The Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East is a joint initiative of IBEI, Blanquerna, Catalonia International and IEMed. The 2025 edition of the school will consist of a ...

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 ...

With the new strategic reality of war in Europe and the inclusion of all Nordic countries in NATO, strengthening Nordic defense cooperation must explicitly consider gender equality and Women, Peace ...

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

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 ...

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: ...

Afghanistan ranks worst of 177 countries in terms of the status of women, according to this year’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index launched today in New York. Denmark leads the 2023 rankings as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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