gjerløw appointed new Deputy Director of PRIO

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Haakon Gjerløw as its new Deputy Director, effective 1 October.

Policy brief

2025

Youth bulges and political participation in sub-Saharan Africa: What will the future bring?

PRIO Policy Brief

Comment

Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025

Vladimir Putin at the joint press conference with Donald Trump after their meeting on war in Ukraine in Alaska in August 2025. Photo: Getty Images

Talks on peace deal for war against Ukraine can still rebound

The failed Russian plan to organize a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Budapest was so significant that any prospect of bringing the war against Ukraine to an end any time soon appeared to disappear.

News

Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025

Editors and some of the contributors to the 'Handbook of Nordic Cooperation' at the launch event in Copenhagen, Denmark. . Photo: PRIO

Handbook highlights Nordic cooperation as a model for global collaboration

The newly published Handbook of Nordic Cooperation was launched last week in Denmark at a seminar co-hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Copenhagen and Edward Elgar Publishing.

Comment

Friday, 21 Nov 2025

Fake news illustration. Photo: RichVintage via Getty Images

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.

News

Friday, 21 Nov 2025

Journal for 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 its peers.

News

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.

Book chapter

2025

The Nordic region and NATO: Security relations in change

Book chapter in Handbook of Nordic Cooperation

Comment

Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

European soldiers in 2025. Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Preparing for the Wrong War? The need to broaden the focus beyond defence spending towards a comprehensive approach to peace and security

Europe is rearming. What are the likely consequences of this strategy?

Multimedia

Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

Tone Sommerfelt 2025 video abstract cover. Illustration: Jørgen Carling

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Village ceremonies and rural-urban networks in West Africa

Tone Sommerfelt gives a two-minute summary of insights.

Policy brief

2025

The evolution of African National Youth Policies: Lessons and remaining gaps

PRIO Policy Brief

Upcoming events

Event

Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025 08:30–13:00 UTC+01

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Drones in European skies: Critical insights from research and practice

The geopolitical developments in Europe and in its vicinity have only elevated the centrality of drones in contemporary security thinking and practice.

Place: Kulturhuset, Youngs gate 6, Oslo

Time: 25 Nov 2025 08:30–13:00 UTC+01

Event

Monday, 1 Dec 2025 14:00–16:00 UTC+01

Boys with laptop in rural India. Photo: Umesh Negi / Getty Images

Online

Migrasjon som utvikling? Lokale erfaringer og muligheter for norsk bistand

Migrasjon er et sentralt tema i utviklingspolitikken, og sees ofte som et problem. Vi utfordrer dette perspektivet og spør: Hvordan kan migrasjon fungere som drivkraft for utvikling?

Place: Nedjma, Litteraturhuset i Oslo, Wergelandsveien 29

Time: 1 Dec 2025 14:00–16:00 UTC+01

Event

Sunday, 7 Dec 2025 18:00–20:15 UTC+01

En dag uten krig. Photo: Oslo Peace Days

Filmvisning: En dag uten krig

Julen 1914. Vi er noen få måneder inn i det som skal bli det største blodbadet i historien så langt. Velkommen til filmvisning med innledning av historikeren Eirik Brazier.

Place: Cinemateket, Dronningens gate 16, Oslo

Time: 7 Dec 2025 18:00–20:15 UTC+01

Event

Monday, 8 Dec 2025 08:30–09:30 UTC+01

Kristin Bergtora Sandvik & Jonas Bals. Photo: Oslo Peace Days / Shane David Colvin

Livepod: Vi må snakke om fred!

Alle snakker om krig. Europa er midt i en militær opprustning. Er det naivt å snakke om fred nå? Eller kanskje nødvendig? Bli med på en viktig samtale i vår tid.

Place: Domus Bibliotheca, UiO, Karl Johans gate 47

Time: 8 Dec 2025 08:30–09:30 UTC+01

Event

Monday, 8 Dec 2025 11:30–12:30 UTC+01

Ayesha Wolasmal, Sunniva Engh & Nina Græger. Photo: Oslo Peace Days

Livepod: Fredsnasjonen Norge i endring

Norge – fredsdiplomat og militær støttespiller – står overfor nye utfordringer i en urolig tid. Er det fortsatt mulig å redde verden gjennom idealistisk fredsdiplomati?

Place: Deichman Bjørvika, Anne-Cath Vestlys Plass 1, 0150 Oslo

Time: 8 Dec 2025 11:30–12:30 UTC+01

Event

Monday, 8 Dec 2025 17:00–19:30 UTC+01

Mr Nobody Against Putin. Photo: Pavel Talanik

Film Seminar: Mr Nobody Against Putin

Join us for a powerful screening on teachers and students navigating war’s shadow in the classroom.

Place: Cinemateket, Dronningens gate 16, Oslo

Time: 8 Dec 2025 17:00–19:30 UTC+01

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