PRIO Blogs
Moscow Changes War Rhetoric but Stays War Course
The whirlwind of U.S.-initiated diplomatic activity in the last two weeks has compelled the Kremlin to alter the tone of its messaging on confrontation with the West and even the substance of its far-reaching propaganda campaign. The cliché of “An...
PRIO Blogs
How Colombia’s Disarmament Process Transformed Weapons Into Symbols of Peace
In 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla group FARC-EP ended their five decade-long war. As part of the peace agreement, FARC-EP’s weapons had to be collected, a process known as disarmament. By 2017, UN observers had received and remov...
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
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...
Book Review
The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order
Book review in JPR Booknotes
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...
PRIO Blogs
Protection of Civilians in Crisis: Geneva Conventions at 75
With the devastating news from Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan among other wars, we witness a crisis of the international regime for protecting civilians in armed conflict. However, this is not a total collapse but a return to the troubling world that the...
PRIO Blogs
Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and ...
Friday, 8 Nov 2024
Gløbius Award for 2024 goes to Juliane Stötter
Juliane Stötter has won the 2024 Gløbius Award for her Master’s thesis in Peace and Conflict Studies, Precipitation Variability, Rebel Group Resilience, and the Duration of Civil Conflicts.
PRIO Blogs
Civil Society Participation in International Criminal Justice
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is in trouble. To commentators and observers of the Court, one crisis seems to lead on to the next, so that the field of international criminal justice has been described as being in ‘perpetual crisis’. Follo...
PRIO Blogs
Can We Award a Prize for Peace in a World Full of War?
On Friday 11 October, we will find out the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement will take place against the background of full-scale wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as a record number of other conflicts around the...
PRIO Blogs
Putin Cannot Escape War in Ukraine Amid Travels to Far East
Russia’s ninth annual Eastern Economic Forum was held last week on September 3–6 in Vladivostok. It was intended to promote Moscow’s commitment to pivoting its economic policy toward the Asia-Pacific, but instead exposed the shortcomings of this a...
Thursday, 8 Aug 2024
Great Fear Among Norwegians of World War, Survey Shows
In a survey carried out for the Peace Research Institute Oslo, 41 per cent of people questioned in Norway believe it is likely that a new world war will break out within 10 years. Just as alarming, 55 per cent anticipate a new armed conflict in Eu...
PRIO Blogs
Community Initiatives to Mitigate Group Tensions: Reflections from Uganda
Forced displacement places increased pressure on host communities. Refugees are often hosted in resource-scarce areas with high unemployment and poverty. Local, national and international collaboration is therefore crucial to mitigate social confl...
PRIO Blogs
Moscow Seeks to Drive ‘Peace’ Wedge into Trans-Atlantic Unity
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not demonstrated any discernible change over the last few weeks in his maximalist stance on how to end his war in Ukraine. Nevertheless, many other governments and organizations continue to propose ideas and in...
Wednesday, 3 Jul 2024
The Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System (VIEWS) releases forecasts from its Prediction Challenge
VIEWS releases forecasts from participating teams to the Prediction Challenge 2023/2024.
PRIO Blogs
"Long War" Drives Putin’s Cadre Reshuffling
Russia’s political elite are facing a challenging test as they bear the burdens of the economic strain and societal stresses of Moscow’s war against Ukraine. This upper echelon had grown accustomed to a stable bureaucratic environment and the swee...
PRIO Blogs
Pandemic Aftermath: Reflecting on the Value and Compensation of Essential Workers
After the first confirmation of a COVID case in Norway in late February 2020, the Norwegian government found itself in a difficult situation where the prevention of the virus was urgent, while the functioning of public institutions was necessary. ...
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2024
International Peace Mediators Gather in Oslo to Strengthen Women’s inclusion in Peace Processes
Over two dozen top peace negotiators gather this week in Oslo for the thirteenth UN High-Level Seminar on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies.
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2024
2024 Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East
The Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East is a joint initiative of IBEI, Blanquerna, DIPLOCAT and IEMED.
Monday, 6 Feb 2006 14:00–15:30 UTC+01
The Unequal Burden of War
The Effect of Armed Conflict on the Gender Gap in Life Expectancy
17–19 Mar 2008
Armed Violence Conference
The NISAT Project at PRIO is organizing a conference in Brussels on Armed Violence, with workshops on SALW and armed conflict, Small arms and society, Policy and societal responses to small arms, an Consequences of armed violence.
15–16 Jun 2007
Law in Peace Negotiations
PRIO and the Colombian Vice-Presidency organised a highly successful international seminar on the role of law in peace negotiations in Bogotá 15-16 June 2007.
17–18 Aug 2006
The Role of First Actors in Civil War
A CSCW Workshop was held at PRIO 17-18 August, on The Role of First Actors in civil war.
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
10th Anniversary of the Mine Ban Convention
30 Nov 2006–1 Dec 2006
Failed States and Regional Insecurity
Workshop hosted by the NUPI-PRIO SIP on Failed States and Regional Insecurity and the working group on Transnational and International Facets of Civil War within the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW).
21–22 Aug 2006
Power-Sharing and Democratic Governance in Divided Societies
Workshop at PRIO, 21-22 August 2006
26–29 Apr 2006
Polarization and Conflict (PAC)
Workshop in Nicosia, April 2006
4–5 Dec 2008
Youth Exclusion and Political Violence: Breaking the Link and Engaging Young People Positively in Development
16–17 Apr 2009
Institutional Constraints to Violence
This workshop of the CSCW Working Group "Human Rights, Governance and Conflict" evaluates the impact of different political agents and institutions on violence.