Multilateral Affairs

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

PRIO Blogs

Tuesday, 29 Oct 2024

Vladimir Putin at a press conference at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024. Photo: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images.

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 ...

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 ...