Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025
New Results from Prediction Challenge That Seeks to Improve Conflict Forecasting
The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction Challenge invites researchers to forecast conflict intensity as a probability distribution, fully accounting for uncertainty to improve decision-making and crisis preparedness.
PRIO Blogs
Contesting the AI-Cybersecurity Nexus: Lessons Learned from the United Kingdom
In an age where so-called artificial intelligence (AI) seems to revolutionise every corner of our lives, it’s no surprise that its intersection with cybersecurity has become a major focus for governments worldwide. Where cybersecurity and AI were ...
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...
Book Chapter
A methodologically oriented interrogation of connections between migration and social mobility in South Asia
Book chapter in South Asia Migration Report 2024: Remittances, Resilience and Rehabilitation
PRIO Blogs
Escalation Management: Putin-style, Ukraine-challenged, and NATO-pursued
Russian missile strike on the sprawling industrial complex in Dnipro on November 21 produced far more strategic resonance than material damage – and has reopened hard questions about the constant mutation of the long Russia-Ukraine war and the met...
PRIO Blogs
We Need to Talk About Children Born of War
Every day, children are born in war and armed conflict, in Ukraine, on the Gaza Strip, in South Sudan, in Myanmar and elsewhere. Some of these children might have parents who are enemies, that is, parents who are on opposite sides of the conflict....
Report – Other
The Madrid Conference and the Washington Process (1991–1993): A Regional Framework for Resolving the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Journal Article
Fostering togetherness in superdiverse Catholic parishes
Journal article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
PRIO Blogs
Authorship and Involuntary Attribution: How and Why Should We Contest AI Manipulation?
Technology is radically changing the work and role of scholars and the function of academic publishing. Fake and fabricated content (data, facts, arguments, claims, conclusions) undermines the foundations of knowledge in a democratic society. Faki...
Friday, 1 Nov 2024
Inger Skjelsbæk nominated for Brageprisen 2024
PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk has been nominated for the prestigious Norwegian book award ‘Brageprisen 2024’ for her non-fiction book Sarajevos roser. Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv [Sarajevo Rose: The war in Bosnia and its aftermath].
Report – External Series
Illicit Firearms Trafficking – Addressing the Criminal Side of Diversion
Issue Paper
PRIO Blogs
473 million Children Live in Conflict Zones
The world is suffering from escalating levels of conflict. The Civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the bombing of Gaza have all significantly contributed to dramatic increase in battle deaths in recent years...
Friday, 18 Oct 2024
PRIO Seeks New Director to Lead Institute
We are looking for a committed and unifying leader who will contribute to strengthening peace research nationally and internationally.
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...
Popular Article
Prisoner exchanges and the prospects for peace talks
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
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...
Friday, 21 Jun 2024
PRIO awarded FRIPRO funding for two groundbreaking projects
The Research Council of Norway announced funding for 21 new projects this week. PRIO was delighted at the funding of two of its projects.
Thursday, 6 Jun 2024
30 Years After the Genocide in Rwanda: Gender, Accountability and Atrocity Prevention
What is the legacy of Rwanda and other atrocity crimes, and how are sexual and gender-based crimes addressed in today’s conflicts? The public was invited to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda genocide.
PRIO Paper
Artificial Intelligence and Pakistan’s National Security
PRIO Paper
Popular Article
China evaluates partnership with Russia
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
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.
PRIO Blogs
Chasing a Mirage Amid a Famine
The recurring refrain that there is a route to a two-state solution diverts attention from what is truly urgent: ending the famine and securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. It is difficult to believe, but after more than 200 days of war, there i...
PRIO Blogs
The AI Dilemma: Can Artificial Images of War and Suffering Stir Empathy?
Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert explores the pitfalls and potentials of the use of AI to provide windows into humanitarian crises and human rights abuses. AI-generated images have already been used by charities and human rights organizations to illustrat...
Friday, 29 Oct 2004 14:15–16:15 UTC+02
Making Sense of Suicide Missions
Drawing on the conclusions of a book he is currently editing (Making Sense of Suicide Missions, Oxford University Press, March 2005), Professor Diego Gambetta will describe the key features of the suicide missions that have occurred in several par...
22–23 Mar 2006
Small Arms and Development
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, in collaboration with the NISAT Coalition, is holding an expert seminar on “Integrating Development Component into the UN Program of Action Process”.
Monday, 19 Nov 2007 13:00–15:00 UTC+01
The Body of War
Media, Ethnicity and Gender in the Break-up of Yugoslavia
Wednesday, 14 Jun 2006 10:00–12:00 UTC+02
Foreign Direct Investment and the Propensity for Repression
The Centre for the Study of Civil War at PRIO would like to invite you to participate in a workshop and discussion on foreign direct investments and human rights.
Thursday, 26 Jun 2008 09:00–12:30 UTC+02
Law, Governance and Legitimacy in Afghanistan
Seminar with Ali Wardak, Seema Ghani and Kanishka Nawabi