SIPRI’s Director Dan Smith comments on SIPRI’s new  #MilitarySpending  data in this article by Al Jazeera World.

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In this episode of Peace Points, SIPRI Director
Dan Smith takes stock of the world in early 2024, looking at the challenges facing the world system and the opportunities for cooperation.

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Chinese🇨🇳 and Russian🇷🇺 approaches to #peacebuilding are part of the evolving and contested landscape of international peace and security. Understanding their impacts requires understanding the similarities and differences between them.
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In 2023 #MilitarySpending increased in all five geographical regions for the first time since 2009.

New SIPRI data out now ➡️ bit.ly/3w5FW8p

So much insecurity: the problem is not just what to do about it all – the challenge starts with how to think about it coherently.
With risks all around, how about a 360 degree approach to peace and security?
My thoughts in my latest blog post:
dansmithsblog.com/2024/04/15/360…

NATO's 75th anniversary should be a moment for reflection on muclear deterrence and nuclear risks.
New essay with SIPRI colleague Barbara Kunz asks how old debates could freshen up some new ones
#NATO75
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Who were the five largest arms importers in 2019–23?

1) India 🇮🇳
2) Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
3) Qatar 🇶🇦
4) Ukraine 🇺🇦
5) Pakistan 🇵🇰

Together, they received 35% of total global arms imports in 2019–23. New SIPRI data on global #ArmsTransfers out now ➡️ bit.ly/3P9cViC

Who were the five largest arms exporters in 2019–23?

1) United States 🇺🇸
2) France 🇫🇷
3) Russia 🇷🇺
4) China 🇨🇳
5)Germany 🇩🇪

Together, they supplied 75% of the world’s arms exports in 2019–23.

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Arms exports by the USA🇺🇸 went up by 17% between 2014–18 and 2019–23, while those by Russia🇷🇺 went down by 53%.

France’s🇫🇷 exports rose by 47% and it moved just ahead of Russia to become the world’s second largest arms exporter.

Explore the data ➡️armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/

New arms trade data from SIPRI. US sales and European imports both booming, Russian exports falling (NB these are trends going back before Russia’s February 2022 re-invasion of Ukraine) #ArmsTransfers

Join SIPRI and Stimson Center for an in-depth examination on recent global arms trade trends and impacts.

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This new SIPRI report by Jiayi Zhou, Fei Su and Jingdong Yuan examines the 🇪🇺EU’s and 🇯🇵Japan’s de-risking measures to managing economic relations with 🇨🇳China.

Find out more ➡️doi.org/10.55163/OBGL3…

Both official #DevelopmentAssistance and #MilitarySpending have surged among OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives donor countries since February 2022. What role has 🇺🇦 Ukraine-related spending had in this rise and how have governments balanced spending priorities?

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‘The ways in which trends in #space interact with #escalation dynamics remain little understood’—This paper identifies escalation risks and #NuclearRiskReduction at the space–nuclear nexus.

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A range of emerging ecological challenges could trigger catastrophic instability and insecurity—we need to understand how. Dan Smith & Dr. Rod Schoonover pose 5 urgent questions on #EcologicalSecurity .

Report ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/XATC1…

Great discussion on cross-sectoral solutions and solid partnerships to manage the added complexity of climate change in fragile & conflict-affected settings at #FragilityForum 2024 with #CCCCPA SIPRI Dan Smith Sharon Burke Ahmed Abdel-Latif

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