News and events

Continuing the upward trend that began in the early 2000s, the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2013-17 was 10 per cent higher than in 2008-12, according to new data on arms transfers published by SIPRI today.

This event will look at UN peacekeeping reform by focusing on the topics of gender mainstreaming, the safety and security of peacekeepers and the UN’s peacekeeping budget.

On 28 March, SIPRI convened a panel of experts to discuss the fate of the Iran nuclear deal – formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – in light of US President Donald J. Trump’s recent ultimatum to withdraw the United States from the accord.

The focus of the expert seminar, ‘The art of keeping a deal: Can Europe save the JCPOA?’ was on whether Europe can prevent the deal from unravelling.