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SIPRI has published hundreds of books, reports, fact sheets, background papers and policy briefs since its first book appeared in 1969. Oxford University Press publishes and distributes some SIPRI publication series. Other are available to download or buy directly from SIPRI.



SIPRI publications aim to provide policymakers, researchers, the media and the interested public with reliable information, analysis and recommendations. They are peer-reviewed, use only open sources and are transparent about the sources used.

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SIPRI Yearbook

SIPRI Yearbook 2024 provides an overview of developments in international security, weapons and technology, military expenditure, arms production and the arms trade, and armed conflicts and conflict management, along with efforts to control conventional, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Armament and disarmament

The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2023

The combined arms revenues of the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies (the SIPRI Top 100) increased by 4.2 per cent in 2023 to reach $632 billion. The total arms revenues of the Top 100 grew by 19 per cent between 2015 and 2023.

This fact sheet lists the SIPRI Top 100 for 2023 from the updated SIPRI Arms Industry Database and describes the trends in the industry’s arms revenues that are revealed by the new data.

Conflict, peace and security

Women in Multilateral Peace Operations in 2024: What is the State of Play?

In the year 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security stressed the link between gender equality and international peace and security. The resolution underscored the importance of the full and equal participation of women in all efforts towards the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, including UN peace operations. Following the resolution, organizations and member states involved in multilateral peace operations affirmed their commitment to increase women’s participation in these activities.

Peace and development