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Been too busy to keep up? This summer, SIPRI is doing your revision for you. Introducing Focus Weeks, join #SIPRI to reflect on this year’s key insights across the institute's three major research themes: 🟢 Peace and Development 🟠 Conflict, Peace and Security 🟣 Armament and Disarmament Keep an eye out for daily drops! ➡️ sipri.org #Peace #Security #Conflict #Armament #Development #Disarmament

#PeaceAndDevelopmentWeek: Over the past four decades, the field of environmental security has undergone major changes. But just how much has the research landscape shifted? #SIPRI takes a trip into the archives 📜 to find out. 1984 | Environmental Warfare: SIPRI’s early research focused on environmental modification as a weapon, fearing deliberate degradation of the atmosphere and ozone layer. 2022 | An Environment of #Peace: Today, the focus has shifted to understanding the climate crises’ role in global insecurity—and how environmental solutions can build a lasting peace. For more on SIPRI’s research ➡️ bit.ly/4bjEfWl #ClimateChange #FromTheArchives @environofpeace @FlorianKrampe

This related #SIPRI backgrounder maps the military AI industry to help policymakers, as well as civil society and academic researchers, to understand the wide variety of products, actors and relationships involved. Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/4n76a0t @blancharder

‘There’s a transformation in defense economics,’— SIPRI Senior Researcher Alexander Blanchard comments in this article on the role of defense tech start-ups amid rising demand for unmanned warfare. @nytimes @dealbook @vivwalt @blancharder nytimes.com/2026/07/11/bus… #SIPRI #MilitaryAI #ResponsibleAI #AIGovernance

I would not go that far, but El País used our @SIPRIorg data and is making the point: Blue Helmets are in danger of extinction english.elpais.com/international/… via @elpaisinenglish

Lasting peace requires understanding the root causes of conflict. This #PeaceAndDevelopmentWeek #SIPRI revises its research into the drivers of global insecurity—and pathways to a sustainable peace. For SIPRI’s work so far: ➡️ bit.ly/4f3pgks #ClimateChange #Environment #FoodInsecurity #Governance #Peace

#SIPRI Senior Researcher Siemon Wezeman comments on India’s recent move as defence supplier in this @CNBC article ⬇️ cnbc.com/2026/07/10/ind… #ArmsTransfers #India #ArmsTransfers #Missiles #IndoPacific #BrahMos

#FactFriday ➡️ The nine nuclear-armed states —🇺🇸🇷🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇳🇮🇳🇵🇰🇰🇵🇮🇱—together possessed an estimated 12 187 warheads in January 2026. Accurate, dependable information matters more than ever. Invest in the facts. Support #SIPRI ➡️ bit.ly/41bZVyB

SIPRI recently launched a film exploring the interconnected challenges affecting communities in #Mauritania🇲🇷 and the importance of strengthening social cohesion and resilience in the face of growing pressures in the Sahel region. Watch the film: youtu.be/-ds9eYnVwSk?si… @WFP @UNICEF @giz_gmbh @BMZ_Bund

Want to stay up to date on international security, arms control, non-proliferation, conflict, peace and development? Subscribe today to the #SIPRI Update newsletter to receive the latest commentary pieces, publications and information on upcoming events in your inbox each month ➡️ bit.ly/SIPRIsubscribe

📣#VacancyAlert: #SIPRI seeks Research Assistants within the field of Armament and Disarmament. 🗓️ Deadline: 26 July 2026 🔗More information: bit.ly/4vYPYCg

At the launch of SIPRI Yearbook 2026 in the Swedish Parliament @Sverigesriksdag, SIPRI expert Sibylle Bauer discussed the increasing focus on nuclear weapons amid heightened escalation risks and the role of arms controls. Watch the full discussion ➡️ youtu.be/DiclQcSF71I

This good practice guide outlines how export controls can be used to improve accountability and oversight of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities while acknowledging the practical challenges that limit their effectiveness. Read it now ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/ESHD4…

This paper by @alaatartir and @BilalSalaymeh examines ways of implementing infrastructure for peace (I4P) in #Syria and #Lebanon. Based on an in-depth analysis, this paper provides targeted policy recommendations for central governments, civil society organizations and international organizations in Syria and Lebanon. Recommendations➡️ doi.org/10.55163/FVQP8… @FBAFolke @UNDP @UndpSyria @UNDP_Lebanon @GVAGrad @ArabReform_ARI @CSparre

Why is the world spending more on defence? #SIPRI Senior Researcher @dielopesilva spoke to @valoreconomico about the global increase in military spending. valor.globo.com/eu-e/noticia/2…

How did military assistance by the 🇪🇺#EU and other external actors to the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood evolve? Find out here ➡️ bit.ly/4w8X3je Explore the centerfold ➡️ bit.ly/4voAkQ9 @MercatorDE #MilitaryAssistance #SIPRI #ArmsTransfers @eu_eeas @EU_Commission

In light of the forthcoming transitions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan, this #SIPRI study looks at Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone as two historical examples of United Nations peace operations being involved in security sector reform. Recommendations: ➡️doi.org/10.55163/HJGB6… @JairvdLijn @abelgbala @gretchenbaldwin @UN @UNPeacekeeping @MinBZ @Just__Future #SecuritySectorReform #UNPeacekeeping #SSR #PeaceOperations

@CSIS examined nine countries representing US strategic competitors, close allies, and countries in active conflict to assess how they prioritized defence spending over the past decade, drawing on the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Full article ➡️ csis.org/analysis/indus… Explore the data➡️ sipri.org/databases/milex #SIPRI #MilitaryExpenditure

In June, SIPRI launched its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Download the summary of #SIPRIYearbook 2026 here ➡️ bit.ly/4um0jXh #SIPRIYearbook2026 #NuclearWeapons #ArmsControl #NuclearRisk #Disarmament