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Russia refuses to make meaningful step on road to Peace
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Triumphalism in Moscow About Setback in Peace-Making for Ukraine Could be Short-Lived
Moscow’s mouthpieces competed to celebrate and ridicule the individuals involved in the February 28 talks in Washington, D.C. between Ukraine and the United States. To the surprise of many, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White Ho...
PRIO Blogs
Russia Refuses to Make Meaningful Step on Road to Peace
U.S., European, and Ukrainian peace-making policies are now aligned at a possible breakthrough point, as differences in means and methods transmute into complementarities. This fast evolution starkly contrasts with the immobility of Russia’s posit...
Tuesday, 28 Jan 2025
PRIO Director's 2025 Nobel Peace Prize List
The Director of PRIO, Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms topping the list.
PRIO Blogs
Trump Vol. 2 Will Impact Global Development
The United States is by far the world’s largest provider of foreign aid, but it is completely unclear whether and how this will continue. Trump speaks of quickly achieving peace but at the same time he threatens neighboring countries. One thing is...
PRIO Blogs
The International Criminal Court at Risk of Collapse
As many are by now acutely aware, the International Criminal Court (ICC) relies on state cooperation to investigate and arrest individuals charged with international crimes. This is not new. What is new is the seriousness, complexity, and extent o...
PRIO Blogs
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 h...
Monday, 25 Nov 2024
Armed Conflict’s Hidden Costs: A Multidisciplinary Look at War's Impact on Human Development
A new comprehensive review reveals that the detrimental effects of armed conflict extend far beyond the battlefield, with war reverberating through every aspect of human development.
PRIO Blogs
Unwinnable Wars, Risks of Escalation, and the Nuclear Taboo
The announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize on October 11 coincided with a dangerous phase in two long wars — Israel’s war against Hamas and Hezbollah and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine — that are both poised for escalation. This ...
Thursday, 3 Oct 2024
Nobel Peace Prize 2024: PRIO Director’s Updated List Announced
The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Henrik Urdal, announced his updated list for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize today, with election observers topping the list.
PRIO Blogs
The Silent Winner of Myanmar’s Northern Conflict
From the chaos of the conflict in Shan State, the United Wa State Army has emerged as a potentially decisive force. On the morning of July 28, a convoy of soldiers from the United Wa State Army (UWSA) drove through Lashio, the capital of the north...
PRIO Blogs
Victory for the Civilian Uprising in Bangladesh: What is Next for the ‘Second Independence’?
It was an unprecedented and historic moment that unfolded in Bangladesh on 5 August 2024 when Prime Minister Sheik Hasina hastily fled the country in a military helicopter. The protesters had demonstrated in the streets for several weeks, and that...
PRIO Blogs
Prisoner Exchanges and the Prospects for Peace Talks
The timing of the unprecedented exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West on August 1 remains a difficult question. The final decision was most likely made in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s red carpet reception of the rele...
Monday, 10 Jun 2024
New data shows record number of armed conflicts
Last year saw the highest number of state-based conflicts since 1946. In addition, the past three years were the most violent in the last three decades, according to new conflict trend analysis.
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Russia attempts new anti-peace offensive
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Russia Attempts New Anti-Peace Offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued reassurances of his readiness to negotiate an end to his war against Ukraine many times over the past 27 months, which Kyiv has duly rejected as attempts to pressure it to capitulate (see EDM, January 29...
25–26 Oct 2005
Avi Shlaim Seminars
PRIO and the University of Oslo organized two seminars with Professor Avi Shlaim of the University of Oxford.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 14:00–16:00 UTC+02
The Space for Conciliation in the Afghan Conflict
There is an intensifying quest for negotiations to settle the conflict between the Afghan government and its adversaries.
Tuesday, 15 Jun 2010 10:00–12:00 UTC+02
Nato and the Women
Exploring the Gender Gap in the Armed Forces
Thursday, 1 Dec 2011 14:00–16:00 UTC+01
Afghanistan Towards 2014 - Transitioning to Where?
Seminar and Book Launch
Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012 15:00–16:00 UTC+02
Challenges of the Education System of Afghanistan
Seminar with Afghan Minister of Education, Dr. Farooq Wardak
13–14 Dec 2011
Moralities of Migration
13–14 Sep 2013
Elections and Peace: Democratic Transitions in Ethnically Diverse Societies
Conference in Yangon on Myanmar’s peace process
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Norges rolle i Afghanistan: Oppdrag utført? Hva nå?
To debatter under Afghanistan-uka 2014
Tuesday, 3 Mar 2015 08:30–10:00 UTC+01
After Ebola?
Local politics, global health and the militarization of aid
Friday, 6 Mar 2015 09:00–10:30 UTC+01
The Hidden Role of Nuclear Weapons in Today’s Security Environment
Seminar
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 09:00–16:00 UTC+02
A Humanitarian Crisis on the Doorstep of Europe
Drivers, dynamics and challenges of increased migration across the Mediterranean
Friday, 18 Nov 2016 12:00–14:00 UTC+01
Artificial Police Agents: Looking Awry
Lunch seminar with Mireille Hildebrandt
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2017 08:00–09:45 UTC+02
Hva vet vi om innvandreres bånd til Norge og opprinnelseslandet?
Frokostseminar i regi av Norges forskningsråd, basert på migrasjonsforskning ved PRIO
Tuesday, 30 May 2017 13:00–15:00 UTC+02
En helhetlig politikk for instituttsektoren
Norges forskningsråd har nylig gjennomført en omfattende evaluering av de samfunnsvitenskapelige instituttene i Norge.