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defenceWeb
March 26, 2018
SIPRI arms exports Continuing an upward trend that began in the early 2000s, the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2013/17 was 10% higher than in 2008/12, new data on arms transfers published this month by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows.
NewsClick
March 21, 2018
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has been providing vital data on arms trade, based on open sources, since 1966. The Swedish think tank produces data, analysis and recommendations based on its research from open sources, in its commitment towards 'conflict, armaments,Ãâà...
India West
March 19, 2018
... produce enough arms to meet its requirements, according to the authoritative Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. India's imports rose 24 percent during the past five calendar years, 2013-17, compared to the previous five-year period, 2008-12, according to a SIPRI study released this week.
Economic Times
March 16, 2018
... its second biggest supplier by providing 15 percent of its weapons imports, a study by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said. ... China was Pakistan's main source of arms in 2013-17, and there was a large increase in Chinese arms exports to Bangladesh in that period, SIPRI said.
Breakingviews
March 16, 2018
Beijing is cranking up military spending and other regional governments are gunning up as the U.S. security umbrella frays. Manufacturers like Korea Aerospace, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy and even China's AVIC are ready to take a bigger bite of a $160 billion regional weapons market.
CNN
March 16, 2018
Russia is the second-biggest exporter of arms behind the US, and it is finding markets in countries that traditionally bought American-made weapons, especially in Asia and the Middle East, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri). India was the world's largest importer ofÃâà...
Channel NewsAsia
March 16, 2018
Meanwhile, Swedish public broadcaster SVT said the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) was involved in the talks, though SIPRI did not return AFP's calls for a comment. 'SERVE AS FACILITATOR'. International media have speculated that Sweden could either help set up a proposedÃâà...
DailyO
March 16, 2018
While India's Army generals are complaining about the Budget allocated to its military, the highly reputed Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released the latest data on the volume of international transfers of major weapons. According to SIPRI data, India was the largest importerÃâà...
Business Insider
March 16, 2018
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute recently published its 2017 "Trends In International Arms Transfers" report, which details the 25 largest weapons ... International weapons transfers have steadily increased since 2000 after having largely declined around the end of the Cold War, SIPRI reported.
Haaretz
March 15, 2018
The largest customers for Israeli arms between 2013 and 2017 were India followed by Azerbaijan and Vietnam, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported Wednesday. Israel was the world's eighth largest arms exporter for the period, the SIPRI report said, accounting for 2.9 percent ofÃâà...
The North Africa Post
March 14, 2018
Morocco purchased 12% of overall arms imports in Africa maintaining its position as the second largest buyer of weapons on the continent over the 2013-2017 period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a recent report. Morocco was ranked ahead of Nigeria with 5.1% ofÃâà...
Modern Diplomacy
March 9, 2018
SIPRI announced the publication of a new Insights Paper, entitled 'Central Mali: violence, local perspectives and diverging narratives'. At a time when international—and national—actors are increasingly intervening in central Mali, it is imperative to understand how these interventions alter local dynamics,Ãâà...
Columbia Daily Tribune
March 9, 2018
The reality, as reported by the respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, is that the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriation for the Pentagon exceeded the military spending of the next eight largest spenders combined, six of which are U.S. allies. And that's before the massive increase CongressÃâà...
New York Times
March 9, 2018
Data from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Figures are SIPRI estimates of total production costs from 2011 to 2016. Countries that purchase American weapons bind their militaries and their foreign policies to the United States. The imbalance reflects the extent of American militaryÃâà...
Defenseworld.net
March 7, 2018
China has seen an increase of over 70 percent in its defense exports from 2012 to 2016 when compared to 2007-2011 overtaking Germany, France and the UK during the time. According to Chinese PLA Army run media publication, Chinamil, Barter trade and flexible payment terms have helped China toÃâà...
Next Big Future
March 7, 2018
Compared to the Pentagon, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is less cautious in its estimate. Indeed, SIPRI calculated that China's actual spending in 2016 was some 55% more than what was officially stated. The same kind of adjustment would put China's 2018 defenseÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
February 26, 2018
... after years of decline, according to a report on the global arms industry published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) last year. ... Why are arms sales growing: The SIPRI report showed that growth was linked, in part, to increased production from armaments groups, particularly in the US.
Wichita Eagle
February 26, 2018
Still, Petr Topychkanov, a senior researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said Russia worries about the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. "Russia is concerned about the long-term presence of the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan, and therefore it's in Russia's long-term interests toÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
December 10, 2017
The current report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that the main beneficiaries are armaments groups in the US ... of weapon — munitions, missiles or ground vehicles, for example," says Aude Fleurant, Director of the Arms and Military Expenditure Program at SIPRI.
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 31, 1999
Net - Armenia is the world's 54th country in terms of the volume of armament imported in 2016-2017, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The Institute says the arms exports to the country amounted to $124 billion in the two years under review. Armenia, inÃâà...
New Zealand Herald
December 31, 1999
In its latest overview of global arms transfers, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that the global volume of arms transfers increased by 10 per cent in the 2013-2017 period, compared to 2008-2012. The US accounted for 34 per cent of global arms sales during the period - up from 30 perÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
December 31, 1999
Arms imports by countries in the Middle East jumped by 103 percent during the 2013-2017 period compared with the previous five years, a report on global arms sales by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showed on Monday. "Widespread violent conflicts in the Middle East andÃâà...
