Secure Cities, Mali, peace operations and more

SIPRI at 50—A Year of Reflection on Peace and Security: Secure cities

SIPRI released the ninth film in its short-film series 2016—A Year of Reflection. The film explores how increasing urbanization will affect our understanding of security and features Dr Ian Anthony, Director of SIPRI's European Security Programme, HE Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, and HE Karin Wanngård, Mayor of Stockholm.

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

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

SIPRI launches new peacebuilding project with Mali's civil society

More than a year after the peace agreement in Mali, SIPRI is pleased to announce the continuation of its on-site work in Mali in partnership with the Bamako-based organization CONASCIPAL (National Coalition of Civil Society for Peace and the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms). The work closely involves Malian civil society organizations to help build a durable and stable peace in the country.

Read more about the project on the SIPRI website.
 

New map of multilateral peace operations in 2016 out now

SIPRI is pleased to announce the release of a new map showing all multilateral peace operations active as of September 2016. The data is taken from the SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations Database, which contains reliable and rigorous information on all multilateral peace operations, including start date, number of deployed personnel and the organizations involved.
 

View the map online (pdf) or order it as an A2 poster.

Russian translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2015 presented in Moscow

The Russian translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2015 was presented in Moscow on 29 September 2016. Publication of the Russian translation, and the additional Supplement to the Yearbook written by Russian experts, continues a long-standing project between SIPRI and the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) in Russia.

Read more information on the SIPRI website.

China's food security and the long-term health impacts of conflict—see what’s new on SIPRI’s blog WritePeace

China and (world) food security

Conflict and the long-lasting impact on child health

Read all earlier WritePeace blog contributions.

Military Capabilities in the Arctic: A New Cold War in the High North?

SIPRI published a new Background Paper on military capabilities in the Arctic by Siemon Wezeman.

Climate change is making the Arctic region—and its expected natural resources—more accessible. Overlapping claims by the five Arctic littoral states—Canada, Denmark, Norway, the United States (all of which are members of NATO) and Russia—have raised concerns about future conflict in the region and have stimulated new thinking about the security situation in the Arctic. All five states have strengthened their military presence and capabilities in the Arctic, fuelling fears of a new 'cold war'.

However, the actions taken by the five Arctic littoral states in the region and the official documents released by those states in the past few years seem to suggest that the focus remains solely on the defence of current national territories. While this relatively restrained approach to overlapping maritime claims is to be welcomed, the increases in military forces provide cause for concern, and military confidence-building measures and expanded cooperation should be high on the agenda for all five states.

View the table of contents or download the background paper (pdf).

Reflections on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

SIPRI issued a new compendium on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) edited by Jayantha Dhanapala and Tariq Rauf.

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is the world’s pre-eminent multilaterally negotiated nuclear arms control treaty. This compendium of essays provides useful insights to the new generation of diplomats and researchers on how the Treaty and its review process have evolved through the previous two decades. It is also hoped that they may help promote more productive and harmonious conduct during the preparations for the 2020 NPT Review Conference.

View the table of contents or download the online publication (pdf).

SIPRI Good Practice Guides: The Transport Sector as Counterproliferation Partner

SIPRI issued seven Good Practice Guides about engaging the transport sector as a counterproliferation partner.

The SIPRI Good Practice Guides on the transport sector as a counterproliferation partner have been developed to support partnerships between the transport sector and government authorities to counter proliferation and to implement proliferation-related United Nations Security Council resolutions. The series identifies and explores various aspects of the transport sector as a counterproliferation partner, with the aim of strengthening the sector’s contribution in this area.

View the Good Practice Guides on the SIPRI website.

SIPRI Yearbook 2016

The 47th 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 2015, including:

• aspects of the conflicts in the Middle East;
• the role and impact of international sanctions on Iran;
• the ongoing peace process in Mali; and
• the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Download a summary of SIPRI Yearbook 2016.

Browse the contents page.