Last week Giovanna Maletta, Senior Researcher and Acting Programme Director for the SIPRI Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, presented research at the ‘Gun Violence in the EU’ conference in Brussels.
On 12 and 15 June 2023, SIPRI took part in the 12th Consultative Meeting of the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC). The Consultative Meeting, which is funded by the EU, was organized by the Foundation for Strategic Research and gathered representatives of the EU, its member states and think tanks.
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) are pleased to host a second installment of the intensive introductory course on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), mechanisms to control their further spread and pathways to disarmament. The course will take place on 2–5 May 2023 online.
On 15 February, Giovanna Maletta, Acting Director of the Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, participated in a meeting of the Arms Trade Treaty’s Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation.
On 29 November, Giovanna Maletta, Senior Researcher with the Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, and Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, Director and Senior Researcher with the Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme, participated in a public hearing of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence. The hearing was entitled ‘The War in Ukraine: Implications for Arms Export Policies at the EU Level’.
On 2 December, SIPRI and the Government of the United Kingdom co-hosted a side event in Geneva at the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention entitled ‘Biorisk Awareness Across Stakeholder Communities’.
On 14–15 November 2022, SIPRI actively participated in the 11th annual EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference. The conference, which is funded by the European Union (EU), was organized by the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC).
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) are pleased to host an intensive introductory course on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), mechanisms to control their further spread and pathways to disarmament.
On 28 August–2 September, SIPRI and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament at Uppsala University, in cooperation with the Odessa Center for Nonproliferation (ODCNP), hosted the 2022 Armament and Disarmament Summer School.
On 22–25 August SIPRI will actively engage in several events at the eighth conference of states parties (CSP8) to the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). CSP8 will take place at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG).
On 6–7 December 2021, SIPRI actively participated in the 10th annual EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference. The conference, which is funded by the European Union (EU), was organized by the Italian Institute of International Affairs (IAI) on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC).
On 8–10 September, SIPRI actively participated in the 2021 Science Peace Security Conference.
On 21–22 April, SIPRI actively participated in the Second German National Dialogue Forum on the Biological Weapons Convention. The event was organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and was held in a virtual format.
On 16 March, SIPRI experts gave evidence to the British Parliament Committees on Arms Export Controls as part of the committee’s inquiry into UK arms exports in 2019. The oral evidence session was held virtually.
As part of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC), SIPRI has maintained an active role in this year’s Consortium activities.
On 7 June, Kolja Brockmann, Researcher in the SIPRI Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, briefed the annual plenary meeting of the Australia Group.
SIPRI was a thematic partner to an international conference on arms control and technology at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
(Berlin/Stockholm, 14 March 2019) Advances in additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and robotics could increase the possibilities for the development, production and use of biological weapons. The existing biological arms control and non-proliferation governance framework needs to be adapted to address these security risks, according to a new report from SIPRI.
A new paper on the further development of the EU common position on arms exports, prepared by SIPRI experts for the European Parliament Sub-Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), has been published online.
SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of two new papers, entitled ‘The challenge of software and technology transfers to non-proliferation efforts: Implementing and complying with export controls’ and ‘The challenge of emerging technologies to non-proliferation efforts: Controlling additive manufacturing and intangible transfers of technology’.
On 1-2 February, SIPRI, together with the US Department of State, hosted a workshop on ‘Controlling Intangible Transfers of Technology (ITT): Mapping Key Challenges and Good Practices and Identifying Areas of Improvement’.
SIPRI is pleased to announce that it has expanded and improved its online database for Mapping Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)-relevant cooperation and assistance activities to include East Asia and South East Asia.
Kolja Brockmann, Research Assistant in the SIPRI Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, presented SIPRI’s report, ‘Challenges and good practices in the implementation of the EU’s arms and dual-use export controls’, at a workshop in Taipei, Taiwan.
SIPRI launches a new Background Paper ‘3D printing and missile technology controls’, originally part of a compendium of research papers compiled by the Missile Technology Control Regime on the occasion of their 30th anniversary.
Mark Bromley presented SIPRI's online database for Mapping Arms Trade Treaty-relevant Cooperation and Assistance Activities at a side event in New York.
The EU Non-proliferation Consortium's final report is now available. The report summarizes the key developments in non-proliferation in 2014–17, with a focus on an analysis of the EU’s main achievements, and the major obstacles and future challenges it faces.
SIPRI publishes Concept Paper and set of Good Practice Guides examining the challenges facing the establishment and implementation of an effective Internal Compliance Programme (ICP) by companies and research institutes subject to dual-use and arms export controls.
Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of SIPRI’s Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme, was the main speaker at a European Parliament workshop for the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
SIPRI hosted an event on the global arms trade and the role that transparency instruments can play in stopping illegal and irresponsible arms transfers.
SIPRI host two-day Internal Compliance Programme (ICP) roundtable workshop.
SIPRI’s Hugh Griffiths continues to contribute to the New York-based United Nations Panel of Experts monitoring sanctions on North Korea.
SIPRI is pleased to announce the launch of the new publication ‘ATT-related activities in Latin America and the Caribbean: identifying gaps and improving coordination’.
New publication from the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium on the technical limitations of 3D printing technology.
SIPRI is proud to announce that is has expanded and improved its online database for mapping Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)-relevant cooperation and assistance activities to include activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SIPRI Research Assistant Alfredo Malaret participated in the event 'Caribbean Encounter on Forensic Ballistics' held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5–6 December.
SIPRI Research Assistant Alfredo Malaret presented the Arms Trade Treaty assistance database at the conference ‘Armed Violence and Vulnerable Populations: Improving arms control and violence prevention in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru’.
SIPRI, UNLIREC and the government of Sweden co-hosted a side-event, ‘Arms transfer and SALW controls in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent developments and lessons learned’ at the Second Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in August.
SIPRI and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) have joined efforts to map ATT-relevant cooperation and assistance activities carried out in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2012–2016.
National implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) require States Parties to strengthen their arms transfer control systems and implement measures for addressing the diversion of conventional arms. Today SIPRI is pleased to present a web-based tool for mapping activities aimed at building state capacity in these areas.
These ATT-relevant cooperation and assistance activities are carried out by states, international and regional organizations and NGOs. However, difficulties in coordinating these activities can lead to gaps in coverage or duplication of efforts.
The European Union is reviewing its export control policy for dual-use goods and technologies. It aims to adjust existing policies to meet changes in security environments, trading patterns and technology through a broad range of legal and practical measures. Although concrete proposals will not be presented before early 2016, they could potentially include:
SIPRI has received funding from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to produce a database that will map Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)-relevant cooperation and assistance activities in sub-Saharan Africa. The project will be carried out in cooperation with the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament (UNREC) .
On 8–9 September Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of the SIPRI Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, attended the first round of informal consultations of the preparatory process towards the First Conference of States Parties (CSP1) of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Mexico City.
From 13 to 16 May SIPRI and the German Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) held a Training Workshop in Frankfurt.
The workshop took place within the framework of the common project on knowledge development and transfer of best practice on the monitoring of imports and exports of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials.
On 14 May three SIPRI interns gave a presentation to students at Stockholm University about environmental security as part of Stockholm Earth Week.
On 28–31 October Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of SIPRI's Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, participated in an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) seminar in Kuala Lumpur, giving a presentation on facilitating trade in a secure trading environment. The seminar, which was hosted by the Malaysian Government, was entitled Approaches to the Effective Implementation of Strategic Trade Management.
SIPRI will support the German Federal Office for Economics and Export Control (BAFA) in the implementation of a 2-year project on the monitoring of imports and exports of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials.
The project is funded by the European Union's Instrument for Stability in the context of the CBRN Risk Mitigation Centre of Excellence (COE) initiative (Project 5).
SIPRI will develop and advise on methodologies and concepts, drawing on expertise both in the specific issue area and in practical project implementation.
SIPRI, in conjunction with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), organized a counter-proliferation and strategic trade controls course for export licensing, customs and law enforcement officials belonging to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.
On 14–16 November Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of SIPRI’s Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, gave a presentation on the control lists of the nonproliferation regimes and their relation to the harmonized customs code at the first World Customs Organization (WCO) conference on Strategic Trade Controls Enforcement in Brussels.
On 3 September 2021, SIPRI will host a virtual side event in the framework of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP7) and in connection with the launch of a series of SIPRI papers taking stock of the ATT.
In the framework of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Working Group meetings and the Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP7) Informal Preparatory Meeting (26–30 April 2021), SIPRI is hosting a virtual side event on the role of international assistance to implement the ATT.
This webinar brings together a distinguished panel of technical and policy experts to discuss the challenges additive manufacturing (AM) poses to export controls, and how they can be addressed through national and multilateral export control instruments such as the MTCR.
The webinar includes several presentations on the main findings of Project DIVERT on firearms fraud. This presentation will be followed by the reflections of European firearms experts on these findings from a policy, law enforcement and research perspective.
