2011
20 Dec 2011: Arms flows to Africa – small volume, big impact, says new SIPRI report
(Stockholm, 20 December 2011) Arms flows to sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) are small, at only 1.5 % of the total volume of global arms transfer. Yet even small amounts of arms can have a significant impact on peace and security in the region and need to be controlled. Greater transparency in arms exports and procurement is essential to ensure that such controls can be improved, according to a new report released by SIPRI today.
3 Oct 2011: Chinese-Russian security and energy relations are crumbling, says SIPRI
(Stockholm, 3 October 2011) China’s rising global influence is straining its strategic partnership with Russia. Decreasing dependence on Russian arms exports and a growing number of alternative energy suppliers mean that China has taken the upper hand in the relationship, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), launched today in Stockholm.
7 June 2011: Resource competition raises tentions; nuclear forces ‘leaner but meaner’; peace operation numbers fall—new SIPRI Yearbook out now
(Stockholm, 7 June 2011) The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2011, which assesses the current state of international security, armaments and disarmament. Key findings include: • New levels of global resource demand could destabilize international relations. • Continuing cuts in US and Russian nuclear forces are offset by long-term force modernization programmes. • The number of peace missions fell to the lowest level since 2002.
11 April 2011: World military spending reached $1.6 trillion in 2010, biggest increase in South America, fall in Europe according to new SIPRI data
World military expenditure in 2010 is estimated to have been $1630 billion, an increase of 1.3 per cent in real terms.* The region with the largest increase in military spending was South America, with a 5.8 per cent increase, reaching a total of $63.3 billion, according to new data published today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The comprehensive annual update of the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is accessible from today at www.sipri.org.
22 March 2011: New strategy needed to unite Northern Ghana after years of tribal conflict
(Accra, 22 March 2011) Tribal conflict in Northern Ghana requires the urgent involvement of the Ghanaian Government and civil society organizations according to a new report by WACSI (West Africa Civil Society Institute) and the Africa Project at SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). The report is launched today in Accra, Ghana.
18 March 2011: Liberia urgently needs police reform plan as withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces approaches, says SFCG and SIPRI
(Monrovia, 18 March 2011) The forthcoming withdrawal of the UN peacekeeping forces in Liberia could see a rise in instability in the country if the Liberian Government does not step in and take the lead in police reform, according to a new report by Search For Common Ground (SFCG) and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) launched today in Monrovia, Liberia.
14 March 2011: India world's largest arms importer according to new SIPRI data on international arms transfers
(Stockholm, 14 March 2011) India is the world's largest arms importer according to new data on international arms transfers published today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The comprehensive annual update of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database is accessible from today at www.sipri.org.
21 Feb 2011: Top global arms industry increases arms sales despite ongoing recession, says SIPRI
(Stockholm, 21 February 2011) Despite the continuing global economic recession in 2009, the total arms sales of the SIPRI Top 100 of the world’s largest arms-producing companies increased by $14.8 billion from 2008 to reach $401 billion, a real increase of 8 per cent, according to new data on international arms production released today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
