STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL
PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources.
The global security governance system—meeting tomorrow’s challenges with yesterday’s tools
Dr Bates GillIt is one of the most privileged and fascinating tasks of a SIPRI Director to read through the various chapters and appendices of a new SIPRI Yearbook as it takes shape.
Libya: lessons in controlling the arms trade
Pieter D. WezemanAs the violence in Libya escalates and the international community examines how to respond to internal conflict and human rights violations, arms supply should be analysed.
Apr. 11: Falling European military spending—a threat to our security?
Dr Sam Perlo-FreemanSIPRI’s recently released data on military spending for 2010 shows world military expenditure continuing to grow, albeit at a slower rate than in recent years, reaching US$1630 billion.
Feb. 11: Taking stock of Russian–US arms control after New START
Shannon N. KileThe hard-won entry into force of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) between Russia and the United States was, for many arms control and disarmament advocates, a gratifying but underwhelming moment.
Jan. 11: The politics of peacekeeping in Africa: the end of indifference?
Sharon WihartaAs fragile and uncertain as the developments in Côte d’Ivoire and Sudan at the start of 2011 appear, each contains encouraging evidence of something new happening in Africa.
The African Union mission in Somalia: decision time
Paul D. WilliamsThe African Union (AU) dubbed 2010 the year of ‘peace and security in Africa’. For the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) it has been anything but.
Will pinning NATO’s security to missile defence lead to more cohesion?
Dr Ian AnthonyA steady and incremental growth of ballistic missile capabilities is taking place fairly close to the perimeter of NATO as several countries improve the range and accuracy of their missiles.
Oct. 09: The NPT Review Conference 2010–looking good but there’s still time to fail
Daniel Nord and SIPRI Deputy DirectorIn 2005 it seemed impossible that within four years there would be real, substantive discussions in the framework of the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on nuclear issues, including nuclear disarmament; that the UN Security Council would hold a special meeting to discuss nuclear non-prolifera
Oct. 10: Europe’s history offers lessons for today’s security challenges
Göran LennmarkerTwentieth-century Europe was at several times the most horrific place on earth. Perhaps as many as 100 000 000 people were killed by war and oppression. Two world wars started here. Concentration camps and gulags were used as instruments of utter repression.
The mining ban in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: will soldiers give up the habit?
Ruben de KoningOn 11 September, during a tour of Nord-Kivu province, Congolese President Joseph Kabila announced that all artisanal mineral exploitation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was suspended.