
The SIPRI Yearbook is an authoritative and independent source of data and analysis on armaments, disarmament and international security. It provides an overview of developments in international security, weapons and technology, military expenditure, arms production and the arms trade, and armed conflicts and conflict management, along with efforts to control conventional, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.This 52nd edition of the SIPRI Yearbook covers developments during 2020, includingBL Armed conflicts and conflict management, with an overview of armed conflicts and peace processes across the Americas, Asia and Oceania, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a focus on global and regional trends in peace operations and the United Nations appeal for a global ceasefire to address the Covid-19 pandemicBL Military expenditure, international arms transfers and developments in arms productionBL World nuclear forces, with an overview of each of the nine nuclear-armed states and their nuclear modernization programmesBL Nuclear arms control, featuring developments in Russian–United States strategic dialogue, Iran's nuclear deal and the multilateral nuclear arms control and disarmament treaties, including the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsBL Chemical and biological security threats, including the impact of the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic, the investigation of allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria and developments in the international legal instruments against chemical and biological warfareBL Conventional arms control, with a focus on global instruments, including efforts to regulate lethal autonomous weapon systems, state behaviour in cyberspace and space, and developments in the Open Skies TreatyBL Dual-use and arms trade controls, including developments in the Arms Trade Treaty, multilateral arms embargoes and export control regimes, and review processes in the legal framework of the
This volume investigates the state of global security, armaments, and disarmament efforts during the 2020 calendar year. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) utilizes its extensive network of researchers and primary data sets to provide an objective assessment of military expenditures, nuclear modernization, and conflict management. The text serves as a comprehensive framework for understanding the intersection of international policy, technological advancement in weaponry, and the impact of global crises on security stability.
What You Will Find
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Experts and policy analysts consistently identify the SIPRI Yearbook as a foundational reference text for international security research. Readers frequently note the high density of statistical data and the rigorous, neutral tone maintained throughout the analysis.
Page Count:
752
Publication Date:
2021-12-21
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-10:
0192847570
ISBN-13:
9780192847577
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