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February 2026
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Posted on 27 Feb 2026
Featured Member of Climate AI Nordics in February: Paola Vesco
PRIO Senior Researcher Paola Vesco has been highlighted as Climate AI Nordics’ Featured Member for February 2026, recognizing her work at the intersection of armed conflict, climate extremes, and societal vulnerability. In the feature, she discusses her most recent work and broader interest in data-driven approaches for understanding the dynamic links between conflict, governance, and…
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Posted on 26 Feb 2026
Gaza Mortality Study Gains Wide International Media Coverage
A new peer-reviewed mortality study on Gaza co-authored by VIEWS Director Håvard Hegre has rapidly gained global attention, being picked up by more than 70 news articles in the days following publication. Major international media have highlighted the findings, including The Guardian (front page coverage), The Telegraph, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, Reuters, LBC, Middle East…
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Posted on 26 Feb 2026
VIEWS Director Interviewed by NRK on New Gaza Mortality Study
VIEWS Director Håvard Hegre was recently interviewed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) about his latest research on mortality in Gaza, just published online-first in The Lancet Global Health. The peer-reviewed study, co-authored with six other scholars, estimates that more than 75,000 Palestinians were killed by violence in the first 16 months of the war…
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Posted on 26 Feb 2026
New Data Release: Forecasts for Feb 2026–Jan 2029
The VIEWS forecasts for state-based armed conflict from January 2026 to December 2028 are now available. The dataset includes country-month forecasts and geo-referenced predictions for Africa and the Middle East, detailing expected direct deaths and probabilities.
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