A Journal of Analysis and News
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI also has a presence in Beijing, and is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide.
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Ukraine became the world’s largest importer of major arms in the period 2020–24, with its imports increasing nearly 100 times
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By Kateryna Kuzmuk and Lorenzo Scarazzato Three years on from Russia’s escalation of its war on Ukraine with the full-scale invasion, Ukraine
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By Kolja Brockmann and Lauriane Héau For all their legitimate law-enforcement and intelligence-gathering uses, cyber-surveillance tools are prone to abuse. Among other things,
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By Abeer S. Ahmad Among the limited progress made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in November last
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By Dr Alexander Blanchard, Dr Vincent Boulanin, Laura Bruun and Netta Goussac It is more than 10 years since the first multilateral policy debate
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By Dr Wilfred Wan and Dr Gitte du Plessis In July 2024 Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence
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By Kolja Brockmann, Dr Mark Bromley and Giovanna Maletta On 2 December the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution submitted by China, and co-sponsored by 27 other states,
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Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $632 billion in
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By Emilie Chazelle and Alain Leroy Food systems are critical for building peace, resilience and food security. However, in contexts affected by
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By Dr Alexander Blanchard We are on the cusp of a second quantum revolution. The first saw the advent of
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