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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 17h

Gender remains inconsistently addressed in climate policies, while climate risks are largely absent from women, peace and security frameworks. This new thematic fact sheet from SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social provides recommended actions.
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 1d

Today, #SIPRI hosted a timely discussion on resolving conflicts in an insecure world, with over 80 guests attending, including prominent representatives from Stockholm’s diplomatic and policy community, as well as civil society and academia.

#Peace #ConflictResolution #Peacebuilding #Diplomacy

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 5d

SIPRI is pleased to publish a new report that compiles key takeaways from a session of the 2025 #SthlmForum co-organized by SIPRI, @fbafolke.bsky.social, @undp.org & @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social on youth, climate, peace and security.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/42nbeEX
Read the report ➡️ bit.ly/4pR8xVZ

SIPRI presents new report on youth, climate, peace and security

SIPRI is pleased to publish a new report on fostering intergenerational action on climate, peace and security. The report compiles key takeaways from a session of the 2025 Stockholm Forum on Peace and...

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 5d

Following the Hamas-led attack on #Israel on 7 Oct 2023, Israel launched a military campaign in #Gaza. This military campaign has continued for the past two years.

This backgrounder looks at how 6 of the top 10 exporters of major arms have adjusted their policies in the past year 🔗 bit.ly/4gTypwn

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 5d

#Climate-related security risks are not gender-neutral; they intersect with existing social, political and economic inequalities, shaping people’s exposure to risk, capacity to adapt and inclusion in peacebuilding.

Read this new fact sheet from SIPRI and @nupinytt.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/488Tu3K

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 6d

🗓️ Join SIPRI on 15 October at 17:00 CEST for a public webinar on the peace and security implications of AI agents.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nYLJls
Register now ➡️ bit.ly/3Kymlog

🎙️ Alan Chan, Centre for the Governance of AI; Joel Z. Leibo, Google DeepMind; Sarah Shoker, Berkeley Risk and Security Lab

SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 6d

Multilateral conflict management is in a state of flux.

This new paper from @gretchenbaldwin.bsky.social maps existing debates about the future of global conflict management to set the stage for a forthcoming series of regional meetings on the topic.

Read it now ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/RLRA3708

SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 7d

#AI agents, when deployed and interacting at scale, may behave in ways that are hard to predict and control, with implications for AI governance & international peace and security.

This new SIPRI Essay discusses the risks and suggests international governance responses: bit.ly/42NAFQ4

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 8d

Translations of Yearbook summary, emerging technologies, Baltic security and more in the September issue of the SIPRI Update newsletter: bit.ly/4h7yH3b

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 8d

Where is multilateral policy on autonomous weapon systems (#AWS) headed?

This new report by Dr Alexander Blanchard and Netta Goussac aims to equip policymakers with a structured and realistic overview of possible next steps to advance multilateral policy efforts ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/VLLZ7787

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 8d

🗓️Happening today: At 16.00 CEST, @fundipau.bsky.social, together with SIPRI, will host a webinar on the UN Pact for the Future, exploring its ambitions, challenges & potential to strengthen multilateralism.

Register now 🔗 forms.gle/MR9BpXqewjMB...

#UNPact #Multilateralism

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 12d

On 2–4 September 2025, SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung hosted a regional workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together experts and practitioners to explore the future of #ConflictManagement in Africa.
Read more about the workshop here:
🔗 www.sipri.org/news/2025/si...

SIPRI co-hosts workshop on the future of conflict management in Africa

On 2–4 September 2025, SIPRI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted a regional workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together experts and practitioners to explore the future of conflict m...

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 12d

#SIPRI Director Karim Haggag shares his perspective with Reuters on the considerations shaping this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
🔗 Read the full article here:
www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Why Nobel experts aren't betting on Trump for this year's Peace Prize

U.S. President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize he so covets as he is dismantling the international world order the award committee cherishes, according to experts.

