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Israel Has Escalated Its Shadow War Against UNRWA. What Happens Now?

On 4 November, the Israeli Foreign Ministry cancelled the agreement the country signed with UNRWA in 1967. A week earlier, the Knesset had passed legislation banning UNRWA from operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Why is Israel doing this, and what could the consequences be? UNRWA a free ...

News

Monday, 18 Nov 2024

Erica Chenoweth. Photo: Erlend Dalhaug Daae

How Civil Society Can Counter Global Authoritarianism – Insights from the PRIO Annual Peace Address

PRIO hosted the 15th Annual Peace Address on 12 November, focusing on a pressing global concern: the state of democracy and the vital role of civil society in its preservation and renewal.

Israel har trappet opp sin skyggekrig mot Unrwa. Hva skjer nå?

PhD level course on Culture, Conflict and Politics

As part of the Norhed project, Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO held the PhD level course Culture, Conflict and Politics: Introduction to interpretive theory and methodology, 29-31 October.

Journal article

2024

Education desires and conflict impacts in refugees’ decisions to leave

Journal article in Migration Studies

PRIO Paper

2024

Framing Humanitarian AI Conversations. PRIO

Framing Humanitarian AI Conversations: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Ethics?

PRIO Paper

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 5 Nov 2024

Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Vladimir Putin is in North Korea for a two-day diplomatic visit. Contributor/Getty Images

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 ...

Når forskerstemmen blir trukket i tvil

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].

Podcast episode

Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, takes the stage for his last rally of the election year at Van Andel Arena on November 05, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania before arriving for his last rally minutes after midnight in Michigan. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Will Trump 2.0 Break US Democracy?

What Donald Trump's win means for US Democracy

Journal article

2024

Fostering togetherness in superdiverse Catholic parishes

Journal article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 14 Nov 2024

Perplexed Vladimir Putin Reckons With Outcome of US Elections

The Kremlin had confidently expected confusion and turmoil following the US presidential election. Instead, a definite outcome and the commitment to a smooth transition of power are set to shape the US political environment for the next couple of months. The significant majority of Russians preferred Donald Trump as the ...

Recorded event

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

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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.

News

Friday, 8 Nov 2024

Juliane Stötter portrait. Photo: PRIO / Julie Marie Hansen

Gløbius Award for 2024 goes to Juliane Stötter

Juliane Stötter has won the 2024 Gløbius Award for her Master’s thesis in Peace and Conflict Studies, Precipitation Variability, Rebel Group Resilience, and the Duration of Civil Conflicts.

Journal article

2024

Fifty Shades of Deprivation: Disaggregating Types of Economic Disadvantage in Studies of Terrorism

Journal article in International Studies Review

Putin and Kim look for opportunities amid US elections turmoil

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Upcoming events

Event

Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024 09:00–10:00 UTC+01

Bombed school in Gaza City, Palestine. Photo: Mohammed Abed/GettyImages

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Education Under Siege: Protecting Learning in Palestine, Myanmar and Beyond

How are academic institutions and individuals targeted in Palestine and Myanmar? Join us for the launch of the Scholars at Risk 'Free to Think 2024'.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 27 Nov 2024 09:00–10:00 UTC+01

Event

Thursday, 28 Nov 2024 10:30–12:30 UTC+01

Online

Peace NGOs in Uncertain Times: Navigating Transparency and Inclusivity During Trump’s Second Term

What is the future of Western peace mediation?

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 28 Nov 2024 10:30–12:30 UTC+01

Event

Tuesday, 3 Dec 2024 15:00–17:00 UTC+01

Yan Dobronosov/GlobalImagesUkraine. Photo: Getty Images

Roundtable: The Rise of Drone Wars Against Civilians

This digital roundtable convenes experts in the field for a conversation about the rapidly growing security threat represented by drone attacks on civilians.

Place: Teams webinar

Time: 3 Dec 2024 15:00–17:00 UTC+01

Event

Friday, 6 Dec 2024 08:30–10:00 UTC+01

. Photo: Oleksii Chumachenko/GettyImages

AI in War & Peace: the politics of truths and fakes

Welcome to a discussion about AI truths and fakes in conflict and its aftermath.

Place: Domus Bibliotheca, UiO, Karl Johans gate 47

Time: 6 Dec 2024 08:30–10:00 UTC+01

Event

Friday, 6 Dec 2024 11:00–14:00 UTC+01

The Democratic Peace in a Geopolitically Changing World

Is it still true that democracies rarely wage war against each other?

Place: Domus Bibliotheca, UiO, Karl Johans gate 47

Time: 6 Dec 2024 11:00–14:00 UTC+01

Event

Friday, 6 Dec 2024 14:00–15:30 UTC+01

Japan and the Future of Peace in East Asia

In what ways were Japanese post-war foreign and security policies affected by the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and by the Emperor’s decision to surrender?

Place: Domus Bibliotheca, UiO, Karl Johans gate 47

Time: 6 Dec 2024 14:00–15:30 UTC+01

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