Peacebuilding in Mali, 2016 Forum on Security and Development conference report, the Minsk process, and more

SIPRI at 50—A Year of Reflection on Peace and Security: Peacebuilding in Mali and why supporting civil society matters

SIPRI released the fifth film in its short-film series 2016—A Year of Reflection. The film features Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström and UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson discussing the need for improved international coordination for peace and security, and SIPRI Senior Researcher Dr Gaudence Nyirabikali describing SIPRI’s ongoing support to Malian civil society’s peacebuilding efforts.

Watch the fifth film or see the whole series thus far on SIPRI's YouTube channel.

This film series is produced in cooperation with Different Films Limited.

Conference report from the 2016 Stockholm Forum on Security and Development now available
 

A product of the 2016 Stockholm Forum on Security and Development, the conference report comprises session summaries, policy briefs and insights into the event’s theme, ‘Leave no one behind: building resilience by 2030’. The policy briefs, developed together with several partner institutions, cover a range of topics explored during the Forum and are available as stand-alone documents. The conference report and individual policy briefs are available for download.

Contact Dr Gary Milante or Kate Sullivan for additional information.
 

Amendment to the convention on the physical protection of nuclear material

On 8 May the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material entered into force. The amendment marks an important milestone in the global effort to strengthen the security of nuclear materials and reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism and smuggling.

Read the assessment on the context and potential impacts of the amendment by SIPRI's Tariq Rauf.

Former SIPRI Director Alyson J. K. Bailes passes away

On 29 April Alyson Bailes, former SIPRI Director, British diplomat and scholar, passed away. 

Read SIPRI’s tribute to her memory.

Eastern Ukraine and Minsk II—see what’s new on SIPRI’s blog WritePeace

Cacophony of the Minsk Process

Read this and all earlier WritePeace blog contributions.

New SIPRI publication on military expenditure

SIPRI issued the new fact sheet: Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 by Sam Perlo-Freeman, Aude Fleurant, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman.

Global military expenditure in 2015 was an estimated $1676 billion, representing an increase of about 1.0 per cent in real terms from 2014. Total expenditure was equivalent to 2.3 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP). This is the first increase in world military spending since 2011. The total rose continuously for 13 years from 1998 to 2011, before decreasing slightly between 2011 and 2014.

From 5 April 2016 the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database includes newly released information on military expenditure in 2015. This fact sheet describes the global, regional and national trends in military expenditure that are revealed by the new data.

Download the fact sheet.

SIPRI Yearbook 2015

The 46th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook is a compendium of data and analysis in the areas of security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; and non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. It covers developments during 2014, including:

• aspects of the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine;
• regional military-security trends in East Asia;
• military spending in the USA;
• the continued negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear programme; and
• the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty.

Download a summary of the SIPRI Yearbook 2015.
Browse the contents page.