PRIO Global Fellows are academics with strong scholarly records and a commitment to the research agenda on peace and conflict. They all have their main positions elsewhere but work closely with PRIO ...

Since early July, Ukraine has expanded its middle- and long-range aerial and naval drone strikes from isolating the Crimean Peninsula to also disrupting Russia’s maritime traffic in the Sea of Azov ...

This article seeks to explain the rise of pro-gender norms and feminist strategies in foreign policy, which are increasingly salient in global politics. How can this trend be theorized? In what ways ...

Carrozza, Ilaria (2026) Neither convergence nor resistance: A hybridization framework for norm evolution in the digital age, Review of International Studies.

Loyle, Cyanne; Helga Malmin Binningsbø & Scott Gates (2026) Amnesty as a weapon of war: Incentivizing rebel defection during armed conflict, Conflict Management and ...

This book argues that the technological revolutions of the twenty-first century are transforming the foundations of global politics. The competition between great powers no longer concerns supremacy ...

Upadhyaya, Priyankar & Samrat Schmiem Kumar, eds, (2014) Peace and Conflict: The South Asian Experience. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, India. South Asia's diversity is also reflected in the ...

“Strategic partnerships under pressure Rewiring Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in an age of global competition” was the theme of the EuroMeSCo 2026 Annual Conference, held at the University of Central ...

Anderson, David M. (2014) Remembering Wagalla: State Violence in Northern Kenya, 1962–1991, Journal of Eastern African Studies 8 (4): 658–676.

This PRIO Paper explores the challenges and opportunities for girls’ higher education caused by the Taliban administration’s restrictive policies and ban on secondary and university education for ...

Hegre, Håvard; Scott Gates; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Tanja Ellingsen (2001) Toward a Democratic Civil Peace? Democracy, Political Change and Civil War 1816–1992, American Political Science Review 95 (1 ...

As Zambia approaches its general elections on 13 August 2026, three interconnected challenges threaten electoral quality and democratic accountability: strategic electoral violence; politicized use of ...