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

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

I am a Research Professor in Humanitarian Studies at PRIO and a law professor at UiO. I co-founded and directed the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies. I teach ethics, sociology of law, legal ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a reputation for lashing out when cornered. According to some analysts, Putin’s pattern of responding to setbacks with escalation has made many Western leaders ...

Last year saw the highest number of state-based conflicts since 1946. In addition, the past three years were the most violent in the last three decades, according to new conflict trend analysis. 2023 ...

This PRIO Paper examines global conflict trends between 1946 and 2025 using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). 2025 was one of the most violent years since the Cold War, with 65 ...

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

This PRIO Paper examines global conflict trends between 1946 and 2023 using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). In 2023, 59 state-based conflicts were recorded in 34 countries, the ...

This PRIO Paper examines global conflict trends between 1946 and 2024 using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). 2024 marked a historic peak in state-based conflicts, with 61 active ...

Over the last decade, the use of drones has increased dramatically, leading to a wide range of new security challenges.

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

Demography and political violence Climate change, environmental change and armed conflict The politics of census-taking Demographic consequences of armed conflict The Director of the Peace Research ...