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Russia’s new Arctic policy document signals continuity rather than change
Ekaterina KlimenkoOn 6 March 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the ‘Basic Principles of Russian Federation State Policy in the Arctic to 2035’ (Basic Principles 2035).
The opportunity for local peacebuilding interventions: The case of Kirkuk
Dr Dylan O’DriscollSIPRI’s latest Policy Paper ‘Building everyday peace in Kirkuk, Iraq: The potential of locally focused interventions’ provides an understanding of how, when and by whom acts of peace and conflict are carried out at the everyday level, and gives policy recommendations for interventions that would address the local side of peacebuilding. This essay highlights some core areas where there is an opportunity for peacebuilding interventions to affect real change in the everyday lives of Kirkukis.
Reducing the risk of naval incidents
Dr Ian AnthonyThis month, 18 countries are participating in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) naval exercise in the Baltic Sea.
The need for an African Union Special Envoy for Climate Change and Security
Dr Florian Krampe and Vane Moraa AmingaAhead of the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit in February, SIPRI researchers give an impetus for the AU to refocus on climate-related security risks and build broad support to appoint a dedicated AU Special Envoy for Climate Change and Security.
Key actions to reduce nuclear security risk in the Black Sea region
Dr Ian AnthonyThe wider Black Sea region contains both a high degree of nuclear security risk and rich experience in efforts to cooperate on risk reduction. Given that some of the most significant known cases of illicit nuclear trafficking have taken place in the wider Black Sea region, it is important to understand whether recent events, including the conflict in and around Ukraine, have increased existing nuclear security risks or created new ones.
The crumbling architecture of arms control
Dan SmithAt a political rally on Saturday, 20 October, US President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the 1987 Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). This confirms what has steadily been unfolding over the past couple of years: the architecture of Russian–US nuclear arms control is crumbling.
The conflict in Yemen and EU’s arms export controls: Highlighting the flaws in the current regime
Dr Mark Bromley and Giovanna MalettaUnder the 1998 EU Code of Conduct on Arms Export, which was replaced in 2008 by the
European Union steps up its efforts to become the global leader on addressing climate-related security risks
Niklas Bremberg and Dr Malin MobjörkOn 26 February 2018 the European Union (EU) adopted its latest Council Conclusions on Climate Diplomacy following a Council Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
Strengthening the ban on chemical weapons: The case of Syria
Dr Ian Anthony and Dr John HartThe French initiative is a commendable effort to hold facilitators and supporters of CW use in Syria legally accountable and thereby to help ensure that the CWC norms are not fundamentally undermined through inaction or neglect.
Why humanitarian assistance needs rigorous evaluation
Dr Anastasia AladyshevaAccording to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and the Financial Tracking Service (FTS), the number of people in need of humanitarian aid in 2017 rose to 141.1 million and they were located in 37 countries. The Global Humanitarian Appeal stood at nearly $13 billion as of November 2017, which represented 58 per cent of the total fund target set for humanitarian assistance.