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Lessons from the post-cold war transformation of East Central Europe’s arms industryWith the collapse of the Soviet Union, arms makers in Eastern Europe faced a drastic disruption in their economic, political and social environment, losing external markets, state backing and their privileged position in the economic and political structures, argues Yudit Kiss. Continue reading ... |
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SIPRI Board member to act as Ukraine negotiatorSIPRI Governing Board member Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger (Germany) has been appointed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as a negotiator in an effort to create a more constructive political atmosphere in the country. Continue reading ... |
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Reviewing the 2014 NPT PrepComThe third and final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2015 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was held in New York between 28 April and 9 May. SIPRI's Tariq Rauf posted a series of daily updates from the meeting. Continue reading ... |
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SIPRI secures new project fundingSIPRI is pleased to announce three newly funded projects, including an examination of social cohesion and community-driven development in Kyrgyzstan, the next phase of the Arctic Futures research project, and a new project on private sector development in Afghanistan. |
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9 June, Stockholm SIPRI, the Government Offices of Sweden and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority will co-host a lecture by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano. Read the full event invitation (PDF). Please confirm your participation by 6 June to Cynthia Loo, SIPRI Senior Management Assistant (telephone: 08-655 97 51, email: cloo@sipri.org). 16 June, Stockholm In the fourth launch of SIPRI data ahead of the publication of SIPRI Yearbook 2014, SIPRI will release its latest figures on world nuclear forces on 16 June. This follows the widely covered releases of SIPRI data on the arms industry in January, international arms transfers in March and military expenditure in April. SIPRI Yearbook 2014, a compendium of data and analysis in the areas of security and conflict, military spending and armaments, and non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, will be published in full later in the year. Join the SIPRI media mailing list to receive our press releases via email. To sign up for SIPRI event announcements contact SIPRI Communications Director Stephanie Blenckner.
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Changes in leadership at SIPRI The Governing Board of SIPRI and Professor Tilman Brück have agreed that Professor Brück will leave his position as Director of SIPRI as of 30 June 2014. Professor Brück will serve SIPRI as a Distinguished Senior Fellow to continue his work on the economics of security and development. Göran Lennmarker, Chairman of SIPRI’s Governing Board, announced his resignation from the SIPRI Governing Board. The Governing Board of SIPRI will appoint an Acting Director with the explicit mandate to continue the reforms initiated by Professor Brück. The SIPRI Governing Board will be chaired by the Deputy Chairman Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala as Acting Chairman until further notice. The Governing Board has agreed to appoint an international expert to undertake a comprehensive review of SIPRI and to make recommendations for its future, based on consultations with all relevant stakeholders. Read the full press statement ...
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