SIPRI Publications

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 2025

SIPRI Yearbook 2025 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

Towards Multilateral Policy on Autonomous Weapon Systems

Dr Alexander Blanchard and Netta Goussac

This report examines possible directions for multilateral policy on autonomous weapon systems (AWS)—weapons capable of selecting and applying force to targets without human intervention. Over a decade of deliberations on AWS has yielded limited progress, with states divided on definitions, regulatory approaches and pathways for action. The resulting landscape is one of institutional complexity, political sensitivity and growing urgency.

Conflict, peace and security

Pursuing Peace on a Shoestring: Conflict Management in an Increasingly Complex World

Gretchen Baldwin

Multilateral conflict management is in a state of flux. In the face of enormous challenges, the world is more divided than it has been for a long time. Fragmentation, deinstitutionalization and militarization, combined with the erosion of many values-based norms, threaten the very survival of the multilateral system. Political and financial investments in non-military tools such as peacebuilding and civilian peacekeeping are decreasing, which in turn reduces holistic conflict management options.

Peace and development

Climate-resilient Investment in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations: Opportunities for Business?

Katongo Seyuba and Dr Florian Krampe

Climate change exacerbates risk in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), deepening vulnerabilities, disrupting livelihoods and heightening the risk of violent conflict. These dynamics create a vicious circle that undermines resilience, peace and stability, while also affecting business operations and global supply chains. The business sector has a critical but underexplored role in promoting climate resilience and peacebuilding in these contexts.