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Dilemmas in the policy debate on autonomous weapon systems

2 months ago | sipri.org | Alexander Blanchard |Vincent Boulanin |Laura Bruun |Netta Goussac

It is more than 10 years since the first multilateral policy debate took place on whether and how to regulate autonomous weapon systems (AWS). And for most of the past decade, formal discussions on AWS have been limited to groups of experts under the auspices of the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). However, a growing number of stakeholders have voiced dissatisfaction with the CCW process.
SIPRI to co-host intensive online course on WMD non-proliferation and disarmament for students and young professionals

Jan 22, 2025 | sipri.org | Vitaly G. Fedchenko

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) are pleased to announce an intensive online course on the impact of novel technological and recent geopolitical changes on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), mechanisms to control their spread, and disarmament. Graduate and postgraduate students in technical or natural science disciplines are invited to apply.
Blurring conventional-nuclear boundaries: Nordic developments, global implications

Jan 14, 2025 | sipri.org | Wilfred Wan

In July 2024 Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for the development of a next-generation ‘supersonic strike missile’, as part of a collaborative project between Norway and Germany first announced in November 2023. The plan is for the new manoeuvrable naval strike missile, dubbed the Tyrfing, to be operational in 2035.
SIPRI participates in fourth edition of World Emerging Security Forum

Jan 8, 2025 | sipri.org | Jingdong Yuan |Wilfred Wan

On 5 December 2024, SIPRI’s Director and leading experts participated in the World Emerging Security Forum (WESF) in Seoul, an annual event aimed at shaping global discussions on ways to effectively tackle emerging security threats. Dan Smith, Dr Wilfred Wan and Dr Jingdong Yuan took part in discussions on the interplay of geopolitics and emerging technologies, and the growing competition for resources for technological development.
Enhancing Cyber Risk Reduction and the Role of the European Union

Dec 5, 2024 | sipri.org | Larisa Saveleva Dovgal |Fei Su |Lora Saalman

Cyber risk reduction within and among China, Russia, the United States and the European Union has become increasingly important, while significantly more challenging. Despite their different threat landscapes, all four cyber actors face similar cyber risks and regulatory challenges, including on terminology, data transfer and trade flows, jurisdictional tensions and penalty enforcement.
Community Dialogue as a Peacebuilding Tool: Insights From Environmental Dialogue in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq

Nov 26, 2024 | sipri.org | Amal Bourhrous

This SIPRI Research Policy Paper examines the linkages between climate and environmental issues and the dynamics of peace and conflict in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq. It focuses on how local community dialogue can play a part in addressing climate and environmental challenges while also helping to build peace and strengthen inter-community relations.
SIPRI experts to participate in Nobel Peace Prize event

Nov 19, 2024 | sipri.org | Hans M. Kristensen |Wilfred Wan

On 11 December 2024, two leading SIPRI experts will take part in a panel on nuclear weapons organized by the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr Wilfred Wan, Director of SIPRI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Programme, and Hans M. Kristensen, Associate Senior Fellow in SIPRI’s WMD Programme and Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, will participate in the panel ‘NUKES—How to counter the threat’ during the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
Beyond food security: The potential gendered consequences of food aid

Oct 21, 2024 | sipri.org | Caroline Delgado |Simone Bunse

In conflict-affected humanitarian settings where there are high levels of food insecurity, women and men face distinct challenges that can deeply affect gender relations. The same is true of food aid. Recognizing this, food aid delivery in conflict settings is often designed to take into account these gendered impacts and challenges—and sometimes even aims to transform gender relations in a lasting way.
SIPRI experts brief German parliament

Oct 17, 2024 | sipri.org | Simone Bunse |Florian Krampe

On 9 October, two SIPRI experts briefed members of the German parliament on climate-related security risks. Ongoing SIPRI research is focused on the multitude of crises facing the Sahel region. Dr Simone Bunse, Senior Researcher in SIPRI’s Food, Peace and Security Programme, explained how food insecurity, climate change and violent conflict interact in the Sahel. Dr Bunse also explored possible solutions to the challenges arising from these interactions.
Synergies between Women, Peace and Security and the governance of WMD

Oct 8, 2024 | sipri.org | Wilfred Wan

With the 25th anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) coming next year, it is high time to assess the widespread impact it and subsequent WPS resolutions (collectively referred to as the WPS agenda) have had on the international security landscape.