SIPRI launched the third phase of the New Geopolitics of Peace Operations–which focuses on the role of peace operations in dealing with non-traditional security challenges–with the publication of the Background Paper, ‘Multilateral peace operations and the challenges of terrorism and violent extremism’, and the organization of a dialogue meeting on the same topic.
SIPRI and the US National Defense University will co-host the European launch of the new book 'Effective, Legitimate, Secure: Insights for Defense Institution Building'.
Dr Jaïr van der Lijn, Head of the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme, featured on a panel discussion on peacekeeping arrangements between intergovernmental organisations at the recent Dakar International Forum on Peace
SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will continue their cooperation on researching China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from a security perspective.
The event will focus on water crisis and its implications on a conflict-ridden Middle East and North Africa.