Journal Article
Examining the "Terrorism-War" Dichotomy in the "Russia-Chechnya" Case
Journal article in Contemporary Security Policy
Journal Article
Examining the 'Terrorism–War' Dichotomy in the 'Russia–Chechnya' Case
Journal article in Contemporary Security Policy
Journal Article
Powerful State, Powerless Mediator: The United States and the Peace Efforts of the Palestine Conciliation Commission, 1949–51
Journal article in International History Review
Popular Article
The North Caucasus is the Key Security Challenge for President Medvedev
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
PRIO Blogs
Why Trump Is Bad News for Gender Equality in Foreign Policy
While 2015 was in many ways a year of celebration for women’s participation in international politics, 2016 on the other hand seems to be a year of disappointments. What will happen to women’s participation and gender equality in foreign policy wh...
PRIO Blogs
The Brazilian Aid Paradox
While the Norwegian overseas aid budget has been debated intensely here at home, Crown Prince Haakon was recently on an official visit in Brazil, from 16-19 November. Brazil is unquestionably the largest recipient of Norwegian aid, while simultane...
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Putin Flexes Diplomatic Muscles on Iran
“Russia has been rather ambivalent about striking the deal, not because it is worried about the Iranian nuclear program, but because it is worried about the Iranian oil,” said Pavel K. Baev, a researcher at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo. Mr...
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An Independent Iraqi Kurdistan?
A change of prime minister will not resolve Iraq’s structural problems, and while a dysfunctional Iraqi state is reeling from onslaughts by Islamic extremists, the Iraqi Kurds in the north of the country have never been stronger. Even so, we are v...
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Peace for Our Time?
When the organizers of this event suggested ‘peace for our time?’, with a question mark at the end, as the half-whimsical title for this lecture, I accepted gladly. As you are all aware, this was what the British prime-minister Neville...
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The US Declares Chip-War on China
The United States recently announced a new set of restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductors, chip-making equipment, and supercomputer components to China. The interim final rule further escalates the geopolitical dispute between the US...
PRIO Blogs
Russia’s Strategic Confusion in Ukraine Deepens and Widens
For at least the past 3 weeks of the 33-day-long war against Ukraine, it has been clear that the Russian offensive has lost momentum, with its key groupings of forces stuck in the suburbs of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv. The question that all concer...
PRIO Blogs
Pioneer and Patron of Social Science and Peace Research: A Portrait of Erik Rinde (1919–1994) by Lars Even Andersen
Erik Rinde (1919–1994), a portrait written by Lars Even Andersen.
Monitoring South Sudan
This Week in South Sudan – Week 28
Monday 10 July The United States’ position on, and continued support for South Sudan remains unclear amid proposed budget cuts and major restructuring of USAID operations. International Crisis Group: “China’s Foreign Policy Experiment in South Sud...
Arctic Politics and Russia's Ambitions
Russian August in the Arctic
August is a particular month in the Russian political calendar: It was the Kursk day last week, and this week – it is day of tanks in Prague (21 August 1968) and the day of tanks in Moscow (19-22 August 1991). These days, tanks are rolling o...