SIPRI was involved in several discussions at the 2019 Munich Security Conference, 15–17 February. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Great Puzzle: Who Will Pick Up the Pieces?’
On 14 February 2019, SIPRI proudly hosted a visit from Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria.
On 7–8 February, SIPRI, in cooperation with India’s National Maritime Foundation and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to India, organized a workshop in Delhi entitled ‘Securing the Maritime Commons: India, the European Union and Indian Ocean Maritime Security’.
On 31 January, Malian civil society members and their partners SIPRI and CONASCIPAL presented the first Civil Society White Book for Peace and Security to help address security challenges for the Malian population.
The event aimed to conceptualize regional water conflicts, review the fundamentals of water disagreements between Israel and Palestine and to identify ways forward.