The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.

PRIO has been awarded four framework agreements with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the period 2026–2030, ...

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited PRIO today for a series of briefings on pressing global challenges, ...

Join us for PRIO’s first European Security Week taking place from 18–22 May. The series of events will bring together expert speakers to explore a wide range of issues shaping European security today.

The PRIO Peace Research course, part of the University of Oslo's International Summer School since 1969, is experiencing ...

Putin’s phone call with Trump was an opportunity for him to regain momentum in the stalled peace process by showing the flexibility necessary to arrange a durable ceasefire. Instead, Putin suggested ...

Children's schooling in the context of attacks on education: Evidence from Nigeria, Conflict Management and Peace Science. DOI: Few studies have investigated the importance of attacks on educational ...

Kotsadam, Andreas; Magnus Rasmussen; Karl Ove Moene; Anders Kjelsrud & Haakon Gjerløw (2026) Strikes and Machines: Investments in the Norwegian Inter-War-Period, The Journal of Economic History 86 (2) ...

Skjelsbæk, Inger (2026) *Truths, secrets and securitized identities: Children born of war in Europe and beyond *. The Missing ...

Mazurana, Dyan & Courtney Rosani (2026) Conflict-related sexual violence against children: Legal frameworks, patterns of harm ...

Disinformation poses a growing threat to democratic societies by undermining trust in public institutions and weakening ...