The Barcelona Summer School offers a number of interactive courses on the politics and international relations of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political ...

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 ...

Henrik first came to PRIO in 1997 as a Senior Researcher. He has, since then, worked part-time at PRIO, alongside several other tasks and jobs. Henrik was a Journal Editor for the Norwegian political ...

Cindy Horst is Research Professor in Migration and Refugee Studies and co-director of the PRIO Centre on Culture, Conflict and Co-existence. Her current research focuses on how individuals, including ...

New data shows conflict at historic high as U.S. signals retreat from world stage The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: ...

von Uexkull, Nina & Halvard Buhaug (2025) Scientific uptake in United Nations Security Council debates on climate change and ...

Viga, Emmanuel & Hilde Refstie (2025) From accounting to accountability: social and relational accountability among civic ...

The war in Ethiopia's Tigray region accounted for over 100,000 battle-related deaths in 2022, even more than Russia's invasion of Ukraine which accounted for more than 81,000 deaths, according to new ...

PRIO PaperThis report focuses on dual-use artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a central element in the current great power competition. It examines advances in developing and regulating ...

Agook, Keluel; Kuol Arou; Siham Ahmed; Joyeux Mugisho; Simon Marot Touloung & Hilde Refstie (2025) Filling the gap or taking ...

Led by Kristoffer Lidén.Humanitarian action relies on negotiations with powerful actors for access and programming at local, national and international levels. These negotiations are filled with ...

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