2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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