The reality that the Kremlin finds difficult to internalize is that in the complex agenda of U.S.-PRC competition, issues pertaining to Russia and the war in Ukraine are rather far from the top. Putin ...

The Director of PRIO, Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with Sudan's Emergency Response ...

Welcome to this seminar with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The outcome is the dangerous mutation of the well-armed dictatorial regime in Chechnya, which constitutes a constant threat to the integrity of the Russian Federation. A more profound outcome is the ...

Jensehaugen, Jørgen; Kjersti G. Berg & Lex Takkenberg (2025) Consequences of the Israeli UNRWA Ban, MidEast Policy Brief, 1.

New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.

Akal, Ayşe Bala; Kristina Roepstorff & Kristoffer Lidén (2025) Tacit engagement in humanitarian action: making sense of silence and secrecy in humanitarian negotiations, Journal of International ...

As war and humanitarian crises unfold in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, a new Middle East is emerging. How can local humanitarian actors rise to the challenge? What role do they play in addressing urgent ...

PRIO is committed to fostering the next generation of peace researchers. To this end, we invite Master students to take part in our vibrant research co ...