Europe Faces Defense Funding Crossroads: European defense budgets remain below NATO 2% GDP target; SIPRI reports global military spending at about 2.24 trillion USD in 2022, signaling durable procurement demand. 👈 Read full analysis #DefenseFunding #EuropeSecurity #NATO #MilitarySpending #SIPRI
The global arms economy makes conflict financially sustainable, turning diplomacy into a cycle of procurement, debt, and strategic rivalry.
By Dr. Ikramul Haq
Read more: thefridaytimes.com/04-Apr-2026/...
#economy #military #armstrade #geopolitics #SIPRI #MiddleEastConflict
Modern wars are financed like businesses, with tanks, missiles, and dollar bills showing the fusion of military power and global economics.
By Dr. Ikramul Haq
Read: www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Apr-2026/...
#ModernWar #economy #military #armstrade #geopolitics #SIPRI #MiddleEastConflict #financing
Today, 31 March, is the national day of giving in Sweden #90dagen
SIPRI’s 90-account with Svensk Insamlingskontroll safeguards its independence and ensures continued access to impartial, evidence-based global security insights
Read more (in Swedish): bit.ly/43Oipag
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'Smart green money must move to conflict zones'—New article by SIPRI's Florian Krampe and Katongo Seyuba in fDi Intelligence: www.fdiintelligence.com/content/7a6b...
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As the Russia–Ukraine War enters its fifth year, with few signs of an ending, SIPRI has published a paper that provides unique insights into Russia's military spending and budget for 2026.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4uZ46Lz
#MilitaryExpenditure #Ukraine #Russia #Peace #SIPRI
Persistent tensions on the Korean Peninsula, large military forces, nuclear weapons, and doubts about US commitments risk dangerous escalation. Preventive measures are urgently needed.
Read the commentary by Tytti Erästö and Fei Su:
🔗 bit.ly/4sFUHXA
#KoreanPeninsula #NuclearTensions #SIPRI
To what extent have China🇨🇳, India🇮🇳 and the USA🇺🇸 integrated AI into their respective nuclear postures, norms and systems?
This paper from Lora Saalman carries out a systematic survey. Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/4sFa42x
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#armstrade #war #factsheet #sipri
Follow the money if you're interested in today's disastrous wars & global situation.
The gold standard is still
@sipri.org which has a new report on International Arms Transfers, comparing 5 years since covid to 5 years pre-covid.
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#FactFriday ➡️ The USA supplied major arms to 99 importers in 2021–25 and ranked among the top 3 suppliers for 76 of them.
Accurate, dependable information matters more than ever. Invest in the facts.
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New external article by Tytti Erästö, Vladislav Chernavskikh and Vitaly Fedchenko on extended nuclear deterrence arrangements for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ➡️ thebulletin.org/2026/03/the-...
#SIPRI #Nordics #NuclearDeterrence #NuclearUmbrella #EuropeanSecurity
Today, #SIPRI releases a new good practice guide by Mark Bromley and @koljabrockmann.bsky.social on how export controls can strengthen accountability and oversight of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities—while recognizing practical limits.
Read more: bit.ly/3O74F5j
#CyberSecurity #ExportControls
This paper by Gretchen Baldwin explores an often-overlooked dimension of the Women, Peace and Security ( #WPS ) agenda: the roles of men, boys, and masculinities in advancing sustainable peace.
Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/40tJzRm
#SIPRI #Peacebuilding #UNSCR1325 #WomenPeaceSecurity #GenderAndSecurity
The five largest exporters of major arms in 2021–25 were 🇺🇸USA, 🇫🇷France, 🇷🇺Russia, 🇩🇪Germany and 🇨🇳China.
The five largest recipients of major arms in 2021–25 were 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇮🇳India, 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia, 🇶🇦Qatar and 🇵🇰Pakistan.
Read the fact sheet ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/OSM...
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Geostrategic conditions on NATO’s new northern flank have evolved considerably in recent years. This #SIPRI publication by Barbara Kunz and Aino Esser informs about the various factors that might affect strategic stability in the High North and the Arctic.
Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/4bWbpuW
New data on international arms transfers, Russian military budget, imported arms in the Iran war and more in the March issue of the SIPRI Update newsletter ➡️ bit.ly/4t7zntV
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#SIPRI #ArmsTrade #MilitarySpending #GlobalSecurity #Geopolitics #Development
How could artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology support key functions of the biological weapons prohibition regime?
Find out more in this paper by Miranda Smith, Kolja Brockmann and Mark Bromley ➡️ bit.ly/3NNcLjt
#SIPRI #AI #BWC #BiologicalWeapons #ExportControls #EmergingTech
Last week, SIPRI has released a new analysis by Professor Julian Cooper on 🇷🇺 #Russia’s military spending, offering insights into the country’s budget and the evolving economic dynamics of the war in 🇺🇦 #Ukraine.
Full analysis ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/BVBD7912
#MilitaryExpenditure #Milex #SIPRI
When do export controls apply to #AI algorithms, training data and models? Kolja Brockmann discusses how export controls currently apply to AI algorithms, training data and models and how exporters can approach the task of classification.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4bN2pYY
#AI #ExportControls #SIPRI
#SIPRI is pleased to launch Annual Review 2025, which takes a retrospective look at the Institute’s activities and achievements over the past year.
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Where does the world get its weapons? Explore the latest #ArmsTransfers data from #SIPRI, visualized by @wyborcza.pl:
biqdata.wyborcza.pl/biqdata/7,15...
New external publication: SIPRI's Caroline Delgado has written the chapter 'Peace, Justice and Food System Transformation' in 'The Elgar Companion to Food System Transformation for Sustainable Development'.
🔗 bit.ly/4rwX65G
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@mtvuutiset.fi reports on Russia’s war economy and sanctions, citing SIPRI Researcher Nan Tian, who explains why economic pressure is unlikely to end the conflict.
www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/ra...
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'Pakistan’s arms imports "grow 66pc with Chinese help"'—SIPRI's latest data quoted in this article by Dawn:
www.dawn.com/news/1980396...
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#FactFriday ➡️ USA increases its dominance of arms exports, with exports increasing by 27% between 2016–20 and 2021–25, giving it a 42% share of total global arms exports.
Accurate, dependable information matters more than ever. Invest in the facts.
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Global arms transfers rose by 9.2% between 2016–20 and 2021–25, driven largely by surging demand in Europe.
Times Brasil reports on SIPRI’s latest arms transfers data in this article:
timesbrasil.com.br/mundo/fluxo-...
#SIPRI #ArmsTrade #GlobalSecurity
Join SIPRI's Dr Caroline Delgado for a seminar on 'Humanitarianism at Stake: Ethics, Neutrality, and Testimony in Crisis' organized by the Centre for Health Crises at Karolinska Institutet.
🗓️ 21 May 2026, 16:30–19:30
📍 The Cell, Hagaesplanaden 4, Stockholm
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4rElySL
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Out today! #SIPRI ’s new paper by Professor Julian Cooper OBE provides insights into #Russia ’s military spending and 2026 budget, showing how federal funding for the war has changed as the conflict enters its fifth year.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4sD1aTr
Read the paper ➡️ bit.ly/47I6VXf
#MilitarySpending
Earlier this month, SIPRI participated in the Raisina Dialogue 2026, a major international conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics held in New Delhi, India.
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