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PRIO Annual Peace Address Tuesday, 12 November 2024

This year's Peace Address presents a unique opportunity to hear from Professor Erica Chenoweth - one of today’s foremost thinkers - on the role of civil society in shaping the global democratic landscape.

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Putin and Kim Look for Opportunities Amid US Elections Turmoil

The US presidential election, which has been dominating the global news, will come to its natural culmination on November 5, even if the outcome remains uncertain for many more days. Even in Russia, where war and inflation are major concerns, official sources report that more than 60 percent of adults ...

Monograph

2024

Sarajevos roser: krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv

Monograph

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 31 Oct 2024

473 million Children Live in Conflict Zones

The world is suffering from escalating levels of conflict. The Civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the bombing of Gaza have all significantly contributed to dramatic increase in battle deaths in recent years. Moreover, 2023 witnessed the highest number of state-based conflicts – 59 ...

PRIO Paper

2024

Middle Classes, Moving and Staying in Karachi

PRIO Paper

The BRICS format makes sense, but only that much

Putin’s Much Ado About the BRICS Summit

The BRICS summit on October 22–24, held in Kazan, Russia, was met with great fanfare in Russian propaganda, which hailed it for its “epochal” significance. The BRICS summit, held in Kazan, was met with great fanfare in Russian propaganda. Propagandists hailed it for its “epochal” significance. Moscow commentators promoted the ...

Book chapter

2024

Ansar Allah (Houthi Rebels)

Book chapter in Handbook of Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: A Global Survey of Threats, Tactics, and Characteristics

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 23 Oct 2024

BRICS summit 2024 in Kazan, Russia. Stanislav Krasilnikov /Photohost Ag/Anadolu via Getty Images

No Shortcut to Hard Road to Peace in Ukraine

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 33rd month, no drastic changes are expected on the battlefield. Ukraine has intensified its behind-the-scenes multilateral political maneuvering, as evidenced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s promotion of his own victory plan, despite little change on the battlefield. Zelenskyy’s proposal emphasizes that only ...

News

Friday, 1 Nov 2024

Inger Skjelsbæk nominated for Brageprisen 2024

PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk has been nominated for the prestigious Norwegian book award ‘Brageprisen 2024’ for her non-fiction book Sarajevos roser. Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv [Sarajevo Rose: The war in Bosnia and its aftermath].

Policy brief

2024

Digital Transformations, Inclusion and Confidentiality in Peace Mediation

PRIO Policy Brief

PRIO Paper

2024

Middle Classes, Moving and Staying in Mumbai

PRIO Paper

News

Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

PRIO AI Days Unites Experts to Shape Technology's Role in Global Peace

For a second year, PRIO AI Days took place earlier this month to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in global peace and security.

Policy brief

2024

Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2023

Conflict Trends

Putin's much ado about the BRICS summit

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Book chapter

2024

Handbook of research methods in migration. Elgar

Implementing collaborative qualitative data collection

Book chapter in Handbook of Research Methods in Migration

PRIO Blogs

Monday, 21 Oct 2024

The brief ‘revitalization’ of the ICC due to its swift reaction to Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of [Ukrain](https://academic.oup.com/jicj/article/20/4/893/6827886)2022: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) visiting Kyiv Region, Ukraine. Photo: Pavlo\_Bagmut/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images. Photo: Pavlo_Bagmut/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Civil Society Participation in International Criminal Justice

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is in trouble. To commentators and observers of the Court, one crisis seems to lead on to the next, so that the field of international criminal justice has been described as being in ‘perpetual crisis’. Following a brief ‘revitalization’ of the Court due to its ...

Upcoming events

Event

Monday, 11 Nov 2024 10:00–11:30 UTC+01

Traditional ger in Mongolia. Photo: Kriangkrai Thitimakorn

Governing the Grasslands of China and Mongolia: Sociotechnical solutions

This seminar will discuss the transformation in Chinese and Mongolian governance of grassland communities.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 11 Nov 2024 10:00–11:30 UTC+01

Event

Tuesday, 12 Nov 2024 16:00–18:00 UTC+01

Erica Chenoweth. . Photo: Martha Stewart

PRIO Annual Peace Address 2024: The Electoral Year – Can Civil Society Save Global Democracy?

PRIO's Annual Peace Address, this year given by Harvard Kennedy School Professor Erica Chenoweth.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 12 Nov 2024 16:00–18:00 UTC+01

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