On 17–20 November 2020, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) will host the fifth annual Stockholm Security Conference (SSC 20). The theme of this year’s conference is ‘International Cooperation: Navigating the Way Ahead’.
This page contains an overview of the conference programme for 17–20 November.
Download the agenda here.
Tuesday, 17 November
14:00–15:30 The impact of the rise of China on multilateral organizations?
Click here for the webinar overview. This webinar is now fully booked.
16:00–17:30 Responsible artificial intelligence (AI) innovation for international peace and security: An opportunity for international cooperation in the realm of arms control?
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Wednesday, 18 November
13:30–13:35 Opening remarks
Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Chair of the SIPRI Governing board
13:35–13:45 Welcome address
Ann Linde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
13:45–14:45 Open panel one: Conflict management in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) area
The panel will be live-streamed on SIPRI's YouTube channel. Click here for additional information.
15:15–16:15 Open panel two: Challenges to international cooperation: Past, present and future
The panel will be live-streamed on SIPRI's YouTube channel. Click here for additional information.
16:45–18:00 Open panel three: How challenges to international cooperation impact humanitarian work
The panel will be live-streamed on SIPRI's YouTube channel. Click here for additional information.
Thursday, 19 November
14:00–15:30 (Dis)functional international security institutions? The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) today
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16:00–17:30 Unlocking nuclear arms control in the time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis: Change and continuity
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Friday, 20 November
14:00–15:30 International cooperation in a new era of techno-nationalism
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16:00–17:30 Security cooperation in Africa
In cooperation with The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). This session is by invitation only. Click here for additional details.
Contact
For more information, please contact Ekaterina Klimenko, SIPRI Programme Coordinator; Noel Kelly, Programme Coordinator; and Johanna Eliasson, Events Assistant at sthlmseccon@sipri.org.
Media
For media enquiries, please contact Alexandra Manolache, Communications Officer (alexandra.manolache@sipri.org, +46 76 628 61 33) or Stephanie Blenckner, Director of Communications (blenckner@sipri.org, +46 8 655 97 47).