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SIPRI: Global military spending continues to grow

Experts from the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have prepared a report on global military spending in 2023. According to the authors of the report, in 2023, total military spending in the world reached $2,443 billion, which represents an increase of 6.8% compared to 2022 – this is a record figure since 2009.  SIPRI notes…
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SIPRI: Escalation Risks at the Space–Nuclear Nexus

Experts from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute have prepared a policy paper on the problem of the risk of nuclear escalation, which may arise as a result of an aggravation of confrontation between nuclear powers in space.  The authors of the paper note that against the background of the deteriorating security situation, the erosion…
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SIPRI: Multilateral peace operations in 2022

According to data collected by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the number of multilateral peace operations conducted in 2022 reached 64. They were held in 38 countries/territories around the world. This was more operations than were conducted in any year during the past decade.  As in previous years, the UN led the largest number of…
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SIPRI: World’s military expenditure reaches a new record

Analysts from SIPRI presented a report, saying that the world’s military expenditure in 2022 increased by 3.7% and reached $2240 billion, which is a historical record. These figures turned out to be a result of the largest and the most intensive increase in military spending in Europe in the last 30 years. However, the leaders…
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SIPRI Released its Trends in International Arms Transfer Report

SIPRI experts prepared a report about trends in international arms report. For a five-year period between 2018-2022 imports of major arms increased by 47% in Europe. At the same time global arms transfers reduced by 5.1%. The decreases in arms transfers occurred in Africa (-40%), in America (-21%), in Asia and Oceania (-7.5%) and in…
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SIPRI: The World Enters a New Era of Risk

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has published a report on risks for global security and environment. The authors state that the much severe risks are hiding behind the headlines of the conflict in Europe and the aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The deepening twin crises in security and the environment become a trend of the…
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SIPRI: Russia’s Arms Exports Dropped by 22% in 2016–2020

    The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published its latest report on Trends in International Arms Transfers. Looking at the 2016 to 2020 period, it names Russia as the second biggest arms exporter. However, according to SIPIR's report, Russian arms exports decreased by 22%t between 2011–15 and 2016–20.       Follow New…
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SIPRI: USA Largest Arms Supplier, Saudi Arabia Biggest Importer

According to new data on global arms transfers published today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in between 2016-2020 the United States remains the largest arms exporter accounting for 37% of global arms sales, and  Saudi Arabia the world’s largest arms importer with 11% of the shares of major arms importers. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on…
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SIPRI Report: 2019 Global Arms Sales

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a report on the global arms industry in 2019. The report covers the sales and services of the largest 25 companies in this sector. According to SIRPRI, arms sales for these top 25 companies increased 8.5 % more than in 2018 Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google…
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AI, Strategic Stability & Nuclear Risk – SIPRI

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a report that examines that how impact of the adop­tion of artificial intelligence (AI) by nuclear-armed states could have an impact on strategic stability and nuclear risk and how related challenges could be addressed at the policy level. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "The analysis builds…
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