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SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium are calling for applications to the intensive online course 'WMD Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Evolving Challenges' taking place on 8–11 April 2025. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/3PRKy8n

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SIPRI's Ian Davis comments on European defence spending in this article by @theguardian.com ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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#Space-enabled services are critical for various civilian and military purposes. Yet, there is no common understanding of #escalation risks in the international community. This paper outlines key parameters to assess risks and offers recommendations ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/EDTC6801

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The Ukrainian arms industry has seen prodigious growth and modernization since Russia's invasion, but its long-term viability still hangs in the balance. Read the #SIPRI backgrounder ➡️ bit.ly/3Xcyq6h

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‘Youth! Rise for a Greener Future' explores climate change, displacement, and conflict in Somalia—highlighting youth resilience and environmental peacebuilding. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4gVqWvv

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In 🇸🇴Somalia, #ClimateChange disproportionately disrupts agricultural and pastoral livelihoods. This #SIPRI Policy Brief explores the IOM's approach to regenerative agriculture as a tool for #environmental #peacebuilding in south-central #Somalia ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/TAS...

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Barbara Kunz, Director of the SIPRI European Security Programme, analyzes in this column in Le Monde to what extent the Europeans have been slow to consider the withdrawal of the military protection offered by the United States. Read more: bit.ly/4gVqvkC

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📣 #Internship opportunity: SIPRI is seeking a motivated intern to join its Food, Peace and Security team. Read more and apply now ➡️ sipri.org/about/vacanc...

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As cyber incidents grow in scale, frequency, and complexity, reducing cyber risks is more critical—and challenging—than ever. This #SIPRI paper offers insights into enhancing risk reduction strategies ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/XYY...

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How can the IOM’s approach to solar power and the facilitation of local public–private partnerships (PPPs) support environmental peacebuilding? Find out more ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/CWH...

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#Space-enabled services are critical for various civilian and military purposes. Yet, there is no common understanding of #escalation risks in the international community. This #SIPRI paper outlines key parameters to assess risks and offers recommendations ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/EDT...

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Happy to formalize our collaboration with @sipri.org to strengthen efforts on human mobility, security risks, and disaster-induced displacement. Rooted in data, our joint work will enhance IOM’s work in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, promoting peace and security.

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Can more reliable data on climate finance help close climate security gaps? Read more in this #SIPRI WritePeace blog by Abeer S. Ahmad ➡️ bit.ly/4hytssy

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Thanks to @sipri.org for hosting a wonderful event featuring our Leadership in Action series. To paraphrase Jan Eliasson, our job is to reduce the gap between the world as it is, and the world as we’d like it to be!

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Storytelling can be a highly effective tool in advocacy, activism, policymaking, mediation and restorative justice. It also has the power to disrupt peace. This #SIPRI blog looks at ways of countering disruptive storytelling ➡️ bit.ly/4dQOtN2

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States have varying understandings and practices when it comes to applying export controls to the provision of cyber-surveillance tools under a software-as-a-service model. The potential gaps and loopholes this leaves need to be addressed ➡️ bit.ly/3EI7LaU

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This #SIPRI backgrounder examines the EU Dual-use Regulation catch-all control and new guidelines intended to help exporters to comply with it ➡️ bit.ly/4eKesq0

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The debate on regulating autonomous weapon systems is under pressure to diversify. This #SIPRI backgrounder highlights trade-offs and potential implications for policymakers regulating #AWS ➡️ bit.ly/4jNQJbm

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Autonomous weapons systems raise profound questions about the human role in the use of force. How those questions get answered on the international stage, or whether they get answered at all, currently hangs in the balance. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4jNQJbm

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The Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control still holds in the Western Balkans amid rising tensions. How does it support stability, and what role can the #EU play in strengthening arms control? Read more: bit.ly/42BEcSs #ArmsControl @eunpdc.bsky.social

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‘Youth! Rise for a Greener Future' explores climate change, displacement, and conflict in Somalia—highlighting youth resilience and environmental peacebuilding. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4gVqWvv

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In Somalia, energy poverty and reliance on conventional energy sources fuel conflict and environmental degradation. To tackle this, @iomsomalia.bsky.social is driving rural electrification with solar power as part of an environmental peacebuilding strategy. Read more ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/CWH...

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To ensure that the new $300 billion climate finance goal benefits the most vulnerable—particularly those affected by conflict—a clearer understanding of its allocation is essential. Read the latest #SIPRI WritePeace blog by Abeer S. Ahmad to learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4hytssy

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The debate on regulating #AutonomousWeaponSystems is under pressure to diversify. This #SIPRI backgrounder highlights trade-offs and potential implications for policymakers regulating #AWS ➡️ bit.ly/4jNQJbm

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In Somalia, energy poverty and reliance on conventional energy sources fuel conflict. This new policy brief explores how @iomsomalia.bsky.social's solar power initiatives and public-private partnerships support environmental peacebuilding. Find out more ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/CWH...

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Renewables, environmental peacebuilding & development in Somalia. New briefing note from @sipri.org www.sipri.org/publications...

