Watch this recent seminar which explored how engaged scholarship can drive meaningful change. Professor Halleh Ghorashi from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in conversation with PRIO researcher Cindy Horst, spoke about working with refugees to create knowledge that helps build a more inclusive society.
Former UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland joins PRIO as Practitioner in Residence, bringing decades of negotiation experience to global peace research.
PRIO launched a conflict prediction challenge in 2023 to enhance the accuracy and usefulness of conflict early-warning systems, by inviting researchers to forecast the number of fatalities in state-based armed conflicts, with estimates of uncertainty.
Melanie Sauter has been awarded the Nils Petter Gleditsch Article of the Year Award for her journal article on how politicized health emergencies fuel violent resistance against healthcare responders, published in the Journal of Peace Research.
In this podcast episode, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese and PRIO Senior Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen discuss President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take control of Gaza, analysing its potential destabilizing effects on the Middle East and its violations of international law.
Policymakers were caught off guard by the excitement and concerns surrounding generative AI, after the launch of ChatGPT. Since the development of Generative AI, western governments have been working to incorporate AI into existing security frameworks. In this blog post, the UK policy development is explored as an example of the impact this has on security frameworks.
Russia is boldly manoeuvring to reclaim its bargaining power in Ukraine peace talks, blending fresh diplomatic moves with underlying economic and military vulnerabilities.
The European Union uses conditions and compensations to manage migration partnerships with third countries. Funding plays a growing role in these relationships, as the EU is less willing to commit to legal pathways or visa facilitation schemes.
While disarmament in peace processes is rarely fully achieved, it holds symbolic significance by marking the shift from conflict to peace. Drawing on conflict studies, psychology, anthropology and feminist research, and using the FARC-EP’s disarmament in Colombia as a case study, this article explores how weapons are transformed into symbols of reconciliation through rituals and public acts.
