Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

19/05/2026

Join us this week for PRIO's first European Security Week! Read more here: https://www.prio.org/events/series/6

18/05/2026

«Inflasjonen spiser Forskningsrådets prosjektrammer, og konsekvensen er forgubbing, dårligere forskning og byråkratisering». Dette sier PRIOs fungerende direktør Haakon Gjerløw, og kommer med konkrete forslag til forbedring av systemet.

Inflasjonen spiser Forskningsrådets prosjektrammer. Konsekvensen er forgubbing, dårligere forskning, og byråkratisering.

12/05/2026

Welcome to European Security Week at PRIO 18-22 May

12/05/2026

PRIO is honoured to have been awarded four framework agreements with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The agreements will support the Ministry with evidence-based decision-making in a rapidly changing international environment.

This confirm the relevance and quality of PRIO’s research across a broad range of issues central to international politics and global development.

11/05/2026

Join us next week for PRIO's first European Security Week

08/05/2026

PRIO feirer vår egen forsker Hilde Henriksen Waage og Fritt Ords hederspris til henne. Aftenposten har publisert hennes flotte tale fra den vakre prisutdelingen i går kveld:

«Hvorfor var det ingen som forsvarte meg?» Les Hilde Henriksen Waages tale da hun mottok Fritt Ords Pris.

06/05/2026

On Iran: "While a prolonged conflict is usually the product of miscalculation, a protracted one is drawn out by design", PRIO researcher Chandler Williams tells Al Jazeera.

In the absence of a permanent deal, the war between the US and Iran is becoming one of attrition despite huge costs.

05/05/2026

A special day at PRIO as we welcomed the Crown Prince of Norway to our headquarters in Oslo.

The Crown Prince met with researchers for briefings on conflict in the Middle East, technology and war, migration, food insecurity and the impact of armed conflict on children.

Strong research. Informed dialogue. Better pathways to peace.



Read more:
https://www.prio.org/news/3705

29/04/2026

Join us for PRIO’s European Security Week, taking place from 18–22 May.

Through seven events a diverse group of expert speakers will explore a wide range of issues shaping European security today. Topics will include Russia and the EU, the politics of European rearmament, the intersections of technology, energy and diplomacy, and the use of information and psychological tools to influence democratic societies.

Sign up here:
https://www.prio.org/events/series/6

29/04/2026

Did you miss our seminar on rethinking aid and lessons from refugee-led responses?

Watch the recording of the event here:

A seminar on the role of localization, refugee-led assistance and innovative funding mechanisms.

28/04/2026

Join our event on the 7th of May, which presents and discusses findings from the EuroWARCHILD project, which explored the experiences and needs of three generations of children born of war in Europe: in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

Read more and sign up for the event here:

The project has explored the experiences and needs of three generations of children born of war (CBOW) in Europe, in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Bosnia a ...