A new study from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) represents one of the first large-scale investigations into how ...

The September 2025 military parade in Beijing – attended by the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea – was less about alliance-building and more about contrasting historical narratives; each uses ...

PRIO researchers have recently been awarded grants for exciting new projects, from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and ...

"Today’s Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado is, above all, a prize for democracy. Research shows that democracy is an ...

Sakor, Bintu Zahara; Olumayowa Albert; Nicholas Erameh & Henrik Urdal (2025) Unlocking Nigeria’s future demographic dividend ...

How does the violence of the past impact policy and society today? This seminar brings together scholars, policy makers, and practitioners to examine the legacies of racial violence against African ...

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 ...

Political and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Demography, Youth Bulges and Security Challenges (West Africa & Sahel) Gender Empowerment, Security and Peace Civil Wars and Post-conflict ...

How do women ex-combatants navigate rebel-to-party transformations? While many rebel groups transition into political parties after conflicts, the gendered dynamics of these processes remain ...

Harpviken, Kristian Berg & Torunn L. Tryggestad (2025) Norway's Peace Diplomacy: Punching above It's Weight?, in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford ...