SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium held an intensive online course on 'WMD Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Evolving Challenges' from 20–23 January.
SIPRI co-hosted a side event during the Seventh Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva on 11 December.
SIPRI held a closed-door workshop on 20–21 November to examine how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, could support and strengthen the biological weapons prohibition regime.
On 8–11 April, SIPRI and the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium delivered an intensive online course on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) non-proliferation and disarmament for students of technical disciplines.
SIPRI and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament at Uppsala University, in cooperation with the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation, are pleased to host the 2025 Armament and Disarmament Summer School on 25–29 August.
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium are calling for applications to the intensive online course 'WMD Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Evolving Challenges' taking place on 8–11 April 2025.
On 2–5 December, SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) hosted an intensive introductory course on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) non-proliferation and disarmament.
SIPRI and the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium are pleased to announce a new introductory course on WMD non-proliferation and disarmament. The course will take place from 2–5 December 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden.
On 28–31 May, SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) delivered an intensive online introductory course on chemical and biological weapons for graduate and postgraduate students. Participants learned about the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons, efforts to eliminate them, and the various mechanisms used to control their spread, as well as endeavours to reduce the risk of chemical or biological agents in terrorist attacks.
mso-themecolor:text1">SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) invite graduate and postgraduate students of the technical or natural science disciplines to apply for an intensive online introductory course on chemical and biological weapons—their proliferation, the efforts to eliminate them, the various mechanisms used to control their spread—and
SIPRI is pleased to launch a new video series that explores biosecurity risks linked to emerging technologies and considers how these risks can be addressed. The series features international experts from the research fields of genetics, bioethics, international affairs and microbiology.
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) are pleased to host a second installment of the intensive introductory course on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), mechanisms to control their further spread and pathways to disarmament. The course will take place on 2–5 May 2023 online.
On 17–18 January 2023, SIPRI hosted an expert workshop as part of its work on developing a toolkit for practicing responsible biological science, targeting academics and researchers in the life sciences.
On 6–8 December 2022, SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) hosted an intensive introductory course on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), mechanisms to control their further spread and pathways to disarmament.
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) are pleased to host an intensive introductory course on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), mechanisms to control their further spread and pathways to disarmament.
On 21–22 April, SIPRI actively participated in the Second German National Dialogue Forum on the Biological Weapons Convention. The event was organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and was held in a virtual format.
On 7 June, Kolja Brockmann, Researcher in the SIPRI Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Programme, briefed the annual plenary meeting of the Australia Group.
(Berlin/Stockholm, 14 March 2019) Advances in additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and robotics could increase the possibilities for the development, production and use of biological weapons. The existing biological arms control and non-proliferation governance framework needs to be adapted to address these security risks, according to a new report from SIPRI.
This workshop convened Japanese, Chinese, South Korean, European and United States experts from technical, legal and academic communities to re-evaluate the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and hazardous materials in a changing global environment and, in particular, the implications for East Asia.