The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Östasiatiska museet), Tyghusplan, Skeppsholmen Stockholm
The international security landscape is witnessing the most intense period of instability since the end of the cold war more than three decades ago. The breakdown of global arms control is leading to a renewed nuclear arms race and increasing the prospects of proliferation. Fraying international alliances and rising great power competition are giving way to record levels of military spending. The marked decline in international development assistance, the growing climate crisis and repeated violations of international humanitarian law threaten to exacerbate human insecurity. Against this backdrop, escalating regional conflicts are undermining conflict resolution efforts.
Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with SIPRI's international Governing Board as they address the implications of these dynamics, their impact on global and regional conflicts, and the urgent imperative to maintain pathways for peaceful conflict resolution.
Opening remarks by Stefan Löfven, Chair of the SIPRI Governing Board and former Prime Minister of Sweden.
The event will begin at 14:30. Refreshments will be served from 16:15.
Speakers
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas is a Ghanaian politician, lawyer, diplomat and academic, and currently the African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns
Ambassador Chan Heng Chee is a Singaporean academic and diplomat, currently serving as Ambassador-at-Large with the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr Noha El-Mikawy is an Egyptian scholar and practitioner, currently serving as the Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo
Jean-Marie Guéhenno is a French diplomat and former United Nations senior official, currently serving as the Director of the Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution at Columbia University
Dr Patricia Lewis is a British/Irish nuclear physicist and arms control expert, who until recently was the Research Director for International Security at Chatham House
Dr Jessica Tuchman Mathews is an American international affairs expert and Distinguished Fellow and President Emeritus at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The conversation will be moderated by Karim Haggag, new SIPRI Director, and Charlotta Sparre, SIPRI Deputy Director.
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