On 26 November, SIPRI proudly hosted an engaging panel discussion with its Board on the state of the world today—the risks and challenges, and the prospects for peace and security.
On 9 November, SIPRI, co-hosted a session on the theme ‘Women in the frontlines: Promoting inclusive approaches to the climate change and security nexus’ during the Geneva Peace Week.
On 17 November, Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Chair of the SIPRI Governing Board and Dr Marina Caparini, Senior Researcher in SIPRI’s Peace and Development Programme, participated at the Swedish Forum on Human Rights.
Dan Smith, SIPRI Director, attended the fourth annual meeting of the Astana Club (12–13 November 2018) which focused on the theme ‘Towards a Greater Eurasia: how to build a common future?’.
The panel discussion addressed the key findings of the published ECDPM report Supporting Peacebuilding in Times of Change: A Synthesis of Four Case Studies, and brought together expertise from the ECDPM, SIPRI, the British Government’s Department for International Development and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.