Books in the SIPRI Research Reports series

This book reports on new aspects of the definition, organization, and verification of a Comprehensive Test Ban. The traditional debate on seismic and non-seismic monitoring is examined alongside newer aspects of treaty verification - pre-test monitoring and inspections.

This study examines the availability and reliability of official military expenditure data for various countries in West, Central, and East Africa, using official documents and interviews with key actors in the military budgeting process.

This volume is designed to explore the emergence of the new forms of Arctic governance based upon cooperation rather than competition.

This report identifies and assesses the role that national law enforcement actors and public prosecutors in the EU member states play in helping prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by stopping the illicit trade in dual-use items.

This book assesses current Chinese arms imports in the light of China's historical efforts to modernize its weapon-production capacity through foreign acquisitions. It considers the implications of these imports for future security developments in the East Asian region.

This book offers an appraisal of the world trade in naval weapon systems and in particular it highlights critical areas in which trade in naval systems differs from the sale of land or air systems, and discusses the implication of these differences.

In this book the authors describe in detail the widespread nuclearization of the naval forces of all five nuclear navies, analyze the implications for security and arms control and conclude with suggestions for possible arms control measures.

The transfer of arms and military technology is one of the main instruments of Russia's security strategy in East Asia. This research report documents Russia's arms exports to these countries and examines the motivations behind its policies and decisions.

Provides an analysis of the United Nations peacekeeping operation mounted in Cambodia between 1991 and 1993. This study reveals the successes and failures of UNTAC and draws lessons for UN peace keeping operations.

This report provides an analysis of the significance of nationalism and ethnic conflict in the affairs of the populations of Central and Eastern Europe. It describes and analyses nationalist developments, particularly in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, and examines the response of European security institutions to problems of ethnic nationalism.

This work examines the legal and political implications of police components in UN peace operations, such as the training of international police in a multinational and multicultural context and the issue of co-operation between the military and the civilian forces.

Examines an area of the world where nuclear arms control is almost non-existent - China, India and Pakistan - and takes a different approach of considering the implications of conventional arms transfers, and in particular India's strategic defences, for nuclear stability.

Describes the control system and the technological base of the nuclear weapon complex of the former Soviet Union. This work presents the nuclear disarmament steps already taken and the choices to be made safely to dispose of the excess weapon fissile material.

Examines the prospects for defence industries in Central and Eastern Europe as they attempt to restructure in the wake of the dramatic changes in the security environment brought about by the end of the Cold War.

The purpose of this study is to analyze world military expenditure at the end of the 1980s, and to discuss political and economic implications. The book surveys recent events and describes the process of change that characterizes international military expenditure, and the determinants.

This report documents the government submissions to the UN on the transfer of arms in 1992, and compares this data with information published by SIPRI. It assesses the results of this important new UN Register in its first year, and the prospects for improving it in 1994.

This Report examines the EU's strategy to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the context of Iranian internal security policy decision making. The Report highlights some of the problems and possibilities inherent in the EU's efforts to implement a more targeted, multifunctional strategy to prevent WMD proliferation.

This book examines the need for a redefinition and restructuring of arms control at a time when most European nations no longer perceive each other as near-term threats, and when security concerns have shifted from external to internal sources.

This volume combines qualitative research with the analysis of available data on trends in modern terrorism and the use of primary sources and writings. It puts forwad an original typology of terrorism based on the overall level of a militant group's goals and the extent to which its terrorist activities are linked to a broader armed conflict.

This Report examines the EU's strategy to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the context of Iranian internal security policy decision making. The Report highlights some of the problems and possibilities inherent in the EU's efforts to implement a more targeted, multifunctional strategy to prevent WMD proliferation.

Reviews the cooperative threat reduction activities with a particular focus on projects and approaches engaging European partners. This report examines the organizing principles for cooperative threat reduction and the lessons learned from past project implementation.

In this book seven authors examine the legal and political implications, the training of international police in a multinational and multicultural context, the use of community policing, the crucial issue of cooperation between the military and the civilian police components, and what has been learned about planning for the handover to local authority.

This SIPRI Research Report considers the experiences of those countries which, since the end of the Cold War, have participated in United Nations peacekeeping operations for the first time. They include Germany, Japan, Russia, and the USA. Lessons are drawn from their experience for future peacekeeping operations.

Presents evidence of the increasing relevance of technology in the 21st century and a review of the control regimes, as well as the perspectives of progressive developing nations. This report highlights the need for a different approach to the management of technology and security issues.

The current debate on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, a matter of considerable significance for East-West relations and international security, is examined by thirteen authors selected from the international community for their expertise.

The current debate on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, a matter of considerable significance for East-West relations and international security, is examined by thirteen authors selected from the international community for their expertise.

This major new study examaines the structure and activities of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as an ad hoc group of 45 states committed to applying effective controls on the export of nuclear-related dual-use equipment and material.

Drawing together the work of eight experts on the arms trade and Asia-Pacific security affairs, this title presents analysis and data related to the arms trade and defence policy transparency mechanisms in South-East Asia. It also includes a de facto regional arms register for South-East Asia covering the period 1970-96.