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Using official development assistance to strengthen small arms and light weapons controls: Opportunities and risks
Mark Bromley and Giovanna MalettaOne of the many events that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is the seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS) on the United Nations Programme of Action (UNPOA) on small arms and light weapons (SALW), which was due to take place this week in New York but has been postponed to 2021.
Coronavirus shocks to human development and sustaining peace
Dr Marina CapariniThe pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a massive systemic shock entailing both a public health catastrophe and a profound economic crisis. This blog briefly examines the dual crisis especially as it affects countries of the Global South.
The high cost of insecurity: The case of Hodh el Gharbi in Mauritania
Dr Virginie BaudaisFrom January until November 2019, SIPRI’s Sahel and West Africa Programme and its research partners in the Sahel region have documented the spill-over effects of the 2012 Malian crisis. This blog builds on the findings of research carried out by SIPRI and its partners in Mauritania during September 2019 and uses semi-structured interviews that were conducted in the administrative region of Hodh el Gharbi which is located in the south east of Mauritania bordering Mali.
From the Malian crisis to the Sahel breakdown: An overview of SIPRI’s work in the G5 Sahel region
Dr Grégory ChauzalThe Sahel has long been one of Africa’s most fragile regions, but the growing insecurity associated with the 2012 Malian crisis has exacerbated chronic vulnerabilities.
Renewable energy as an opportunity for peace?
Vane Moraa AmingaGrowth in global energy demands due to population and economic growth has caused energy-sector emissions to rise and surpass historic records. Clearly, efforts to sustainably mitigate climate change must therefore utilize renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and sustainably harnessed biomass.
Why it is important to register violent deaths
Dr Caroline DelgadoLast week the website for the Global Registry of Violent Deaths (GReVD) was launched. The main objective of GReVD is to create a registry for every violent death and thereby improve the precision of the current reported numbers of violent deaths—which are all estimates. This blog post emphasizes the importance of counting violent deaths and outlines some of the main challenges to do so.
NATO in a climate of change
Rickard SöderDuring last year's Munich Security Conference, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke about facing an increasingly more uncertain and unpredictable security environment.
Will Europe’s latest move lead to the demise of the Iran nuclear deal?
Dr Tytti Erästö and Dr Tarja CronbergLast week France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the so-called E3) announced that they would trigger the dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal.
Tensions on Iraqi soil likely to overshadow anti-government protest demands
Dr Dylan O’DriscollAmid the rapidly increasing tensions between the US and Iran, there is a real danger that the demands of the Iraqi protest movement could be side-lined. The current protests, which sprung up in October 2019, risk having their demands ignored as the Iraqi government shifts it’s focus to dealing with the current crisis.
Language matters: The women, peace and security agenda in Japan and South Korea
Yeonju Jung and Ayako TsujisakaIn order to examine Japan and South Korea’s approaches to the WPS agenda, this blog sheds light on how they have shaped their development and humanitarian aid policy.