SIPRI Yearbook 2017

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis, and recommendations, based on opens sources, to policymakers, researchers, media, and the interested public.

• 1. Introduction: international security, armaments and disarmament: Dan Smith: Part I. Armed conflicts and conflict management, 20162. Armed conflict and peace processes: Ian Davis: OverviewMargareta Sollenberg and Erik Melander: I. Patterns of organized violence, 200716Pedro Valenzuela: II. Out of the darkness? The hope for peace in ColombiaDesirée Nilsson and Isak Svensson: III. Mapping armed conflicts over Islamist claims: exploring regional variationsCamilla Schippa and Thomas Morgan: IV. The Global Peace Index 20173. Armed conflict and instability in the Middle East and North Africa: Ian Davis, Dan Smith and Pieter D. Wezeman: OverviewDan Smith: I. The Middle East and North Africa: 2016 in perspectiveIan Davis: II. The Islamic State in 2016: a failing caliphate but a growing transnational threat?Pieter D. Wezeman: III. Military spending and arms transfers to the Middle East and North Africa4. European security: Ian Anthony: OverviewIan Anthony: I. Conflict or peace in Europe? Increasing uncertainties, rising insecuritiesEkaterina Klimenko: II. Conflicts in the post-Soviet space: recent developmentsMichael Sahlin: III. Turkeys search for stability and legitimacy in 20165. Peace operations and conflict management: Jaïr Van Der Lijn: OverviewTimo Smit: I. Global trends in peace operationsJaïr Van Der Lijn and Timo Smit: II. Regional trends and developmentsJaïr Van Der Lijn: III. Protection of civilians: the case of South SudanTimo Smit: IV. Table of multilateral peace operations, 2016Part II. Security and development, 20166. Sustaining peace and sustainable development in dangerous places: Marina Caparini and Gary Milante: OverviewGary Milante: I. Peace and developmentMarina Caparini and Gary Milante: II. Sustaining peace: the new overarching United Nations frameworkEmma Bjertén Günther, Marina Caparini and Yeonju Jung: III. Delivering as one: other multilateral mechanisms for sustaining peaceMarina Caparini and Gary Milante: IV. The peace being sustained: operationalizing prevention7. Coping with crises: forced displacement in fragile contexts: Lina Grip: OverviewLina Grip: I. IntroductionLina Grip: II. Displacement dangersLina Grip: III. Crises of forced displacement in fragile contexts: key developments in 2016Lina Grip: IV. United Nations and regional responses to displacement crisesLina Grip: V. Conclusions8. Exploring the links between climate change and violent conflict: Malin Mobjörk: OverviewMalin Mobjörk: I. Exploring the climateconflict link: the case of East AfricaMichael Brzoska: II. Weather-related disasters and violent conflictPart III. Military spending and armaments, 20169. Military expenditure: Nan Tian: OverviewNan Tian, Aude Fleurant, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman: I. Global developments in military expenditureAude Fleurant: II. US military expenditureNan Tian: III. Oil price shocks and military expenditureSam Perlo-Freeman: IV. The backdating of SIPRI military expenditure dataNoel Kelly, Diego Lopes, and Nan Tian: V. Transparency in military expenditure data10. International arms transfers and developments in arms production: Siemon T. Wezeman and Aude Fleurant: OverviewSiemon T. Wezeman, Aude Fleurant, Nan Tian and Pieter D. Wezeman: I. Developments in arms transfers, 2016Siemon T. Wezeman: II. Arms transfers as military aidMark Bromley and Siemon T. Wezeman: III. Transparency in arms transfersMark Bromley and Pieter Wezeman: IV. The financial value of states arms exportsAude Fleurant and Nan Tian: V. Arms production and military services11. World nuclear forces: Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: OverviewHans M. Kristensen: I. US nuclear forcesHans M. Kristensen: II. Russian nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: III. British nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: IV. French nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: V. Chinese nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: VI. Indian nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: VII. Pakistani nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: VIII. Israeli nuclear forcesShannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen: IX. North Koreas military nuclear capabilitiesAlexander Glaser and Zia Mian: X. Global stocks and production of fissile materials, 2016Vitaly Fedchenko: XI. Nuclear explosions, 19452016Part IV. Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, 201612. Nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control: Tariq Rauf and Shannon N. Kile: OverviewShannon N. Kile: I. RussianUS nuclear arms control and disarmamentShannon N. Kile: II. International cooperation to enhance nuclear securityTariq Rauf: III. Initiatives and multilateral treaties on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and arms controlTariq Rauf: IV. Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in Iran13. Chemical and biological security threats: John Hart: OverviewJohn Hart: I. Achieving clarity on Syrian chemical weapon declarations to the 513OPCW and continued chemical weapon use allegationsJohn Hart: II. Allegations of use of chemical weapons in IraqJohn Hart: III. Chemical arms control and disarmamentJohn Hart: IV. Biological arms control14. Conventional arms control: Ian Davis: OverviewIan Anthony: I. International humanitarian law: ICRC guidance and its application in urban warfareIan Davis, Vincent Boulanin, Mark Bromley, Lina Grip And Maaike Verbruggen: II. Humanitarian arms control regimes: key developments in 2016Ian Anthony: III. A relaunch of conventional arms control in Europe?15. Dual-use and arms trade controls: Sibylle Bauer: OverviewMark Bromley: I. The Arms Trade TreatyMark Bromley, Noel Kelly and Pieter D. Wezeman: II. Multilateral embargoes on arms and dual-use itemsSibylle Bauer and Giovanna Maletta: III. The export control regimesSibylle Bauer and Mark Bromley: IV. Developments in EU dual-use and arms trade controlsMark Bromley: V. Human rights, the European Union and dual-use export controls

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