Climate change and the associated climate-related security risks increase instability and have significant adverse effects on peacebuilding. Within the UN, however, there is a lack of consensus on...
This map shows all multilateral peace operations that were active as of May 2020. They are complemented with all ongoing field-based UN Special Political Missions, OSCE field operations, missions and...
23 June 2020 Dr Grégory Chauzal Since the signing of the inter-Malian peace agreement in May--June 2015, the Malian crisis has changed, leading to new conflict dynamics, new armed groups and new...
Climate change can increase the risks of violent conflict, create risks to human security, and challenge conflict recovery and peacebuilding in different contexts. In many parts of the world, women...
There is wide recognition that the need to preserve human control over weapon systems and the use of force in armed conflict will require limits on autonomous weapon systems. This report from the...
Declining trends in multilateral peace operations continued in 2019; attention shifting towards the Middle East and North Africa–new SIPRI data (Stockholm, 27 May 2020) While the number of United...
SUMMARY Africa is responsible for a mere 4 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Yet, 57 per cent of the countries facing the highest double burden of climate exposure and political fragility...
Dr Virginie Baudais The so-called ‘Malian crisis’ has now become a regionally multidimensional crisis. Economic, social, political and human dimensions are fed by structural and continuing...
Dr Grégory Chauzal Since the fall of the Libyan regime in 2011, multiple and multifaceted crises in the Sahel region have greatly destabilized the local states and weakened already vulnerable...
Global military expenditure sees largest annual increase in a decade—says SIPRI—reaching $1917 billion in 2019 World military expenditure, by region, 1988–2019 (Stockholm, 27 April 2020) Total...