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European Security Week 2026 18–22 May 2026

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European Security Week 2026

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The ceasefire with Iran expires on 22 April. What happens then?

The crucial question remains unanswered: What has actually been achieved politically?

Comment

Friday, 17 Apr 2026

Wall painting from a museum in Kitgum, Northern Uganda. Photo: PRIO

Attacks on education cause lifelong harm

The recent bombing of a girls’ school in Iran, killing at least 165 schoolgirls, is a stark reminder of how brutally war affects children.

Comment

Tuesday, 14 Apr 2026

Soldier in the trenches during Ukraine war. Photo: Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images

Deadlocked war subtly changes to Russia’s detriment

This year’s 32-hour-long Easter truce for Russia’s war against Ukraine did not lead to a lasting ceasefire nor a resumption in peace talks.

Comment

Thursday, 9 Apr 2026

Florida lawmakers approved the name change of a portion of Southern Boulevard to “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard' in January 2026. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Political realism in the era of Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s behaviour lies far outside the bounds of traditional political realism, making it challenging both to conduct and to interpret international politics and diplomacy in the era of Trump.

Comment

Wednesday, 8 Apr 2026

Jubilee Library, Brighton, United Kingdom. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images

It’s time for academics to take community action on AI

The situation is critical – Academic publishing urgently needs life support.

Dejected Putin tries to join the Great Gulf Game

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Comment

Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026

Russian soldiers mobilized for the war against Ukraine. Moscow, 2022. Photo: Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Putin’s war calculus keeps oscillating as spring offensive stumbles

The effect of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf on Russia’s war against Ukraine grows more complex as the parties of both conflicts experience attrition of various kinds

Putin's war calculus keeps oscillating as spring offensive stumbles

Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor

Comment

Friday, 17 Apr 2026

Peter Magyar, lead candidate of the Tisza party, after polling stations closed during Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026 in Budapest. Photo: Janos Kummer/Getty Images

As Hungary rejoices, Moscow keeps counting down its comrades and clients

The crushing defeat of Viktor Orban’s seemingly entrenched and deeply corrupt political regime in Hungary signifies a massive setback for Russia’s foreign policy.

Policy brief

2026

Zambia’s 2026 general elections: Democratic progress amid persistent challenges

PRIO Policy Brief

News

Monday, 13 Apr 2026

PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage. Photo: © Ilja C. Hendel for Fritt Ord

PRIO researcher Hilde Henriksen Waage awarded the 2026 Fritt Ord Prize

Historian and PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage has been awarded the 2026 Freedom of Expression Prize by the Fritt Ord Foundation, in recognition of her decades-long commitment to critical, research-based inquiry and public debate.

Policy brief

2026

From Frozen Conflict to Security Frontier? The Iran War and Cyprus’s Multilayered Security Dilemma

PRIO Cyprus Centre Policy Brief

Journal article

2026

The underreported death toll of wars: a probabilistic reassessment from a survey with UCDP coders

Journal article in Journal of Conflict Resolution

Book chapter

2026

Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Using AI to Enhance Emergency Communication and Citizen Participation

Book chapter in Advancements in AI and ML for Early Warning Systems in Natural Disaster Detection

News

Monday, 30 Mar 2026

Team of resource persons during Ceasefire Monitoring Workshop in Oslo, March 2026. . Photo: PRIO

Workshop on Civil Society's Roles in Ceasefire Monitoring

On 24-26 March the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security organised a workshop on 'Civil Society’s Role in Monitoring Ceasefire Agreements and other Conflict-Related Agreements'.

Journal article

2026

Imagining people, targeting phones

Journal article in European Journal of International Relations

Upcoming events

Event

Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026 09:00–10:00 UTC+02

Srebrenica refugees in the Tuzla Camp in 1995. Photo: Patrick Robert/Sygma/CORBIS/Sygma via Getty Images

Online in 17 hours

The long road to justice: Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The experiences of women affected by conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Bosnia and Herzegovina reflect a long and often incomplete struggle for recognition, justice, and healing.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 21 Apr 2026 09:00–10:00 UTC+02

Event

Thursday, 23 Apr 2026 13:00–14:30 UTC+02

Screenshot from the documentary Filling the Gap or Taking the Lead?. Photo: Producer

Online

Rethinking aid: Lessons from refugee‑led responses

A seminar on the role of localization, refugee-led assistance and innovative funding mechanisms.

Place: Vega Scene, Hausmanns gate 28, Oslo

Time: 23 Apr 2026 13:00–14:30 UTC+02

Event

Thursday, 7 May 2026 09:00–16:00 UTC+02

Children Born of War. Photo: Unsplash/Julie Ricard

EuroWARCHILD conference on children born of war

The project has explored the experiences and needs of three generations of children born of war (CBOW) in Europe, in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 7 May 2026 09:00–16:00 UTC+02

Event

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

European Security Week. Illustration: Canva

Online

The politics of European rearmament 

Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered the most significant rise in defence spending in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 20 May 2026

Event

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 10:45–12:15 UTC+02

Online

Rethinking European security: technology, energy and diplomacy

Join us for a discussion on the strategic choices being made by European leaders and how they are remaking European security.

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 20 May 2026 10:45–12:15 UTC+02

Event

Thursday, 21 May 2026 09:00–10:30 UTC+02

Online

Cognitive threats and democratic resilience 

Join us for a discussion on how states and other actors use information and psychological tools to gain influence, and what democracies can do in response. 

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 21 May 2026 09:00–10:30 UTC+02

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