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Arms and military expenditure
SIPRI’s research on arms and military spending has been the core of the institute's work since its foundation in the 1960s. This work is largely based around three comprehensive and open-access databases: the Arms transfers database , the Arms industry database and the Military expenditure database . These exemplify SIPRI's core values of transparency by using only open sources that can be independently checked, and universality by including data on nearly every country in the world. SIPRI also provides documents on all arms embargoes since the 1950s and national reports on arms export controls .
Providing reliable data on international arms production, transfers and global military spending empowers researchers, policymakers and the public, allowing them to directly assess the current state of the arms industry. SIPRI researchers also analyse the data to identify trends and potential impacts to global security.
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PRESS RELEASE
6 December 2021
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Related publications
Wezeman, P. D., Kuimova, A., Wezeman, S. T.: ' Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2021 ', https://doi.org/10.55163/CBZJ9986 (SIPRI: Stockholm, March 2022)
Dr Andrea Edoardo Varisco is the Director of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Dr Sibylle Bauer is Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament.
Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau is Director of the Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
Dr Nan Tian is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
Pieter D. Wezeman is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Dr Diego Lopes da Silva is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
Siemon T. Wezeman is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Alexandra Marksteiner is a Researcher in the SIPRI Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
Alexandra Kuimova is a Researcher with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Xiao Liang is a Research Assistant with the SIPRI Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
Anant Saria is an intern with the SIPRI Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme.
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