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On 29 September, SIPRI hosted a hybrid workshop to examine how the European Union (EU) and Japan approach ‘de-risking’. In recent years, geopolitical tensions and great power competition have led many countries to adopt and implement stricter measures to safeguard their economies from political pressure and supply-chain disruptions—an approach that has come to be known as de-risking.

On 2­–3 November 2022, SIPRI, in cooperation with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America, hosted a closed-door, in-person expert workshop on ‘Cyber Postures and Dynamics: China, Russia, United States and Europe’ in Washington, DC.

On 28–29 September 2022, SIPRI hosted an online expert workshop on ‘Promoting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Naval Incident Management in Asia and Europe’.

On 12 November, SIPRI hosted an online roundtable discussion on the theme ‘Chinese ODA in Africa and Implications for the International Aid Architecture’.

On 18 May, SIPRI hosted a webinar in connection with the launch of the SIPRI Policy Paper ‘China–EU Connectivity in an Era of Geopolitical Competition’.

SIPRI is pleased to launch a new video series on the topic of European Union (EU)–China relations and the role of connectivity, featuring interviews with European and Chinese experts.

On 12 November, SIPRI hosted a virtual dialogue on the theme of ‘Towards Harmonized Approaches to Financing Green Development’.

On 2–3 September, SIPRI and the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) co-hosted a two-day webinar series on ‘EU–China Relations in an Era of Connectivity’.

On 13–15 November, a SIPRI delegation led by Dan Smith, SIPRI Director, visited several centres of research in China for a series of events and lectures.

On 17–18 October, SIPRI held the first of two workshops on ‘China–European Union (EU) Relations in an Era of Connectivity’.

SIPRI, in cooperation with the FES, presented the findings of its new report on the sea-based component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in launch events for key stakeholders throughout Asia and Europe.

SIPRI is pleased to announce the launch of a new report on the security implications of China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (the Road).The report examines the impact of the two most strategic maritime spaces that the initiative traverses: the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean Region. It assesses the implications of the project for European Union (EU) foreign and security interests, but should also be relevant to all stakeholders of the Road.

On 22-23 February, SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted the second of three workshops for a joint project that examines the security implications of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (Road) in Yangon, Myanmar.

SIPRI is proud to e-launch the Chinese-language translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2016. Download your free copy here. [斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所（SIPRI）将在线提供《SIPRI年鉴2016：军控·裁军和国际安全》的中文电子版。请点击这里免费下载。]

The roundtable discussion and report release focus on security implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative.

SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will continue their cooperation on researching China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from a security perspective.

SIPRI is pleased to announce its latest Policy Paper looking at Chinese–Russian cooperation in the Arctic.

SIPRI researchers Jiayi Zhou and Richard Ghiasy presented the SIPRI – Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) report ‘The Silk Road Economic Belt: Security Implications and EU-China Cooperation Prospects’ in Tbilisi, Georgia.

SIPRI makes available online access to the Chinese translation of the SIPRI Yearbooks from 2011-2015.

SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of an edited volume of essays, entitled ‘China–Russia Relations and Regional Dynamics: From Pivots to Peripheral Diplomacy’, based on participant contributions to SIPRI’s expert workshop in January 2017 on the theme of Russia-China rapprochement.

Dr Lora Saalman talked to Swedish Radio about cyberwarfare.

SIPRI announces a new publication, entitled ‘China’s engagement of North Korea: Challenges and opportunities for Europe’.

On 17 and 18 January, SIPRI held a workshop entitled ‘Russia-China Rapprochement and its Impact on Asia and Europe’. More than 70 participants were present.

SIPRI is pleased to announce the publication of the report 'The Silk Road Economic Belt: Considering Security Implications and EU–China Cooperation Prospects'.

This workshop will look at the evolving dimensions of Russia–China relations through Russia’s 'pivot to Asia' strategy and China’s 'peripheral diplomacy' approach.

Dr Lora Saalman presented her work on deterrence frameworks in cyberspace at the 15th PIIC Beijing Seminar on International Security.

SIPRI researchers were invited to 18 universities and research centres across China to preent SIPRI Yearbook 2016 and the Chinese translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2015.

SIPRI co-hosted a workshop on the compatibility of the Silk Road Economic Belt with Russian national security interests.

HE Hassan Wirajuda, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia, will discuss the impact of The Hague’s ruling on the South China Sea and explore its wider implications for South East Asia.

SIPRI researchers Richard Ghiasy and Jiayi Zhou co-hosted the third of a series of five workshops for the Silk Road Economic Belt—Seeking Common Security Interests between the EU and China project.

In the wake of North Korea's fourth and fifth nuclear tests in 2016 and follow-on resolutions from the United Nations, SIPRI will co-host the workshop 'Challenges and Prospects for Economic Development in the DPRK' on 20 September.

SIPRI researchers Dr Lora Saalman, Richard Ghiasy and Jiayi Zhou participated in two events on China and Central Asia held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

On 18–19 April SIPRI hosted a two-day conference on China's foreign and security policy during the decade in power of Hu Jintao (2002–12).

Göran Lennmarker, Chairman of the SIPRI Governing Board, gave welcoming remarks and the conference was introduced by Mathieu Duchâtel, Head of SIPRI's China Project.

The Chinese translation of SIPRI Yearbook 2012 was launched yesterday at an event in Beijing. The book was launched by Li Hong, Vice-President and Secretary General of the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (which carried out the translation); Minister Salome Meyer, Deputy Head of Mission with the Embassy of Switzerland to China; and Mathieu Duchâtel, Head of SIPRI's China Project.