Tuesday, 5 May 2026
The Crown Prince of Norway visits the Peace Research Institute Oslo
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited PRIO today for a series of briefings on pressing global challenges, including developments in the Middle East, emerging technologies, migration and the human consequences of war.
The Gaza effect
Following the war in Gaza, killings of journalists and UN staff have become part of Israel's modus operandi. If we allow these actions to continue, we risk them becoming a model for others.
Journal Article
Strikes and Machines: Investments in the Norwegian Inter-War-Period
Journal article in The Journal of Economic History
Journal Article
Climate futures require politics
Journal article in Nature Communications
It’s time for academics to take community action on AI
The situation is critical – Academic publishing urgently needs life support.
Deadlocked war subtly changes to Russia’s detriment
This year’s 32-hour-long Easter truce for Russia’s war against Ukraine did not lead to a lasting ceasefire nor a resumption in peace talks.
Journal Article
The underreported death toll of wars: a probabilistic reassessment from a survey with UCDP coders
Journal article in Journal of Conflict Resolution
Putin’s war calculus keeps oscillating as spring offensive stumbles
The effect of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf on Russia’s war against Ukraine grows more complex as the parties of both conflicts experience attrition of various kinds
Journal Article
Forced migrant arrivals can reduce political trust in African host communities
Journal article in World Development
Thursday, 12 Mar 2026
Research shows Gaza death toll higher than reported
A new study published in The Lancet journal, co-authored by PRIO Research Professor Håvard Hegre, finds that the human cost of the conflict in the Gaza Strip was significantly higher than previously recorded by local health authorities.
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026
Nobel Peace Prize 2026: PRIO Director’s list announced
Today PRIO's Director announced her list for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Book Chapter
Post-Conflict Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration in Yemen: Lessons Learned from Other Conflicts
Book chapter in Yemen at the Crossroads
Rights and duties in the Norwegian welfare state
How do we think about the balance of duties and rights in the welfare state: and specifically in the Norwegian welfare state?
Moscow calculates benefits of Gulf conflict, coming short
As the aerial conflict in the Persian Gulf moves into week three, assessments generally assume Russia is a key beneficiary.
Peace with an entry fee: Trump’s Board of Peace as a blueprint for ending wars
Talk of peace and war has been prevalent of late. In the last few weeks, President Trump’s Board of Peace met for the first time, tasked with securing peace amidst ongoing violence in Gaza.
Wellbeing of women goes hand in hand with wellbeing of nations
In 2024, 676 million women lived in proximity to conflict, that is almost every 6th woman in the world — the highest number and proportion ever recorded.
Russia expects Iran to endure U.S.–Israeli strikes
The shock in Moscow from the February 28 launch of ongoing U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran has eased, and extensive Russian commentary has shifted to asserting that superior air power alone cannot guarantee a meaningful victory.
PRIO Paper
How artificial intelligence can support peace
PRIO Paper
Trump’s attention-grabbing tactics
With a keystroke, the Trump administration shifted the world’s attention onto something that didn’t happen. At the same time, the most serious abuses happened absent our attention.
Russia’s hope for trans-atlantic rift at MSC disappointed
Russia hopes to drive a wedge between the United States and Europe through hybrid attacks and nuclear brinkmanship to increase its chances of prevailing against Ukraine.
Popular Article
Lamentations for the New START Treaty are immaterial
Popular article in Global Panorama
Lamentations for the New START Treaty are immaterial
The sum total of shortcomings has not only made the New START Treaty irrelevant but also turned it into a false promise.
Naming the moment without despair: Women mediators in a shifting global order
Women mediators are not guests in the future order – they are architects.
Conference Paper
Network-Based Simulation of Flood Alert Dissemination Using GDACS and Synthetic Communication Logs
Conference paper
Policy Brief
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and China’s ‘developmental peace’ in Pakistan
PRIO Policy Brief
PRIO Paper
Can development assistance prevent conflict?
PRIO Paper
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2025
AI model warns of deadliest conflict zones in 2026
Ukraine, Palestine/Israel, Sudan, Pakistan and Nigeria are projected to see the highest battle-related death tolls in 2026, according to a world-leading AI-driven conflict forecasting system.
Wednesday, 17 Dec 2025
A glimpse into the multifaceted work of Manuel E. Salamanca Rangel in the RedLines project
In this interview, Dr. Prof. Salamanca Rangel of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, tells about his work as a research partner in the PRIO led project Red Lines and Grey Zones: exploring the ethics of humanitarian negotiatio...
Report – Other
Documenting for justice: Physicians for Human Rights’ evidence-based and survivor-centred model for accountability for conflict-related sexual vi...
The Missing Peace Series: Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through Research, Policy and Practice
Popular Article
Sanctions are squeezing Russia's recruitment model
Popular article in Brookings Commentary Can sanctions change the course of conflict?