This week, Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state🇵🇸 that does not yet exist.

In this blog post, PRIO’s Jørgen Jensehaugen & Erling L. Sogge argue that while recognition does not alter facts on the ground, it marks a shift in Western Europe.

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What is the legacy of #Rwanda 🇷🇼? Join us at PRIO next Thursday for a talk by UN Special Representative Pramila Patten to mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide.

Opening remarks by State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.

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Insightful discussion on the findings of PRIO’s MIGNEX project on the EU’s approach to achieving a coherent migration policy. Check out the website to learn more: mignex.org

PRIO Research Professor Hilde Henriksen Waage receives Universitetet i Oslo's Dissemination Award for her clear, critical, and balanced communication of the political history of the Middle East over two decades. 🏆

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Norway is one of the largest suppliers of weapons to #Ukraine per capita. 🇳🇴🇺🇦

Learn more about how Norway reconciles its arms industry with its foreign policy in this new episode of PRIO's Peace in a Pod.

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Norway 🇳🇴 has 'never been a pacifist nation' and has developed a military industry with a partnership between business and government, says arms trade expert Nicholas Marsh on PRIO's Peace in a Pod.

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From #Iraq and #Yemen to #Gaza , Norway's foreign policy has at times been at odds with its weapon industry, says arms trade expert Nicholas Marsh to PRIO's Peace in a Pod.

New episode with Maj. General Kristin Lund.

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Why is Norway formally recognising #Palestinian statehood 🇵🇸?

'The intention from the Norwegian side is to send a strong signal to the world, to #Israel , to the Americans, that we need to solve this conflict peacefully, and a two-state solution is the only bad solution we

What's next for #EU policy on #migration and development?

Brief summary of the recommendations that emerged from the #MIGNEX -ODI Policy Conference available now⬇️

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Breaking from most Western countries that demand a successful peace process in order to recognize a #Palestinian state🇵🇸, Ireland, Norway, and Spain have “turned the logic around,” says PRIO's Jørgen Jensehaugen to The Christian Science Monitor.

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Arab-Israeli conflict expert at PRIO Jørgen Jensehaugen weighs in on the announcement by Norway to recognise the State of #Palestine .

Humanitarian initiatives from Turkey 🇹🇷 have become an established arm of its foreign policy, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

But what are Turkey’s strategic interests there? Find out in a new policy brief by PRIO's Pinar Tank.

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How did developments in pre-1948 Palestine set the stage for today's Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Join PRIO for a seminar co-hosted with Institutt for samfunnsforskning, to explore Britain's colonial pacts with Palestinians and the Zionist movement.

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What is the EU🇪🇺’s approach to achieving policy coherence in the field of migration?

Join us at PRIO on May 30 to learn more about how the push for more efficient policies have shaped EU policy making on migration over the years.

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'The #pandemic revealed truths about how essential workers are to keep society running. This is an opportunity for us to choose to use this knowledge post-pandemic to shape a fairer society,' writes PRIO's Audrey Kathleen Geissinger in a new op-ed.

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