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| 3D printing and export controls on missile technology: Challenges and ways forward |
| SIPRI launched the new Background Paper ‘3D printing and missile technology controls’, originally part of a compendium of research papers compiled by the Missile Technology Control Regime on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
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| New SIPRI research on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road |
| SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will continue their cooperation on researching China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from a security perspective. A policy report culminating the research will be published next year. While the work will concentrate on the EU’s foreign and security interests, it will be of interest to all Maritime Silk Road stakeholders. |
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| COMMENTARY |
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| From Hollywood to the battlefield: Violence against women affects us all |
| In honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this blog makes recommendations for analysts and policymakers across the field of development and peace. |
| Read the WritePeace blog |
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| North Korea and the USA: Are there ways out? |
| Dan Smith gives his take on the current situation in North Korea, suggesting where there could be opportunities for setting up a reasonable security relationship with states in North East Asia. |
| Read the WritePeace blog | Watch the Peace Points episode |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| 12–13 December 2017 |
| SIPRI to partner on Planetary Security Conference |
| SIPRI will be a partner in the upcoming Planetary Security Conference in the Hague. This year’s theme is ‘From Analysis to Action’, and SIPRI will host a session entitled ‘UN Security Council: What role for action on climate-security risks?’ |
| Read about the conference | Read more about the session SIPRI will host |
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| 12–13 December 2017 |
| SIPRI to convene annual EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference |
| SIPRI will host the forthcoming 2017 EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference at Egmont Palace in Brussels on 12–13 December 2017. The conference aims to encourage discussion within civil society—particularly among experts, researchers and academics—about measures to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. |
| Read more about the conference | Download a draft agenda [PDF] | Read more about the Consortium |
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| 8 December 2017 |
| Frontiers in climate, resilience and security |
| SIPRI, together with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Stockholm Resilience Centre will host a high level seminar to reflect on strategies to address climate-related security challenges. |
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| 14 December 2017 |
| Security and Economy on the Belt and Road |
| SIPRI will hold a roundtable discussion based on the release of a new report on the security implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. |
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| 17 December 2017 |
| Launch of the Arabic translation of the SIPRI Yearbook |
| SIPRI will launch the Arabic translation of the SIPRI Yearbook in Alexandria, Egypt, in cooperation with the Swedish Institute of Alexandria. The edition was made possible by the work of SIPRI’s translation partner, the Centre for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS) of Beirut. For further details, please contact Alexandra Manolache, SIPRI Communications Officer (alexandra.manolache@sipri.org). |
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| RECENT EVENTS |
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| 9 November 2017 |
| Vanishing water landscapes: Perceptions of water, scarcity and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa |
| SIPRI hosted a discussion on water crisis and its implications for a conflict-ridden Middle East and North Africa. The event featured a keynote speech from Dr Francesca de Chatel. |
| Read more | Watch the event livestream |
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| 29 November 2017 |
| The ATT Third Conference of States Parties and the future prospects for conventional arms control: Strengthening the global and regional framework |
| In cooperation with the Finnish Embassy, SIPRI hosted a roundtable featuring a keynote address from Ambassador Klaus Korhonen of Finland, who served as the president of the ATT Third Conference of States Parties. The informal discussion explored the current state of conventional arms control. For further details, please contact Mark Bromley, Co-Director of the SIPRI Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme (bromley@sipri.org). |
| Watch a Spotlight interview with Ambassador Klaus Korhonen |
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| 29 November 2017 |
| Book launch: Effective, Legitimate, Secure: Insights for Defense Institution Building |
| SIPRI and the US National Defense University co-hosted the European launch of the new book Effective, Legitimate, Secure: Insights for Defense Institution Building. Dr Gary Milante, Director of SIPRI's Peace and Development Programme—who contributed to the volume—provided insights related to the book's coverage of the development sector. |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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| Mapping the Development of Autonomy in Weapon Systems |
| This report presents the key findings and recommendations from a one-year mapping study on the development of autonomy in weapon systems. The report aims to help diplomats and members of civil society interested in the issue of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) to improve their understanding of the technological foundations of autonomy, and obtain a sense of the speed and trajectory of progress of autonomy in weapon systems. |
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| 3D printing and missile technology controls |
| Additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as ‘3D printing’, is a rapidly developing technology. This SIPRI Background Paper takes stock of the current state of the art of the technology by explaining its basic features and by highlighting the level of maturity and spread of AM applications in the aerospace sector. Building on this review, it discusses the specific challenges that AM poses to export controls by examining existing controls and proposals for new controls on transfers of AM machines, feedstock materials and digital build files. The report also proposes potential ways forward for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the other multilateral export control regimes, for national export control authorities and for companies involved in AM. |
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| SIPRI Yearbook 2017 |
The 48th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook is a compendium of data and analysis in the areas of security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; and non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. It covers developments during 2016, including:
- aspects of the conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa;
- the peace agreement in Colombia;
- forced displacement in fragile contexts; and
- the sustaining peace framework of the United Nations.
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| Browse the contents page | Read the summary (pdf) |
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