WHAT? - SIPRI’s areas of focus “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 open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media, and the interested public.” Four main areas of focus: Regional and Global Security Armed Conflict and Conflict Management Military Spending and Armaments Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation

Regional and Global Security Security and governance in Africa Afghanistan and its neighbourhood Arctic security China and global security Transportation and security

Armed Conflict and Conflict Management Trends in armed conflict Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and peace operations

Military Spending and Armaments Military expenditure Arms industry and military technology International arms transfers

Arms Control and Nonproliferation Nuclear non-proliferation Chemical and biological arms control Conventional arms control Export controls Small arms and light weapons

WHY? - SIPRI’s founding 1962: UN Disarmament negotiations in Geneva Swedish Disarmament Ambassador Alva Myrdal “…need for an independent international institute, providing facts to the world” 1964: 150 years of peace in Sweden 1966: SIPRI founded

HOW? - SIPRI outputs SIPRI data: strict quality control, reliability and transparency of the sources, all original SIPRI data publicly accessible SIPRI analysis: objective, impartial and accessible SIPRI advice and recommendations: wide audience, from politicians and the media to researchers and the interested public

SIPRI Impact: Informing security policy and debate worldwide Direct briefing of governments, intergovernmental organizations, and NGOs Contributions and advice for international processes and negotiations Strong international media presence, initiating and informing political debate i.e. Germany (arms trade), Latin America (military expenditures) and more… Ranked 4 in the annual global survey on the impact of international think tanks

SIPRI Impact: SIPRI Yearbook and other publications SIPRI Yearbook: “The bible of international security” Annually taking stock of armaments, disarmament and international security Translated into Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian 20 to 25 other publications yearly

SIPRI Impact: www.sipri.org 22 million hits during 2012 More than 2700 visitors every day from annual total of over 380 000 server locations worldwide Monthly e-newsletter 22 000 subscribers

SIPRI looks to the future: key challenges Sustain sound and growing financial base Achieve even greater international recognition Build long-term partnerships with more intergovernmental organizations, governments, businesses, and philanthropic organizations