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 12d

SIPRI expert Dr Nan Tian spoke at the UN panel on rebalancing military spending, sharing insights as a contributor to the Secretary-General’s report on #MilitarySpending and its impact on peace & sustainable development.
📺Watch now: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13...

#SIPRI #SDGs #UN #Peace

The Security We Need: Rebalancing Military Spending for a Sustainable and Peaceful Future | Goals Lounge

In 2024, global military spending surged to $2.7 trillion, reflecting the steepest year-on-year increase since at least the end of the Cold War.

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 14d

🗓️On 30 September @fundipau.bsky.social and #SIPRI will host a webinar on the United Nations Pact for the Future, exploring its ambitions, challenges and potential to strengthen multilateralism.
Register now 🔗 forms.gle/MR9BpXqewjMB...

#UNPact #Multilateralism #SIPRI #FundiPau

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 14d

The #AutoPractices project, from @cwswarstudies.bsky.social with #SIPRI, has launched ‘Map of Practices’, with significant input from SIPRI’s Alexander Blanchard, in a step to creating a toolkit to strengthen human agency in the use of military systems integrating AI technologies ➡️ bit.ly/4pGTI8I

SIPRI expert contributes to military AI toolkit

On 4 September, the project ‘AutoPractices’, hosted by the Centre for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark in collaboration with SIPRI, launched a report on military artificial intelligen...

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 15d

The proliferation and misuse of spyware and other cyber-surveillance tools pose significant threats to human rights and national security.

This new report reviews the content of the export controls and sanctions applied to the trade in spyware and other tools.

Read it now ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/GVX...

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 15d

SIPRI is pleased to announce that Michal Krelina, SIPRI Associate Senior Researcher, will represent SIPRI on the Strategic Advisory Board to the @ec.europa.eu's @quantumflagship.bsky.social initiative.

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SIPRI joins European Commission quantum committee

SIPRI is pleased to announce that Dr Michal Krelina, SIPRI Associate Senior Researcher, will represent SIPRI on the Strategic Advisory Board to the European Commission’s Quantum Flagship initiative.

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 16d

'Beijing Xiangshan Forum provides platform for dialogue amid rising tensions'—SIPRI's Lora Saalman feature by China Daily, discussing the Xiangshan Forum:
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Lora Saalman: Beijing Xiangshan Forum provides platform for dialogue amid rising tensions

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, a milestone for the organization. Noting that major power relations are becoming increasingly tense, Lora Saalman, a se...

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 20d

Researchers from SIPRI’s Governance of AI Programme monitored the debate at the GGE on Lethal Autonomous Weapons in Geneva and shared findings from SIPRI's ongoing work on bias in military AI.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4prP9yM

#AI #LAWS #AWS #MilitaryAI #ArtificialIntelligence

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fundipau.bsky.social @fundipau.bsky.social · 21d

💻 WEBINAR: Assessment of the United Nations Pact for the Future

In collaboration with @sipri.org, we aim to provide a critical perspective on the agreement, its challenges, and its potential to advance international relations based on dialogue.

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 21d

SIPRI was pleased to host Professor Missy Cummings, a former US Navy fighter pilot now expert in human–robot interaction. During a seminar, led by SIPRI's Gov of AI Prog, Prof Cummings explored how lessons from self-driving cars can be applied to autonomous weapons.

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 21d

Plans to develop and deploy advanced weapon systems in the #Nordic region are meant to strengthen #NATO’s deterrence, but they risk having unintended consequences for #security.

Read the SIPRI Essay ➡️ bit.ly/3DU51H6

Blurring conventional–nuclear boundaries: Nordic developments, global implications

Plans to develop and deploy advanced weapon systems in the Nordic region are meant to strengthen NATO’s deterrence, but they risk having unintended consequences for security.

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 26d

What does Russia’s new maritime law mean for Baltic security?
Read SIPRI's latest Q&A with Pierre Thévenin to find out:
🔗 bit.ly/4phZQno

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 27d

'Global military spending reached a record high of $2.7 trillion in 2024'—SIPRI contributes to global report on military expenditure. Read more: sipri.org/news/2025/si...

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