Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 02/03/2026OMG: "We fight to win!" Ok, will Iran give in then? Let’s swap the labels and do a taste test: Iran declares ongoing negotiations failed, kills the Pope in an airstrike, blows up a school full of little girls, and forgets to bring more that two carrier strike groups. Would the US give in? 010
Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Great initiative, Haakon, happy to contribute. Anyone else chipping in? 020
Reposted by Sebastian SchutteHaakon Gjerløw @haakongjerlw.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Online hate isn’t just virtual. Posts with Hindu nationalist hashtags on India’s Koo platform precede real-world attacks on Muslims & Christians. When the internet shuts down, so does the violence. Fresh research from colleague @sschutte.bsky.social et al Read more 👉 www.prio.org/news/3644prio.orgOnline speech drives real-world violence, new PRIO study finds – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)A new study from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) represents one of the first large-scale investigations into how online discourse can both inc ... 01911
Reposted by Sebastian SchutteEuropean Leadership Network (ELN) @theeln.bsky.social · 17/10/2025A new policy brief by Dr Ben D.E. Dando, @kjolvegeland.bsky.social, and @sschutte.bsky.social draws on insights from the Norwegian institute NORSAR’s real-time monitoring of the 2022 Ukraine conflict. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/policy-brief...europeanleadershipnetwork.orgWidening the ceasefire toolkit: The promise of geophysical monitoring in Ukraine and beyondAny monitoring mission deployed to observe an end to the hostilities in Ukraine is likely to incorporate a range of remote-sensing technologies to support its verification activities. Drawing on insig... 111
Reposted by Sebastian SchutteFrancesca R. Jensenius @fr-jensenius.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Even subtle online rumors about out-group can ⬆️ resentment & conflict-related emotions. Results from large pre-registered experiment out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social , with Mathilde B. Mjelva, @sschutte.bsky.social , Helga M. Binningsbø. @statsvitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-svfak.bsky.socialdoi.orgSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 0115
Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 15/05/2025First publication from the ODAS project (www.prio.org/projects/1955) is out! We scraped 80% of Koo (Indian Twitter clone) and find that religious references predict increases and reductions in subsequent Hindu-Muslim violence (with Daniel Karell and Ryan Barrett): academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...academic.oup.comOnline speech and communal conflict: Evidence from India 040
Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The “Easter Truce” that broke down quickly shows that Ukraine will need a ceasefire monitoring solution. We think we can build one (på norsk): www.dn.no/innlegg/ukra... (in English): chatgpt.com/share/68075b...dn.noDebatt: Norsk bidrag til overvåkning av våpenhvile i UkrainaNorge har avgjørende ekspertise og kan spille en viktig rolle i utviklingen av et overvåkningssystem for en våpenhvile i Ukraina. 022
Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Arnaud Siad from PRIO's "Peace in a Pod" has talked to Oleksandra Matviichuk and me about how new technologies could help with ceasefire monitoring in Ukraine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLg...youtube.comCould a Breakthrough Technology Transform the War in Ukraine?YouTube video by Peace Research Institute Oslo 040
Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 13/03/2025New collaboration with NORSAR on using remote sensing to research the war in Ukraine. We try to understand where civilians are at highest risk, how traditional event data compare to remote tech, and applications to ceasefire monitoring: www.prio.org/news/3607prio.orgNorwegian research foundations develop new technology for studying war crimes against Ukraine – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)PRIO and NORSAR, both Norway-based research foundations, today announced a joint effort to use cutting-edge sensor technology for uncovering and analys ... 061
Sebastian Schutte @sschutte.bsky.social · 08/07/2024One theme at EPSA '24 was experimenting on German public views to increase military support for Ukraine. As I wrote a year ago, the rank order of national preferences here is perfectly predicted by WWII experiences. So please know your bias, everyone: blogs.prio.org/2023/04/with... 050