The idea that satellites can help build peace is no longer a distant vision. This week, PRIO convened leading voices from the humanitarian, diplomatic, ...

PRIO is proud to announce the publication of a special issue of Journal of Global Security Studies, guest-edited by Nils ...

PRIOs Senior Researcher Jonas Vestby has been awarded a NOK 2 million grant to explore a radical new approach to conflict ...

Wang, Yaqiu (2026) The Missing Resistance in China’s AI Debate, Lawfare. 25 June. As Washington negotiates AI guardrails with Beijing, it must understand why the AI debate in China is so quiet: ...

Non-cognitive skills such as internal locus of control, self-efficacy and self-esteem are increasingly recognized as critical ...

Tank, Pinar (2026) Autoritær konflikthåndtering: Astana-prosessens arv i et post-Assad-Syria? [Authoritarian Conflict Management: The Legacy of the Astana Process in a Post-Assad Syria?], ...

The 2026 Summer School has commenced with an introductory day at PRIO. Participants were welcomed by the course coordinators, Malika Rakhmankulova and Maria Helena Chavez-Aagaard, together with PRIO’s ...

Buhaug, Halvard; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Andreas Forø Tollefsen (2026) Conflict by latitude: Disentangling the spatial clustering of civil war, Conflict Management and Peace Science. DOI: ...

The long-deadlocked Ukraine war has from the start of 2026 changed quite drastically in the tactical, strategic and geopolitical dimensions, but has remained immobile on the diplomatic track.

Kolås, Åshild (2027) e-Topia: Localizing the Digital. London: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781042013265. e-Topia: Localizing the Digital foregrounds the lived experiences of people who engage with, resist ...