On 30 October, Lauriane Héau, SIPRI Researcher, delivered a keynote speech at the first European Union Flagship Conference on Research Security.
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 online from 20–23 January 2026.
On 10 November, SIPRI hosted a public webinar on possible directions for multilateral policy on autonomous weapon systems (AWS). The discussion centred on findings from a new SIPRI report on this topic.
SIPRI co-organized two side events during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee in New York at the end of October.
On 21 October, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the French Embassy in Sweden co-hosted a roundtable discussion on the evolving security dynamics in the Arctic. Once considered insulated from geopolitical competition, the region has become increasingly central to global and transatlantic security concerns.