SIPRI Update, April 2008
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On 8 May 2008 SIPRI Director, Dr Bates Gill, attended the press launch of the Chinese version of the SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security at the Chinese Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) in Beijing, China. He delivered a key-note speech on '2008: A call to arms control'. |
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EU-CONSENT publishes latest issue of ‘EU-27 Watch’ The European research network EU-CONSENT, of which SIPRI is a member, has recently published the latest issue of its bi-annual report ‘EU-27 Watch’. Based on surveys in EU and two candidate states, it gives a comparative picture of debates on European integration and current developments in European politics. Topics discussed are:
• The Western Balkans and the enlargement agenda • The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and Russia • The ongoing consultation on the budget review • Other current issues of high salience in the member states The full report can be downloaded at the EU-CONSENT website, www.eu-consent.net. A summary of the report is available on the EU-CONSENT page of the SIPRI website . The Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) in Berlin coordinates and edits the reports. |
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SIPRI Arms Transfers Database updated with 2007 figures The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database has been updated and now includes information on all international transfers of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the end of 2007. According to the newly released data, there was an 8 per cent fall in international transfers of major conventional weapons between 2006 and 2007. However, significant new orders in 2007, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia indicate that the overall rise in arms transfers since 2000 is likely to continue. More information on the release of the 2007 data Access the Arms Transfers database |
New SIPRI publications
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Terrorism in Asymmetrical Conflict
The Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster ResponsePublic lecture
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United Nations gave a talk on THE UNITED NATIONS AND DISARMAMENT: Challenges and Opportunities organized by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Stockholm 28 February 2008 |
| Founded – as its Charter explains – to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, the United Nations has pursued disarmament goals since its creation. Disarmament is twice mentioned in the Charter, as well as the goal of ensuring “the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources” (Article 26) – which I suspect will be of some interest to those connected with the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics. Indeed, the very first resolution adopted by the General Assembly – Resolution 1(I) of January 1946 – identified the goal of eliminating all weapons “adaptable to mass destruction”...... Read more |
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New SIPRI publication
This new report, which examines the structure and activities of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and makes recommendations for its reform, is now available to buy from Oxford University Press (hardback, £35; paperback, £12.99) or to download from books.sipri.org |
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The Arabic version of SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, translated and published by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS), Beirut, with the sponsorship of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, is now available to buy from CAUS (US$20). Read more in Arabic or in English |
SIPRI publications
For more on SIPRI's recent and older publications, including the SIPRI Yearbook, SIPRI Research Reports and SIPRI Policy Papers, visit the SIPRI publications website. |
