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

News

Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024

Ukraine colors on damaged wall. Photo: Getty Images

New Podcast Episode Explores Russian Approaches to Peace Processes Amid Escalating Ukraine Crisis

As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, questions about the prospects for peace and the shifting dynamics of international involvement take center stage in the latest episode of PRIO’s Peace in a Pod.

Book review

2024

The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order

Book review in JPR Booknotes

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 12 Dec 2024

We Need to Talk About Children Born of War

Every day, children are born in war and armed conflict, in Ukraine, on the Gaza Strip, in South Sudan, in Myanmar and elsewhere. Some of these children might have parents who are enemies, that is, parents who are on opposite sides of the conflict. Some of these children might have ...

News

Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024

PRIO in the Republic of Korea for its Action with Women and Peace Conference

On December 10th, PRIO Research Director Louise Olsson and GPS Coordinator Stine A. Bosheim contributed to the Action with Women and Peace Conference (AWP), in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Report – external series

2024

Commanders of Putin's Long War: Purged, Reshuffled and Disgruntled

Russie.Eurasie.Visions

PRIO Report

2024

The impact of the Cyprus problem on the protection of the environment

PRIO Cyprus Centre Report

News

Monday, 9 Dec 2024

Ilaria Carrozza, Giacomo Bruni, Kaja Borchgrevink,
Gregory M. Reichberg. Photo: PRIO

PRIO secures funding for four new innovative projects

PRIO has successfully secured funding for four new projects to support research addressing today’s critical societal challenges, including two focused on Norwegian security and defence.

Book review

2024

The Russian Way of Deterrence

Book review in JPR Book Notes

Podcast episode

Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024

From Biden to Trump: Ukraine’s War at a Turning Point

What President Trump Means for Ukraine

Book review

2024

Who Will Defend Europe?

Book review in JPR Book Notes

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024

An Untested Refugee Theory

From late January 2025, the Israeli ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will come into effect. What does this mean for the rights of the Palestinian refugees, and who will then take responsibility for helping them? In October 2024, the Israeli parliament (Knesset) ...

News

Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024

From uncertainty to policy: A guide to migration scenarios. n/a

Virtual book launch of 'From uncertainty to policy: A guide to migration scenarios' on International Migrants Day

Can migration be forecasted in today's unpredictable world? How can policymakers and scholars navigate inherent uncertainty, with robust and realistic models?

Policy brief

2024

Bucking the “Big Bang:” Steps Toward Constructive Dialogue on the Cyprus Issue

PRIO Cyprus Centre Policy Brief

PRIO Blogs

Monday, 9 Dec 2024

Escalation Management: Putin-style, Ukraine-challenged, and NATO-pursued

Russian missile strike on the sprawling industrial complex in Dnipro on November 21 produced far more strategic resonance than material damage – and has reopened hard questions about the constant mutation of the long Russia-Ukraine war and the methods of managing its escalation. The technical data on the missile in question is ...

Book chapter

2024

Migration drivers across time and space: selected examples

Book chapter in From Uncertainty to Policy: A Guide to Migration Scenarios

Upcoming events

Event

Wednesday, 29 Jan 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+01

Rafah, Gaza - December 21, 2023. Photo: Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Online

The Gulf States Thinking on Reconstructing Gaza

Once the war in Gaza ends, who will pay for the reconstruction and what political conditions can the reconstruction happen under?

Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo

Time: 29 Jan 2025 09:00–10:00 UTC+01

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