11 Facts About SIPRI

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SIPRI was ranked among the top three non-US world-wide think tanks in 2014 by the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute's Global Go To Think Tanks Report.

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The commission recommended that SIPRI work is of "an applied research character directed towards practical-political questions [which] should be carried on in a constant interchange with research of a more theoretical kind".

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SIPRI has built its reputation and standing on competence, professional skills, and the collection of hard data and precise facts, rendering accessible impartial information on weapon developments, arms transfers and production, military expenditure, as well as on arms limitations, reductions and disarmament.

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SIPRI has close cooperation with many multilateral organisations, for example, the United Nations and the European Union.

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SIPRI is frequently visited by government delegations, parliamentarians as well as researchers from the academic sphere.

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6.

In June 2014 the SIPRI Governing Board appointed Dr Ian Anthony as Director for an interim period.

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The results of the research are disseminated through the publication of books and reports by SIPRI and commissioned authors as well as through symposia and seminars.

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The summary of the SIPRI Yearbook is available in several languages, including Catalan, Dutch, French, Italian, Korean, Persian, Spanish and Swedish.

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9.

SIPRI Mapping ATT-relevant Cooperation and Assistance Activities Database covers cooperation and assistance activities in regards to arms transfer and small arms and light weapons controls since 2012.

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The 2022 SIPRI Lecture was held on the theme of 'Environment of Peace' and was delivered by HE Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.

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SIPRI receives annual support from the Swedish government in the form of a core grant approved by the Swedish parliament.

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