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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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?], ...

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

Following an external academic evaluation, the PRIO Board has awarded Research Professor competence to Bruno Oliveira Martins.

The report, Conflict Trends: A Global Overview, 1946–2025, documented eight interstate conflicts in 2025 – twice as many as the previous year and the highest number recorded since 1946. “The return of ...

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 ...