PRIO Events

On November 25, PRIO hosted a seminar gathering some of the key stakeholders of the Norwegian drone landscape to discuss the state of the drone industry in Norway, the regulatory efforts to integrate drones in the airspace, and the security and safety issues that persist today.  Over the last weeks, numerous incidents involving drones have made headlines in Norway. These incidents include mul...

On November 24 and 25, PRIO hosted an international conference that gathered international experts from around the world as well as key stakeholders in the Norwegian landscape.  ​Over the last few years, the use of drones in civilian airspace has increased dramatically, opening up some opportunities and leading to a wide range of new security challenges, as illustrated by the numerous inciden...

Liv Kjølseth i samtale med forfatter Åsne Seierstad om hennes nye bok Afghanerne. Da Kabul falt og Taliban overtok makten i Afghanistan i august 2021, fikk Jamila plass på det første flyet til Norge. Samtidig inntok krigsherren Bashir hjembyen hennes. En kvinnelig student, med ett semester igjen på universitetet, ble sendt hjem. Der får hun beskjed om å gifte seg med en ukjent mann. I denne boka r...

On November 17, PRIO hosted a panel that took us back to the early autumn of 2021 and examined how the international donor community responded to the Taliban takeover. Humanitarian assistance was rapidly scaled up to prevent the worst-case scenarios. The panel also looked at the experiences of national and international NGOs who continued working in the rural communities, supporting basic ser...

On November 16, PRIO hosted a panel that discussed this statement from The Norwegian Godal Committee from 2017: "The support the Intelligence Service provided to the Special Forces through the National Intelligence Support Team (NIST) was the most comprehensive and resource-intensive part of the service’s involvement in Afghanistan". The data feed into the targeted killings that were an integral p...

On November 15, PRIO hosted a seminar on Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries as part of Afghanistan Week 2022. ​ The Taliban have now controlled Afghanistan for over a year, and the relationships between the new rulers and its neighbours are taking shape.​ The level of continuity in the relations between Afghanistan and its neighbours has been striking, as seen in the mounting tensions...

On November 11, PRIO hosted a seminar on the development impacts of migration in Asia, and how we can make sense of them, with professor Jonathan Rigg from the University of Bristol. Jonathan explored why migration 'optimists' and 'pessimists' find such rich empirical pickings in the mobility landscape of Asia. Drawing on work across rural areas of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam)...

On November 10, PRIO hosted a seminar discussing the contours of the present crisis in Lebanon, prospects for renewal, and how PRIO's dialogue forum fits into this landscape. Over the last year, PRIO's Middle East Centre has initiated a dialogue forum in Lebanon that has brought together a diverse range of actors from across the national spectrum. These participants, reflecting these new poli...

On September 22, PRIO hosted a seminar discussing how the environmental and climate crises intersect with social inequality in the Middle East and North Africa, and how we root environmental and climate debates within the region in social justice ad equity concerns.  Speaker Sarine Karajerjian, Program Director of the Environmental Politics program at the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) Commenta...

On September 15, PRIO hosted a talk by Sean Sherman , "the Sioux Chief", followed by a discussion about how food can be a catalyst for change. Sherman is an award-winning American chef, author, and foundation co-founder, who is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine and in the process re-identifying North American cuisine and reclaiming an important culinary culture long buried and ofte...

On June 16, PRIO hosted a public seminar to launch new research and discuss the implications of global food insecurity in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This seminar was held in Norwegian.  Speakers Ida Rudolfsen, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Nicholas Marsh, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Roman Vakulchuk, Senior Research F...

On June 16, PRIO hosted a seminar on the strategic implications of global competition over dual-use technology. The seminar discussed topics including global technological competition; AI developments in the US, China, and Russia; the convergence of AI and life sciences; and the security implications of next-generation biotech.  Speakers  Margarita Konaev , Deputy Director of Analysis an...

On June 7, PRIO hosted a seminar on how Lebanon seems to always be at a crossroads. Two overlapping crises have made the preset moment unlike any other in Lebanon's recent history. In this seminar, Bassel F. Salloukh from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies will share his analysis.  Rania Maktabi , Associate Professor at Østfold University College, will offer comments, and Kristian Berg H...

On June 2, PRIO invited a panel of speakers to discuss local and EU responses to migrants seeking refuge in Greece. Has the EU, however, stepped up its reaction to the overall needs of people seeking international protection, often stuck in limbo in different areas along the external borders, whether in Greece, Italy, or Northern France? How are these responses (or non-responses) seen from the loc...

On May 20,  PRIO hosted a seminar on how education can enable refugees and communities to build durable futures when there is great uncertainty about where these futures will be. Recognizing the protracted nature of refugee situations, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) prioritizes the integration of refugees into the national education systems of host countries. How does this strategy work i...

On May 12, PRIO hosted a panel discussing measures to prevent human trafficking in the context of the war in Ukraine, between volunteers' crucial assistance and governments' measures to control and gain oversight. The discussion focused on raising awareness around the power dynamics at play between the refugees, citizen-led volunteer networks and organizations, and governments' tools both for faci...

On May 6, PRIO hosted an open lecture with the leader of democratic Belarus  Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya who spoke on how the war in Ukraine is affecting the situation in Belarus, and how the pro-democracy movement in the country reacts to the war. What are the possible implications for the Lukashenko regime and for the pro-democracy forces in Belarus? The lecture was followed by a comment by PR...

On April 26, PRIO hosted a discussion reflecting on the questions of what explains the rise in Islamist rebel groups, and how Islamist insurgencies develop. In this discussion, we critically engaged with the account that incomplete modernization prepares the ground for Islamist groups, looked at its applicability to other cases, and examined its possible implications for policy-makers and practiti...

On April 19, PRIO hosted on how the worldwide energy crisis, triggered by the war in Ukraine, has major repercussions in the Middle East. The energy shock poses challenges to those wealthy countries that are pursuing a shift away from their dependence on oil and gas resources, as well as to those struggling economies that rely on energy imports. For the region's energy exporters, the crisis - at l...

On March 8, PRIO hosted a panel discussion with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on how the international community can work together to protect and assist refugees and to find durable solutions to increasingly complex displacement situations. The panelists also discussed the space and place for refugee participation in shaping these processes and outcomes. For more information abo...