International and military ethics, artificial intelligence, religion and politics, moral philosophy in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas
International and military ethics, artificial intelligence, religion and politics, moral philosophy in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas
Gregory M. Reichberg is Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He has held appointments in political science at the University of Oslo and in philosophy at the Catholic University of America, Fordham University, and MF-Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society. From 2012-2020 he headed the Oslo-based Research School on Peace and Conflict, and from 2009-2012 he was director of the PRIO Cyprus Centre in Nicosia, where he coordinated research and dialogue activities in search of a political settlement to the island’s division. He has also led dialogue activities involving Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.
Reichberg co-leads (with Jovana Davidovic) PRIO's research project, "Ethical Risk Assessment of AI-enabled Weapons: A Systems Approach," funded by the Research Council of Norway. He previously led "Warring with Machines: Artificial Intelligence and the Relevance of Virtue Ethics," a four year (2021-2023) project funded by the Research Council of Norway.
A member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences since 2016, in 2021 he was appointed consultor to the Holy See’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, headquartered in Vatican City, where his contribution focuses on disarmament, the ethical implications of new military technologies, and broader issues of war and peace.
His writings include a monograph Thomas Aquinas on War and Peace (Cambridge University Press, 2017), named an “Outstanding Academic Title 2017” by Choice magazine. He has also published several co-edited volumes, including Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics, and Policy (Springer, 2021); Religion, War, and Ethics: A Sourcebook of Textual Traditions (Cambridge University Press, 2014); World Religions and Norms of War (United Nations University Press, 2009); and The Ethics of War: Classic and Contemporary Readings (Blackwell Publishing, 2006).
His recent publications include “Luigi Sturzo (1871-1959),” in Just War Thinkers Revisited: Heretics, Humanists and Radicals, Routledge (2025); “Ethical Analysis of AI-based Systems for Military Use” (with Henrik Syse) in Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and the Future of Warfare, Routledge (2024); “Toward a Thomistic Theory of Attention,” The Thomist (2024); “The Doctrinal Status of Just War in the Contemporary Teaching of the Catholic Magisterium,” Studies in Christian Ethics (2024); “Philosophical Debate on Deterrence,” in Forbidden: Receiving Pope Francis’s Condemnation of Nuclear Weapons, Georgetown University Press (2023); and “Risks of Weaponry Integrated with Artificial Intelligence,” Existenz (2022).
Book chapter in Volume 3: A Cultural History of War in the Renaissance
Book chapter in Just War Thinkers Revisited
Book chapter in Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future of Warfare
Journal article in Studies in Christian Ethics
PRIO Paper
PRIO Paper
Journal article in Existenz
PRIO Paper
Book review in JPR Book Notes
Book chapter in The Proceedings of the 23rd Plenary Session – The Family as Relational Good: The Challenge of Love
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.
Sigurd Hovd has today defended his PhD thesis.
Pope Francis issued a powerful message to participants of an international conference co-organized by PRIO and The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
A new report focused on the ethical aspects of digital competence in the defense sector is in the spotlight, after the Ministry of Defense convenes a seminar to discuss the report.
A new podcast series on ethics in peace negotiations is now available on Spotify.
PRIO Researchers Greg Reichberg and Samar Abbas Nawaz attended a recent summit on Responsible AI in the Military domain.
This FAIR Case Brief examines the role of threats and sanctions between the key parties and how they impacted on trust between the various sides as well as on perceptions of fairness in the negotiations.
The PRIO project “On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation” (FAIR) organized a workshop in Cyprus in partnership with the PRIO Cyprus Centre, PRIO Middle East Centre, and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, 19-21 October.
A select group of philosophers recently gathered to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence.
PRIO Research Professor Greg Reichberg spoke at a Vatican conference on "The Family as Relational Good".
The PRIO Paper titled ‘Artificial Intelligence in Military Planning and Operations’ was used as a basis for an article on the same topic, published by the Norwegian research industry publication, Forskning.no.
A public lecture given by PRIO researcher Greg Reichberg at the Catholic University of America was turned into a podcast episode by Ivoox podcast.
The PRIO Paper ‘Dual-Use AI Technology in China, the US and the EU: Strategic Implications for the Balance of Power,’ by Ilaria Carrozza, Nic Marsh and Greg Reichberg, was referenced in an article on AI and the clash between great powers, by the Italian site, Proiezionidi Borsa.
PRIO Researchers Stein Tønnesson, Henrik Syse and Gregory M. Reichberg’s PRIO blogpost on what Ukraine can learn from an ancient Greek war continued to be picked up by multiple media outlets, including by the Norwegian research news website, Norskning.no, and by Science Norway.
PRIO Researcher Stein Tønnesson, Henrik Syse and Gregory M. Reichberg’s PRIO blogpost on what Ukraine can learn from an ancient Greek war was quoted by Norwegian news wire NTB, and also picked up by TV2, Stavanger Aftenblad, Nettavisen and ABC Nyheter.
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