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Balancing transparency and national securityGovernment transparency in military budgets varies from country to country. As Pieter Wezeman and Siemon Wezeman explain, part of the problem is the false belief that secrecy ensures security—a topic that will be covered during the forthcoming Stockholm Forum on Security and Development. Continue reading ... |
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SIPRI at the Munich Security ConferenceOn Friday 31 January SIPRI will launch its data on the world's largest arms-producing companies (the SIPRI Top 100) at a press event at the Munich Security Conference. This will be the first of three data launches over the coming months ahead of the release of SIPRI Yearbook 2014. Continue reading ... |
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SIPRI ranked among top five global think tanksFor the fifth consecutive year SIPRI has been ranked as one of the top five think tanks worldwide in a survey conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania. SIPRI was also mentioned in a number of other think tank categories. Continue reading ... |
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New SIPRI project on peacebuilding in the CaucasusSIPRI is pleased to announce a new three-year research project that aims to identify emerging security and conflict challenges across the Caucasus and develop conflict management and peacebuilding initiatives to promote peace and stability in the region. Continue reading ... |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |  |
| 13 February, Stockholm Strengthening Nuclear Security: Northern European perspectives In advance of the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, government and industry representatives, as well as local and international experts, will meet in Stockholm to discuss the issues and problems related to nuclear security and the roles and responsibilities of various actors to address them. Read the full invitation (PDF). Please confirm your participation by sending an email with your name and affiliation to Emily Bloom (bloom@sipri.org) no later than 10 February. 27–28 March, Stockholm Building on its long-standing reputation in the field of international security, SIPRI is currently broadening its research focus to include issues of security and development, examining the links between socioeconomic development, conflict, peace and security. In March 2014, as part of these ongoing research activities, SIPRI will host a high-level global event, the inaugural Stockholm Forum on Security and Development, with the support of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Contact Rachel Irwin for more information about the Forum. |
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