About this episode

Professor Siri Aas Rustad discusses the global conflict landscape and future predictions based on her research.

Professor Siri Aas Rustad is the research director at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Siri researches conflicts around the world. In this episode Siri talks about the global conflict landscape, how the numbers are estimated, why the world is as it is, and her predictions for the future. [Note, the episode was recorded in September 2025. All the numbers quoted are correct as of that month.]

People in this episode

Host: Delan Devakumar

Guest: Siri Aas Rustad

Topics covered

• global conflict
• research
• future predictions
• conflict landscape
• data estimation

Keywords

• conflict research
• global conflicts
• Peace Research Institute Oslo
• future predictions
• data estimation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peace Research Institute Oslo

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