Contents

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SIPRI Yearbook 2015

• Preface

• Abbreviations and conventions

• SIPRI Yearbook online

• Introduction

  1. 1. Introduction: international security, armaments and disarmament Ian Anthony
     1. I. The erosion of state legitimacy
     2. II. Security governance
     3. III. Dynamics of peace and conflict

• Part I. Security and conflicts, 2014

  1. 2. The armed conflicts in Syria and Iraq
     • Overview Aron Lund, Maha Yahya and Pieter D. Wezeman
     • I. The Syrian and Iraqi civil wars Aron Lund
     • II. The socio-economic impact of the Syrian civil war Maha Yahya
     • III. Arms transfers and the use of force against the Islamic State Pieter D. Wezeman
  2. 3. The Ukraine conflict and its implications
     • Overview Ian Anthony, Sam Perlo-Freeman and Siemon T. Wezeman
     • I. The Ukraine crisis: from popular protest to major conflict Ian Anthony
     • II. The application of European confidence-building measures and confidence- and security-building measures in Ukraine Ian Anthony
     • III. The impact of the crisis in Ukraine on arms transfers Siemon T. Wezeman, Aude Fleurant, Sam Perlo-Freeman and Pieter D. Wezeman
     • IV. Military spending in Europe in the wake of the Ukraine crisis Sam Perlo-Freeman and Siemon T. Wezeman
  3. 4. Armed conflict
     • Overview Peter Wallensteen
     • I. Gender, peace and armed conflict Elin Bjarnegård, Erik Melander, Gabrielle Bardall, Karen Brounéus, Erika Forsberg, Karin Johansson, Angela Muvumba Sellström and Louise Olsson
     • II. The diversity of peace and war in Africa Johan Brosché and Kristine Höglund
     • III. Patterns of organized violence, 2004–13 Margareta Sollenberg and Peter Wallensteen
     • IV. The Global Peace Index 2014 Camilla Schippa and Daniel Hyslop
  4. 5. Peace operations and conflict management
     • Overview Jaïr van der Lijn
     • I. Global and regional trends in peace operations Jaïr van der Lijn and Timo Smit
     • II. New peace operations Jaïr van der Lijn
     • III. The end of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan Timo Smit
     • IV. Table of multilateral peace operations, 2014 Timo Smit
  5. 6. European security
     • Overview Ian Anthony
     • I. The European security order under strain Ian Anthony
     • II. The military dimension of Euro–Atlantic security frameworks: the European Union and NATO Ian Anthony
     • III. The growth in European foreign terrorist fighters Lina Grip
  6. 7. Trends in East Asian security
     • Overview Mathieu Duchâtel, Oliver Bräuner and Katharina Seibel
     • I. Defence and security cooperation in the context of the US rebalance towards the Asia–Pacific Katharina Seibel, Mathieu Duchâtel and Oliver Bräuner
     • II. Maritime disputes in the South and East China seas Mathieu Duchâtel, Oliver Bräuner and Katharina Seibel
     • III. China’s security diplomacy initiatives Mathieu Duchâtel, Oliver Bräuner and Katharina Seibel
     • IV. Japan’s national defence policy reforms Mathieu Duchâtel, Oliver Bräuner and Katharina Seibel
     • V. China’s international counterterrorism cooperation Oliver Bräuner and Katharina Seibel
     • VI. Russia’s evolving role in North East Asian security Mathieu Duchâtel, Oliver Bräuner and Katharina Seibel
  7. 8. Security and development: a primer
     • Overview Gary Milante and Suyoun Jang
     • I. Beyond fragile states: understanding security and development through a systems approach Gary Milante, Suyoun Jang and Alison Burt
     • II. Violence against healthcare in fragile systems Ludvig Foghammar and Rachel Irwin
     • III. Gender, security and development Katherine A. Sullivan, Emma Bjertén-Günther and Rachel Irwin

• Part II. Military spending and armaments, 2014

  1. 9. Military expenditure
     • Overview Sam Perlo-Freeman
     • I. Global developments in military expenditure Sam Perlo-Freeman, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman
     • II. US military expenditure Aude Fleurant
     • III. The availability of military expenditure data Neil T. N. Ferguson and Sam Perlo-Freeman
     • IV. The reporting of military expenditure data to the United Nations Noel Kelly
     • V. Military expenditure data, 2005–14 Sam Perlo-Freeman, Marcelo Carriera, Aude Fleurant, Noel Kelly, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman
  2. 10. International arms transfers and arms production
     • Overview Siemon T. Wezeman
     • I. Developments in arms transfers, 2014 Siemon T. Wezeman, Sam Perlo-Freeman and Pieter D. Wezeman
     • II. Arms transfers and tensions in North East Asia Siemon T. Wezeman
     • III. Transparency in arms transfers Mark Bromley, Maaike Verbruggen and Siemon T. Wezeman
     • IV. The financial value of states’ arms exports Mark Bromley and Maaike Verbruggen
     • V. Arms production and military services Aude Fleurant
  3. 11. World nuclear forces
     • Overview Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     • I. US nuclear forces Hans M. Kristensen
     • II. Russian nuclear forces Hans M. Kristensen
     • III. British nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     • IV. French nuclear forces Phillip Patton Schell and Hans M. Kristensen
     • V. Chinese nuclear forces Phillip Patton Schell and Hans M. Kristensen
     • VI. Indian nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     • VII. Pakistani nuclear forces Phillip Patton Schell, Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     • VIII. Israeli nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     • IX. North Korea’s military nuclear capabilities Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     • X. Global stocks and production of fissile materials, 2014 Alexander Glaser and Zia Mian

• Part III. Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, 2014

  1. 12. Nuclear arms control and non proliferation
     • Overview Tariq Rauf
     • I. Iran’s nuclear programme and international concerns Tariq Rauf
     • II. Russian–US nuclear arms control Shannon N. Kile
     • III. Developments in multilateral arms control and disarmament Tariq Rauf
     • IV. International cooperation to enhance nuclear security Tariq Rauf
  2. 13. Chemical and biological security threats
     • Overview John Hart and Peter Clevestig
     • I. Infectious diseases and international security Peter Clevestig
     • II. Biological arms control John Hart
     • III. Chemical arms control and disarmament John Hart
     • IV. Chemical disarmament in conflict areas John Hart
  3. 14. Conventional arms control and military confidence building
     • Overview Ian Anthony, Mark Bromley, Vincent Boulanin and Lina Grip
     • I. Humanitarian arms control Vincent Boulanin and Lina Grip
     • II. Small arms control measures Mark Bromley and Lina Grip
     • III. Confidence- and security-building measures in Europe Ian Anthony
  4. 15. Dual-use and arms trade controls
     • Overview Sibylle Bauer and Mark Bromley
     • I. The Arms Trade Treaty Sibylle Bauer and Mark Bromley
     • II. Multilateral arms embargoes Pieter D. Wezeman and Noel Kelly
     • III. The export control regimes Sibylle Bauer and Mark Bromley
     • IV. EU export control developments Sibylle Bauer and Mark Bromley

• Annexes

  1. Annex A. Arms control and disarmament agreements Ian Davis
     1. I. Universal treaties
     2. II. Regional treaties
     3. III. Bilateral treaties
  2. Annex B. International security cooperation bodies Ian Davis
     1. I. Bodies with a global focus or membership
     2. II. Bodies with a regional focus or membership
     3. III. Strategic trade control regimes
  3. Annex C. Chronology 2014 Nigel Chamberlain and Ian Davis

• About the authors

• Errata