New SIPRI paper on Ukraine's small arms and light weapons exports
New SIPRI publication
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The private military services industry
SIPRI Insight No. 1 by Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman & Elisabeth Sköns This report surveys the rapidly-growing military services sector of the arms industry, wherey private companies carry out a wide range of military activities from IT services to armed security on behalf of governments and other customers. The economic, political, and peace and security ramifications of the growing military outsourcing trend are discussed. |
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New SIPRI publication
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Transparency in Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons: Reports to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, 2003–2006
SIPRI Policy Paper No. 22 by Paul Holtom This report, which is the first study to document and analyse information on small arms and light weapon transfers reported to UNROCA for 2003–2006, was launched on 15 July at the Third Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms and Light Weapons, United Nations, New York. |
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SIPRI Yearbook 2008: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security
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Launched 9 June 2008
Read more about the Yearbook Download the press release Download the Yearbook summary Watch videos of the presentations Order SIPRI Yearbook 2008 |
SIPRI Yearbook 2007 in Chinese
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The Chinese version of SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security was launched by the Chinese Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) in Beijing, China, on 8 May 2008. At the launch, SIPRI Director Dr Bates Gill delivered a key-note speech on ‘2008: A call to arms control’. Click for ordering details of SIPRI Yearbook 2007 in Chinese |
EU-27 Watch
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The European research network EU-CONSENT, of which SIPRI is a member, published the latest edition of its biannual report, EU-27 Watch, in March 2008. Based on surveys in EU member and candidate states, it gives a comparative picture of debates on European integration and current developments in European politics. Topics discussed include:
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Public lecture: ‘The United Nations and disarmament: challenges and opportunities’
Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
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Jointly organized by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and SIPRI Stockholm, 28 February 2008 Text of the lecture |
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For more on SIPRI’s forthcoming, recent and older publications, including the SIPRI Yearbook, SIPRI Research Reports and SIPRI Policy Papers, visit the SIPRI publications website.