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Insights no. 2010/2 coverChina prepares for an ice-free Arctic

SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security no. 2010/2

Linda Jakobson

China is preparing for the Arctic being navigable during summer months. An ice-free Arctic would provide China shorter shipping routes, possible access to natural resources and the incentive for closer cooperation with Arctic nations, especially the Nordic countries. But it also raises the possibility of new international tensions

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SIPRI Yearbook
SIPRI Yearbook 2009: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security SIPRI Yearbook 2008: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security

The SIPRI Yearbook is known worldwide as an authoritative and independent source for politicians, diplomats, journalists and analysts seeking insight on issues of armaments and arms control, armed conflicts and conflict resolution, security arrangements and disarmament, as well as the most important longer-term trends in international security.

SIPRI monographs
Humanitarian Military Intervention: The Conditions for Success and Failure Budgeting for the Military Sector in Africa: The Processes and Mechanisms of Control The Nordic Countries and the European Security and Defence Policy

SIPRI monographs are the result of long-term, considered research and aim to set the standard for future research on their subject. They present findings and analysis reflecting the full spectrum of SIPRI research. Authors include both SIPRI researchers and respected academics and practitioners.

SIPRI Research Reports
Enforcing European Union Law on Exports of Dual-Use Goods, SIPRI Research Report no. 24 Terrorism in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects, SIPRI Research Report no. 23 Reforming Nuclear Export Controls: The Future of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, SIPRI Research Report no. 22

SIPRI Research Reports is a series of reports on urgent arms control and security subjects. The reports are concise and authoritative sources of information. SIPRI researchers and commissioned experts present new findings as well as easily accessible collections of official documents and data.

SIPRI Policy Papers
China’s Expanding Role in Peacekeeping, SIPRI Policy Paper no. 25 Air Transport and Destabilizing Commodity Flows, SIPRI Policy Paper no. 24 Chemical and Biochemical Non-lethal Weapons: Political and Technical Aspects, SIPRI Policy Paper no. 23

SIPRI Policy Papers is a series of timely reports, with policy recommendations, on topical arms control and security issues.

SIPRI Insights
End-user certificates, SIPRI Insights no. 2010/3 China prepares for an ice-free Arctic, SIPRI Insights no. 2010/2 Demilitarizing mining areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, SIPRI Insights no. 2010/1

SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security give brief overviews and research findings on recent developments in peace and security.

Other SIPRI publications
Handbook of Applied Biosecurity for Life Science Laboratories The Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response United Nations Arms Embargoes: Their Impact on Arms Flows and Target Behaviour
Policy Brief cover Arms transfers to Central, North and West Africa, SIPRI Backgound Paper Fact Sheet cover

In total, SIPRI has published over 300 books, reports, fact sheets, background papers and policy briefs since its first book appeared in 1969.

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China and nuclear arms control: current positions and future policies, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security

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Trends in international arms transfers, 2009, SIPRI Fact Sheet

End-user certificates: improving standards to prevent diversion, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security

China prepares for an ice-free Arctic, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security no. 2010/2

Demilitarizing mining areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the case of northern Katanga Province, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security no. 2010/1

Chronology of armaments, disarmament and international security 2009, SIPRI Fact Sheet

North Korea's nuclear test explosion, 2009, SIPRI Fact Sheet

SIPRI Map of Multilateral Peace Operation Deployments, September 2009

China's Expanding Role in Peacekeeping: Prospects and Policy Implications, SIPRI Policy Paper no. 25

The EU non-proliferation clause: a preliminary assessment, SIPRI Background Paper

Artisanal mining and post-conflict reconstruction in the DRC, SIPRI Background Paper

Building air traffic capacity in Africa: options for improving security and governance, SIPRI Policy Brief

Multilateral Peace Operations, SIPRI Fact Sheets

Handbook of Applied Biosecurity for Life Science Laboratories

SIPRI Yearbook 2009: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security

Prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence at the International Criminal Court, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security no. 2009/1

Air Transport and Destabilizing Commodity Flows, SIPRI Policy Paper no. 24

Recent trends in the arms trade, SIPRI Background Papers

Enforcing European Union Law on Exports of Dual-Use Goods, SIPRI Research Report no. 24