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 ...

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

Emilie Waldal is a Master's student of Human Geography at the University of Oslo, with particular interest to the humanitarian field, refugee and migration, climate and environment. She is currently ...

My book Arab-Israeli Diplomacy under Carter: The U.S., Israel and the Palestinians was published by I.B. Tauris in 2018.. I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict with a focus on the various ...

Wednesday, 25 Jun 2025. Øyvind Østerud (1944–2025) in Memoriam. We are saddened by the passing of Øyvind Østerud (1944–2025), a towering figure in Norwegian political science.

Agook, Keluel; Kuol Arou; Siham Ahmed; Joyeux Mugisho; Simon Marot Touloung & Hilde Refstie (2025) Filling the gap or taking the lead? Refugee led organisations in Uganda, Fennia 203 (1): 136–139.

The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades. A ...

Nabiiha Ahmed has successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Oslo, titled "Hope Amidst Obstacles: The Lives of Physically Impaired Youth During War-to-Peace Transitions in ...

Leaving the spectacular Ukrainian special operation unpunished is very much against Putin’s spiteful nature. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s forthcoming meeting with Trump at the margins of ...

The talks in Istanbul are certain to demonstrate yet again the huge gap between the Ukrainian position on terminating the hostilities and the Russian position on maximizing the gains from the ...

Armed conflict has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, with long-term negative health effects for current and future generations. This study analyzes birthweight in Colombia, where a long ...