How Do We Best Respond To Global Displacement?

Stories From The Past - Inspiring The Future Acts Of Courage In Somali History And Today

Political Economy Of Palestine: Critical Perspectives - MidEast Breakfast With Alaa Tartir

The War In Ukraine And Its Impact On Energy In The Middle East

It Depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia

Drones in Civilian Airspaces: Security, Regulation, and Imagination

Resisting Occupation through Art: A Conversation with Ahmed Tobasi

Climate Change, Conflict And Russia's War On Ukraine. Consequences For Global Food Security

The Challenge of Inclusive Peace Processes: The Case of Colombia

Planetary Citizens

Global Conflict Trends: In The Shadow of Ukraine

On October 26, PRIO hosted a public seminar to discuss how history shows that technology can change the global balance of power. In the context of growing US and China tensions, Jared Cohen  discuss together with experts whether we are seeing the rise of geopolitical swing states and a new era of multi-alignment. 

Speakers:
- Jared Cohen, Co-Head of the Office of Applied Innovation and President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs and former CEO of Jigsaw (formerly Google Ideas)
- Greg Reichberg, PRIO Research Professor
- Katarzyna Zysk, Professor of International Relations and Contemporary History at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
- Silvija Seres, Mathematician and Technology Investor
PRIO Director Henrik Urdal moderated the conversation. 
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/9078

Artificial Intelligence And The Return Of Great Power Competition

Rethinking Development Through Global Urban Middle Classes

The Power of Voice in Arts-based Dialogues for Justice, Peace, and Intergenerational Healing

AidAccount Conference: Local Understandings And Practices Of Accountability

Locally-Led Aid and Accountability: What Have We Learned? (AidAccount Conference)

The New Pact On Migration And Asylum

Intractable State Formation Projects: Israel and Palestine in a Comparative Regional Perspective

2023 Conflict Data Unveiled: Is The World Becoming More Violent?

UNRWA Under Attack – Saving The UN’s Palestine Refugee Agency

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Speakers
- Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, University of Oslo and Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
- Morten Tønnessen-Krokan, the Norwegian Red Cross
- Olav Østrem, faktisk.no
The discussion was moderated by Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Senior Researcher, PRIO.

This event was a collaboration between PRIO and the University of Oslo, and a part of Oslo Peace Days 2024.

AI in War & Peace: The Politics of Truths and Fakes

In light of the shifting geopolitical landscape, the long-standing theory of democratic peace - asserting that democracies rarely wage war against each other - is facing critical scrutiny.

This panel will discuss whether this principle still holds true in an era marked by shifting power dynamics, rising authoritarianism, and the erosion of liberal democratic norms.

With conflicts increasingly shaped by hybrid warfare, economic rivalries, and regional instability, the traditional correlation between democracy and peace may be weakening.

This discussion will explore whether contemporary democracies are more prone to conflict, or if the theory needs to be redefined for a multipolar world. The panel will also revisit Francis Fukuyama's "End of History" argument, which predicted the triumph of liberal democracy as the final form of human governance.

As new global players and political ideologies emerge, panelists will assess whether this notion is still relevant, or if we are witnessing the rise of new patterns of conflict that challenge the foundations of democratic peace.

Speakers
- Ms. Hilde F. Johnson, European Institute of Peace
- Prof. Carl Henrik Knutsen, University of Oslo
- Dr. Marianne Dahl, Peace Research Institute Oslo
The discussion was moderated by Dan Banik, Academic Director of Circle U's democracy hub.

This event was part of Oslo Peace Days 2024.

The Democratic Peace in a Geopolitically Changing World

In this book launch for The Good Drone, edited volume by Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, the editors discuss their new volume. The seminar was moderated by Einar Ryvarden, Digital Manager for Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.

The Good Drone: Endless Possibilities for "Doing Good"?

Introduksjon av Jacob Høigilt (PRIO). 
Talere: Marte Heian-Engdal (NOREF) og Kjetil Selvik (NUPI). 

Spørsmål fra salen fra Dag Nylander (FN), Hilde Henriksen Waage (PRIO), Greg Reichberg (PRIO) og Tine Gade (NUPI).

Israel - Politikk, Historie Og Samfunn

How Can Improved Food Security Alleviate Conflict

Audio from the seminar Decolonising the Academy, held at PRIO 8 June 2018. More information here: https://www.prio.org/Events/Event/?x=8643

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Violent Extremism and Security Challenges in West Africa: What Role Can Preventive Diplomacy Play?

Audio from the seminar North Korea And USA: How To Prevent A Kim-Trump Showdown at PRIO 23 November 2017. More information here: https://www.prio.org/Events/Event/?x=8607.

North Korea And USA: How To Prevent A Kim-Trump Showdown

Audio from the Art, Peace And Conflict: Conversation With Aar Maanta, held at PRIO 1 February, 2019. Aar Maanta presented some of his work and performed a traditional Somali song. More information here: https://www.prio.org/Events/Event/?x=8690

Art, Peace And Conflict: Conversation With Aar Maanta

What are the challenges that women face on the path to professorship? 
This podcast contains audio from the event 'Supporting Women on the Path to Professorship: Lessons Learned' held at PRIO, Friday, 30 August 2019.

Supporting Women On The Path To Professorship: Lessons Learned

The contentious relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran is pivotal to stability, not only in the Gulf region, but also in the Middle East and beyond. 
Are the tensions between the two states a manifestation of religious differences, of economic competition, or is it about conventional national security? 
In a situation where the relationship is seemingly more difficult than at any recent point in time, and where its ramifications run deeper and wider than ever, what are the possibilities for preventing further deterioration, even for cultivating a gradual improvement in the relationship?
Keynoush will draw on fieldwork in both Iran and Saudi Arabia in seeking to unlock the mutual distrust, the miscommunication, the lost opportunities for cooperation between the two regional hegemons. She makes the case that, as the first step, global powers need to do their outmost to deal with the two regional powers in a balanced manner, which is a far cry from current realities.

Iran And Saudi Arabia: Between Enmity And Amity

Audio from the event "Art, Peace and Conflict: Activism Through Theatre in Afghanistan" held at PRIO 4 December 2019.

Art, Peace And Conflict: Activism Through Theatre In Afghanistan

I HBO-serien Beforeigners, kommer det en slags innvandrere til Oslo. Men de er fremvandrere: ikke fra et annet land, men fra en annen tid. Når disse menneskene fra fortiden plutselig dukker opp, endres Oslo.
Hvordan gjenspeiler serien frykten eller håpet rundt migrasjon og integrering i dagens Oslo?
Er det noe vi kan lære av fiktiv integrering av «fleretemporale» fremvandrere?
Og hva om dette virkelig skjedde? Hvordan hadde vi håndtert det?
Oslo Peace Days har samlet eksperter fra Universitetet i Oslo, Oslo kommune og PRIO for å prate om Beforeigners, Oslo, det norske samfunnet, fremvandring, migrasjon og integrering.

Beforeigners - Hva Om Det Virkelig Skjedde

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

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