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With increasingly complex crises, #PeaceBuilding in fragile contexts becomes more relevant. GIZ, @sipri.org and ISS advocate for strategic aid and a long-term approach.🌍🕊️ Read the latest SIPRI insights here ➡️https://t1p.de/0mdps #MSC2025 @munsecconf.bsky.social

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How can an overview of #cyber risk reduction terminology and regulatory measures within #China🇨🇳, #Russia🇷🇺, the #USA🇺🇸 and the #EU🇪🇺 enhance engagement among the four actors? Read more in this report ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/RDJ...

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The debate on regulating #AutonomousWeaponSystems is under pressure to diversify, both in terms of where it takes place and what its focuses on. This backgrounder highlights some of the trade-offs involved and helps policymakers consider their potential implications for regulating ➡️ bit.ly/4jNQJbm

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World’s top arms producers see revenues rise on the back of wars and regional tensions. The arms revenues of the SIPRI Top 100 companies totalled $632 billion in 2023, +4.2% from 2022. Read more here: bit.ly/4i9pcQT #SIPRI #ArmsIndustry #Top100

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On 11 Feb @sipri.org in partnership with the IOM Somalia, the @berghoffnd.bsky.social and Freehand Studios, will host a hybrid roundtable in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch a new comic book on storytelling, youth and environmental peacebuilding in Somalia. ⏩ www.sipri.org/events/2025/...

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This #SIPRI Fact Sheet explores how the rise of #NewSpace reshapes the global #space sector, poses challenges to export controls and increases #missile #proliferation risks. Download now ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/LPH...

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Plans to develop and deploy advanced weapon systems in the #Nordic region are meant to strengthen #NATO’s deterrence, but they risk having unintended consequences for security. Read the #SIPRI Essay ➡️ bit.ly/3DU51H6

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Join our next #MorningBriefing tomorrow! Together with Karl-Heinz Kamp & Barbara Kunz @sipri.org, we will talk about #NATO ’s nuclear strategy, the impact of Trump’s return to power & the need to update the alliance’s 2012 doctrine ahead of the 2025 NATO Summit. Register now! 👇

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How can an integrated peacebuilding approach help tackle multiple complex issues together? What changes are necessary to make this approach a reality? Read more ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/QUU... #Peacebuilding #ConflictPrevention #SustainableDevelopment

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In May 2025, #SIPRI and @tmcasser.bsky.social will host an innovative two-day training programme to provide participants with a deep understanding of military applications of #ArtificialIntelligence. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4jGTvzc

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In my latest paper with colleagues from ISS and GIZ, we examine the need for peacebuilding to be better integrated across aid.

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We are on the cusp of a second #quantum revolution, which could have many benefits for #peace and #security but could also introduce substantial risks. Policymakers have a short opportunity to get ahead of the challenges. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3Aze135

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The world is facing unrelenting and interrelated environmental, ecological, demographic, socio-economic and political pressures. This new #SIPRI paper explores the opportunities and processes for reforming aid provision in fragile settings ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/QUU...

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How can we support communities in areas beyond government control to adapt to climate change? This #SIPRI report explores the unique challenges of fragile, conflict-affected settings and proposes a framework for context-appropriate adaptation ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/RQK...

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Recent initiatives in Yemen, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa show how aid actors across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus can rise to the challenge of strengthening food systems in fragile settings. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4g0AwNL

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What are the potential escalation risks at the #space–#nuclear nexus? This #SIPRI Essay considers some of the difficulties in addressing this nexus in existing #multilateral forums and suggests ways to overcome them ➡️ bit.ly/4dZR2vu

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#FactFriday ➡️ Women are underrepresented among #PeaceOperations uniformed personnel. Accurate, dependable information matters more than ever. Invest in the facts. Support #SIPRI: bit.ly/4gI9QkX

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The Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control remains in effect in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. This new @eunpdc.bsky.social paper examines its implementation, role in conflict prevention, and the #EU’s potential support for arms control and transparency ➡️ bit.ly/42BEcSs

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#Russian🇷🇺 military attacks on nuclear installations in #Ukraine🇺🇦 in 2022 presented extraordinary nuclear safety challenges that are likely to have a significant impact on the international #nuclear security regime. Read more in this #SIPRI paper ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/ZZS...

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The policy debate on bias in military #AI is just beginning. This #SIPRI background paper urges policymakers to address these risks with a shared understanding of bias. Read the paper ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/CJF...

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Artificial intelligence, emerging security threats, conventional–nuclear boundaries and more in the January issue of the SIPRI Update newsletter: sipri.org/media/newsle... Subscribe today ➡️ bit.ly/SIPRIsubscribe

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SIPRI's Director of the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme, @jvdlijn.bsky.social, was interviewed by Newzroom Afrika, sharing insights on #MONUSCO and managing the transition. Watch the interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wuJ...

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Happy to announce our side-event at #MSC2025 @munsecconf.bsky.social together with @sipri.org on the role of regional organisations in crisis management. We'll gather experts for a debate on opportunities and challenges in a currently geopolitically blocked world. Stay tuned!

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Despite growing #ClimateFinance commitments, conflict-affected countries remain underfunded. This #SIPRI paper explores the distribution of climate finance and highlights the need for improved #transparency and equitable redistribution of funds ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/AMV...

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