Press releases

SIPRI and PAX: Hope for peace in South Sudan, but fragmentation still a risk

According to the report Scenarios for South Sudan in 2020, released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Dutch peace organisation PAX, there is hope for a peaceful future in South Sudan if the 2015 peace agreement is implemented and the peace process opened up beyond the current parties. Otherwise, the human cost will likely be tremendous and the country might even risk complete fragmentation.

Implementing Article 36 weapon reviews in the light of increasing autonomy in weapon systems

SIPRI statement on the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

SIPRI warmly congratulates the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on being awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.

UN peace operations have not become more dangerous, suggests new SIPRI report ahead of peacekeeping summit

Nuclear force reductions and modernizations continue; peace operations increase—new SIPRI Yearbook out now

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2015, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security.

US military spending falls, increases in eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia says SIPRI

SIPRI welcomes new Director

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Smith as its new Director. Smith will assume his post on 1 September 2015.

The United States leads upward trend in arms exports, Asian and Gulf states arms imports up, says SIPRI

Success of future peace operations will depend on managing expectations, allocating resources and balancing states’ contributions, says SIPRI

Sales by largest arms companies fell again in 2013 but Russian firms’ sales continued rising

Sales of arms and military services by the largest arms-producing companies—the SIPRI Top 100—totalled $402 billion in 2013 according to new data on international arms production launched today by SIPRI.