While the hardships that can spur people to migrate cannot be ignored, the well-intended idea of tackling the ‘root causes’ of migration can easily yield misguided policy.

Anxiety among Norwegians about the state of global peace and security continues to grow, according to a new survey released ...

Hoelscher, Kristian; Taibat Lawanson & Jeffrey Paller (2025) Political Change in African Cities: Transforming State-Society Relations, World Development.

Caso, Nicolás; Jørgen Carling; Mathias Czaika & Jessica Hagen-Zanker (2025) How Economic Inequalities Shape International ...

Russia’s position of strength is, after all, in the eye of the beholder, and Putin is prone to taking his inflated beliefs for reality. The Knyaz Pozharsky may be a modern and powerful weapon system, ...

Palik, Júlia; Pinar Tank & Vidar B. Skretting (2025) Education Provision in Rebel Governance: Comparative Insights from Yemen ...

He relies more on the resignation and adaptability of the Russian polity than on a “patriotic” mobilization, but the gradual spread of tiredness with the war may suddenly turn into an explosion of ...

Russia has praised and promoted multipolarity for many years, but with its depressed economy, disastrous demography, and corrupt bureaucracy, it is destined to be a designated loser in this ruthless ...

Many Russian elite groups, as well as the significant majority of the population, prefer the war to come to an end. Putin’s use of diplomatic camouflage to conceal his real plan to perpetuate the war ...

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is proud to announce that its two flagship journals – Journal of Peace Research and Security Dialogue – will be published by Oxford University Press (OUP) from ...

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