As part of his official visit to Sweden, SIPRI hosted His Excellency Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, for a public seminar.
SIPRI, in collaboration with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), hosted a panel discussion on world nuclear forces and arms control. The event was part of the Japanese television programme 'Global Agenda' and was broadcast to an international audience on 27 July.
On 21 June, SIPRI, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the European Leadership Network, held a seminar on managing the collapse of the 1987 Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty).
From 9–18 July, SIPRI engaged with the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at the United Nations in several ways.
SIPRI was pleased to participate in the 2019 Almedalen Week in Visby, Gotland (30 June–7 July). This yearly event is considered to be one of the most important political, social and business forums in Sweden.