From fragility to complexity, Africa and security, the Istanbul Process and more

SIPRI Update: Global Security & Arms Control

November 2014

UPCOMING EVENTS

From ‘fragility’ to ‘complexity’: reframing development

It is time for the international community to move beyond the word ‘fragility’ when describing how development works in difficult places. Gary Milante and Suyoun Jang argue that the term ‘complexity’ more accurately reflects the development challenge in fragile states.

Security activities of external actors in Africa

A new SIPRI monograph on the security activities of external actors in Africa, edited by Olawale Ismail and Elisabeth Sköns, documents an increasing use of multilateral approaches, support for the ‘Africanization’ of African security, and the privatization of external security support.

Afghanistan and the Istanbul Process

On 30–31 October 2014 China hosted the fourth ‘Heart of Asia’ ministerial conference in the framework of the Istanbul Process. As the only multilateral vehicle led by Afghanistan, the Istanbul Process permits the country a greater say in its own affairs, writes Richard Ghiasy.

SIPRI Yearbook 2014 in print and online

SIPRI Yearbook 2014 is now available in print from Oxford University Press (OUP). In addition, OUP and SIPRI are pleased to announce that SIPRI Yearbook Online is now available for institutional and individual subscriptions, making the Yearbook accessible to more people than ever before.

UPCOMING EVENTS

2 December 2014, SIPRI, Stockholm
The end of non-interference? China's protection of its nationals overseas
Dr Mathieu Duchâtel, Head of SIPRI's China and Global Security Project, will discuss how China’s protection of its nationals overseas has influenced Chinese foreign policy. Read the full event invitation (PDF). Please confirm your participation by sending an email with your name and full affiliation no later than Monday, 1 December 2014 to Cynthia Loo (cloo@sipri.org).

10 December 2014, New York City
The New Geopolitics of Peace Operations: A Dialogue with Emerging Powers
The Finnish mission to the United Nations, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and SIPRI will host an event at the UN to launch the final report from SIPRI's New Geopolitics of Peace Operations Initiative. For more information or to register for this event contact Stephanie Blenckner (blenckner@sipri.org).

17 December 2014, Brussels
The global arms industry: new data, trends and global developments
On the occasion of the launch of the new SIPRI data on the international arms industry, the Egmont Institute, the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and SIPRI are pleased to invite you to a discussion featuring Dr Yudit Kiss, author of the SIPRI monograph on arms industry transformation in East Central Europe, published in 2014. Read the full event invitation or register online.

SIPRI Yearbook 2014

SIPRI Yearbook 2014 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. Sample sections from each of the chapters in SIPRI Yearbook 2014 are now available for download via the SIPRI website. Summaries of the Yearbook are also available in a number of languages. The full text of the Yearbook will be translated into Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian.

Find out more about the SIPRI Yearbook by viewing the digital brochure or visiting the Oxford University Press website.

NEW PUBLICATION

Violence against healthcare workers in complex security environments

by Rachel Irwin

Several ongoing projects by aid organizations aim to combat violence against health workers through advocacy and research and by producing concrete recommendations to promote the safe delivery of health care. One specific tool to address violence against health workers is international law, whose full potential to address the issue remains unrealized. This Background Paper discusses violence against health workers and facilities in complex security environments, including armed conflict. It examines the scope and drivers of the issue as well as organizational responses to it.

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