Political leaders often have private incentives to pursue socially wasteful projects, but not all leaders are able to pursue these interests. We argue that weaker accountability mechanisms allow ...

Kumove, Michael; Karin Dyrstad & Bintu Zahara Sakor (2025) Youth bulges and political participation in sub-Saharan Africa: What will the future bring?, PRIO Policy Brief, 8. Oslo: PRIO.

So, how are national governments in the region approaching youth policies? A forthcoming National Youth Policy (NYP) Africa Dataset maps how governments address youth issues through national-level ...

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Haakon Gjerløw as its new Deputy ...

In this video, Tone Sommerfelt presents her article 'Politics of shared humanity: On hospitality, equality and the spiritual ...

The newly published Handbook of Nordic Cooperation was launched last week in Denmark at a seminar co-hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Copenhage ...

Trump may – amidst the domestic headaches caused by the government shutdown – leave Putin’s latest escalatory signal unanswered, and the intensity of nuclear posturing may gradually subside. Neither ...

His risk calculus related to accepting a ceasefire deal was shaped by the fear of showing weakness, which would be detrimental to the long-cultivated image of a strong leader. The recent ...

Alle snakker om krig. Europa er midt i en militær opprustning. Er det naivt å snakke om fred nå? Eller kanskje nødvendig? Bli ...

Julen 1914. Vi er noen få måneder inn i det som skal bli det største blodbadet i historien så langt. Velkommen til ...

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is sad to announce the passing away of Mari Louise Holmboe Ruge (born 20 July 1934) ...