PRIO Events

As the global balance of power shifts, Southeast Asia finds itself at the crossroads of economic transformation, technological advancement, and strategic realignments. One key element in this evolving landscape is China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR), a crucial component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aimed at positioning China as the global technological superpower. This initiative promises to reshape the global digital order and could trigger a technological and normative rift with far-reaching geopolitical consequences. In this episode, recorded live at PRIO, a panel of regional experts and researchers unpack the findings of a three-year project examining China’s digital technology exports to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. How are these countries managing the promises and perils of digital infrastructure tied to Beijing’s ambitions? And what does it mean for sovereignty, governance, and global power? From infrastructure and internet governance to normative influence and political risk, the conversation offers a comparative look at how Southeast Asia is responding to China’s rising digital influence. Speakers: * Dr. Ilaria Carrozza, PRIO * Dr. Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia * Julio Amador III, Ateneo de Manila University * Habib Abiyan Dzakwan, CSIS Indonesia * Chair: Nic Marsh, PRIO 🎙️ Tune in for a sharp, regionally grounded discussion on China’s Digital Silk Road and the digital futures of Southeast Asia. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

There has been a steep increase in the reliance on AI tools for warfighting. This is unsurprising as AI allows for increased speed on the battlefield, better surveillance, tracking, target identification and validation, as well as more data-driven decision support both for identifying capabilities and for target selection. The increased reliance on AI has fueled a push for more weapons’ autonomy on the battlefield. These changes to the way wars are fought have led to a range of ethical concerns around the use of AI for life-or-death decisions on the battlefield. In this episode, recorded live at PRIO, a panel of experts explores the implications of AI-driven warfare. What does it mean to delegate life-or-death decisions to algorithms? How should states and societies respond to this accelerating trend? Panelists: * Eivind Vad Petersson, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs * Jovana Davidovic, Senior Researcher, PRIO * Mitt Regan, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Moderator: Greg Reichberg, PRIO 🎙️ Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of AI, ethics, and modern conflict - and what’s at stake as the line between human and machine decision-making continues to blur. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2025 marks a turning point for the global aid sector. While many donors are pulling back, Norway is charting a different course - reaffirming its commitment to flexible, principled funding and the strategic use of aid as soft power. In this episode, recorded live at PRIO, a panel of leading scholars and practitioners explore how the current crisis in global aid might serve as an opportunity for transformation. Are we witnessing a reformist recalibration or a call to radically rethink the entire system? From debates around localization and institutional memory to the role of evidence-based approaches and equitable participation, the conversation tackles the big questions shaping the future of aid. Speakers: * Erik Abild, NORAD * Øyvind Eggen, Artikulert * Gry Ballestad, Norwegian People’s Aid * Ole Jacob Sending, NUPI & Centre for Geopolitics * Simon Reid-Henry, PRIO * Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, University of Oslo and PRIO Chair: Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, PRIO 🎙️ Listen now for an unflinching discussion on the ideas, tensions, and actors shaping the future of global aid - and Norway’s place within it. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Listen to this inspiring seminar with Professor Halleh Ghorashi, a leading scholar in diversity and inclusion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). She shared how her understanding of engaged scholarship has evolved throughout her academic journey, highlighting its impact on academia, society, and refugee communities. Drawing from her work with the 'research within expertise' lab: Refugee Academy at VU, Professor Ghorashi showcased how engaged scholarship can drive meaningful change. Critical theory and feminist epistemology have been central for her in approaching engaged scholarship from a transformative angle. In conversation with PRIO Researcher Cindy Horst, Professor Ghorashi explored her work of co-generating societal change towards increased diversity and inclusion in the Netherlands. Her transformative engaged scholarship conceptually draws on epistemic justice and builds on methods of co-creating various forms of knowledge with communities. SPEAKERS * Halleh Ghorashi [https://www.hallehghorashi.com/nl/] is Professor of Diversity at VU. She proposes a critical approach of diversity and inclusion and shows the importance of the perspectives of migrants and refugees through narrative methodology in creating more inclusive structures. * Cindy Horst [https://www.prio.org/people/4969] is a Research Professor in Migration and Refugee Studies and co-director of the PRIO Centre on Culture, Conflict, and Co-existence. She is the author of Creative Resistance. The social justice practices of Monarch, Halleh and Diana (Lived Places Publishing, 2023), which includes a chapter about Halleh Ghorashi. The event is co-organized by the PRIO Migration Centre [https://migration.prio.org/] and PRIO Centre on Culture, Conflict and Coexistence [https://ccc.prio.org/]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

PRIO was pleased to invite to a seminar with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In this seminar, Albanese shared her firsthand experiences and insights from her work, focusing on the significant legal and political challenges facing the UN in Palestine. The seminar addressed several key issues, including the challenges surrounding the UN’s access to the occupied Palestinian territories, the humanitarian implications of the ban on UNRWA, and the ongoing cases before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) related to genocide and humanitarian aid access. Albanese also provided an update on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, and reflected on the potential of removing Israel’s seat at the UN in response to violations of international human rights law. The conversation was moderated by Jørgen Jensehaugen [https://www.prio.org/people/5841], Senior Researcher at PRIO. This event was a collaboration between the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and Palestinakomiteen Norge. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.