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 ...

Kathrine Rudolfsen has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo, titled "The Impact of UN Peacekeeping on Humanitarian Aid Worker's Security: Exploring the Relationship ...

We’re excited to share that the Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF'd) has awarded the Peace Research Institute Oslo and the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University funding for a ...

PRIO welcomed guests for a special event this week, marking the transition of leadership from outgoing Director Henrik Urdal to incoming Director Nina Græger. The event, titled “A Conversation About ...

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 ...