PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative.

The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the ...

Baev, Pavel K. (2025) Russian retribution for daring Ukrainian strike is postponed, perhaps indefinitely, Eurasia Daily Monitor (1–2). 9 June.

Emilie Waldal is a Master's student of Human Geography at the University of Oslo, with particular interest to the ...

von Uexkull, Nina & Halvard Buhaug (2025) Scientific uptake in United Nations Security Council debates on climate change and ...

Nabiiha Ahmed has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo, titled "Hope Amidst Obstacles: The Lives of Physically Impaired Youth During War-to-Peace Transitions in ...

The global security landscape is undergoing profound changes. As conflict dynamics grow more complex and state fragility increases, the international community faces mounting challenges in maintaining ...

PRIO partners in major European Research Council project on the conduct of war PRIO is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative. The ...

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. The 2025 list comprises of Sudan's Emergency ...

The world’s population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Research on urbanization’s implications for peace and security has been hampered by a lack of comparable data on political mobilization ...