From sipri.org
World’s top arms producers see revenues rise on the back of wars and regional tensions
2 2
Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $632 billion in 2023, a real-terms increase of 4.2 per cent compared with 2022.
#tax #war #auspol #bosses #mining #ukraine #workers #classwar #genocide #economics
on Dec 2
From sipri.org
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
0 0
The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database contains consistent time series on the military spending of countries for the period 1949–2023. The database is updated annually, which may include updates to data for any of the years included in the database.
on Nov 9
From sipri.org
How top arms exporters have responded to the war in Gaza
0 0
This backgrounder explores how the war in Gaza has affected the arms export policy and practice of six of the world’s top 10 exporters of major conventional arms.
on Oct 25
From sipri.org
5. Armed conflict and peace processes in Europe
0 0
Two armed conflicts were active in Europe in 2021: the interstate border conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan for control of Nagorno-Karabakh, and the ongoing, low-intensity, internationalized, subnational armed conflict in Ukraine. In late 2021 a second large-scale Russian military build-up...
on Jun 26
From sipri.org
Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate—new SIPRI Yearbook out now
0 0
SIPRI today launches its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security.
on Jun 25
From sipri.org
Burning Ground: Tackling Climate Change and Conflict in South-central Somalia
0 0
Somalia is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, in part because of the enduring effects of over three decades of violent conflict. There is an urgent need for responses that address the effects of both issues in tandem.
on May 23
From sipri.org
Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2023
0 0
World military expenditure increased for the ninth consecutive year in 2023, reaching a total of $2443 billion. The 6.8 per cent increase in 2023 was the steepest year-on-year rise since 2009 and pushed global spending to the highest level SIPRI has ever recorded. The world military...
on Apr 23
From sipri.org
World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for first time
0 0
(Stockholm, 25 April 2022) Total global military expenditure increased by 0.7 per cent in real terms in 2021, to reach $2113 billion. The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent of expenditure,...
on Apr 22
From sipri.org
Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity
0 0
(Stockholm, 22 April 2024) Total global military expenditure reached $2443 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 per cent in real terms from 2022. This was the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009.
on Apr 22
From sipri.org
0 0
SIPRI and the European Union Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) invite graduate and postgraduate students of the technical or natural science disciplines to apply for an intensive online introductory course on chemical and biological weapons—their proliferation, the efforts to...
on Mar 25
From sipri.org
The Centre for Chemistry and Technology and the Future of the OPCW
0 0
With the destruction of the final remaining stockpiles of declared chemical weapons in 2023, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) must adjust to a new role. The inauguration of the OPCW’s Centre for Chemistry and Technology (CCT) in 2023 provides a new resource to...
on Mar 22
From sipri.org
Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2023
0 0
Imports of major arms by states in Europe increased by 94 per cent between 2014–18 and 2019–23, while the global volume of international arms transfers decreased marginally, by 3.3 per cent. There were overall decreases in arms transfers to all other regions, but states in Asia and Oceania and...
on Mar 11
From sipri.org
European arms imports nearly double, US and French exports rise, and Russian exports fall sharply
0 0
(Stockholm, 11 March 2024) States in Europe almost doubled their imports of major arms (+94 per cent) between 2014–18 and 2019–23. Far larger volumes of arms flowed to Asia and Oceania and the Middle East in 2019–23, where nine of the 10 largest arms importers are. The United States increased...
on Mar 11
From sipri.org
0 0
The United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) was established in 1991 as a transparency mechanism with the main goal of preventing potentially destabilizing build-ups of armaments. UNROCA reporting is particularly relevant to South East Asian states, and they are willing to...
on Mar 6
From sipri.org
0 0
(Stockholm, 13 June 2022) SIPRI today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. A key finding is that despite a marginal decrease in the number of nuclear warheads in 2021, nuclear arsenals are expected to...
on Mar 1
From sipri.org
0 0
The SIPRI Arms Industry Database contains information on arms-producing and military services companies (‘arms companies’). It includes public and private companies but excludes manufacturing or maintenance units of the armed services. The database contains financial data for arms companies...
on Mar 1
From sipri.org
Rise in SIPRI Top 100 arms sales revenue delayed by production challenges and backlogs
0 0
(Stockholm, 4 December 2023) Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry totalled $597 billion in 2022, 3.5 per cent less than 2021 in real terms, even as demand rose sharply, according to new data released today by the Stockholm International...
on Dec 4, 2023
From sipri.org
Trick and treat: Firearms diversion through fraud in the EU
0 0
The webinar includes several presentations on the main findings of Project DIVERT on firearms fraud. This presentation will be followed by the reflections of European firearms experts on these findings from a policy, law enforcement and research perspective.
on Nov 27, 2023
From sipri.org
Financial value of the global arms trade
0 0
The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database was not developed to assess the financial value of the international arms trade; rather, the trend-indicator value (TIV) data produced by the database is designed to serve as an indicator of the volume of military equipment transferred in the world.
on Oct 18, 2023
From sipri.org
SIPRI to co-host intensive introductory course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament
0 0
SIPRI and the EUNPDC invite students of engineering disciplines to apply for an intensive introductory course on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, mechanisms to control their further spread, the security of nuclear materials and installations, and pathways to disarmament.
on Oct 9, 2023
From sipri.org
Tackling mis- and disinformation: Seven insights for UN peace operations
0 0
This blog from the Challenges Forum International Secretariat explores the challenges posed by mis- and disinformation for multilateral peace operations and some ways to address them.
on Oct 7, 2023