Contents

Chapter:

Source:

SIPRI Yearbook 2020

• Preface

• Abbreviations and conventions

• SIPRI Yearbook online

• Introduction

  1. 1. Introduction: International stability and human security in 2019 Dan Smith
     1. I. Flashpoints
     2. II. Arms control
     3. III. Climate change
     4. IV. The international system and law

• Part I. Armed conflict and conflict management, 2019

  1. 2. Global developments in armed conflict, peace processes and peace operations
     • Overview Ian Davis and Jaïr van der Lijn
     1. I. Tracking armed conflicts and peace processes Ian Davis
     2. II. Global and regional trends and developments in multilateral peace operations Timo Smit, Sofía Sacks Ferrari and Jaïr van der Lijn
     3. III. Table of multilateral peace operations, 2019 Sofía Sacks Ferrari and Timo Smit
  2. 3. Armed conflict and peace processes in the Americas
     • Overview Marina Caparini
     1. I. Key general developments in the region Marina Caparini
     2. II. Armed conflict and the peace process in Colombia José Alvarado Cóbar
     3. III. Armed conflict in Mexico Marina Caparini
  3. 4. Armed conflict and peace processes in Asia and Oceania
     • Overview Ian Davis
     1. I. Key general developments in the region Ian Davis
     2. II. Armed conflict and peace processes in South Asia Ian Davis and Timo Smit
     3. III. Armed conflict and peace processes in South East Asia Ian Davis
  4. 5. Armed conflict and peace processes in Europe
     • Overview Ian Davis
     1. I. Key general developments in the region Ian Davis
     2. II. Armed conflict and the peace process in Ukraine Ian Davis
  5. 6. Armed conflict and peace processes in the Middle East and North Africa
     • Overview Ian Davis
     1. I. Key general developments in the region Ian Davis
     2. II. Armed conflict and peace processes in Iraq, Syria and Turkey Ian Davis and Dylan O’Driscoll
     3. III. The Israeli–Palestinian conflict and peace process Ian Davis
     4. IV. Armed conflict and peace processes in North Africa Ian Davis
     5. V. Armed conflict and peace processes in Yemen Ian Davis
  6. 7. Armed conflict and peace processes in sub-Saharan Africa
     • Overview Ian Davis
     1. I. Key general developments in the region Ian Davis
     2. II. Armed conflict and peace processes in the Sahel and Lake Chad region Ian Davis
     3. III. Armed conflict and peace processes in Central Africa Ian Davis
     4. IV. Armed conflict and peace processes in the Horn of Africa Ian Davis

• Part II. Military spending and armaments, 2019

  1. 8. Military expenditure
     • Overview Nan Tian
     1. I. Global developments in military expenditure, 2019 Nan Tian, Pieter D. Wezeman, Diego Lopes Da Silva, Siemon T. Wezeman and Alexandra Kuimova
     2. II. Regional developments in military expenditure, 2019
     3. III. Spending on military equipment by European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Nan Tian, Diego Lopes Da Silva and Pieter D. Wezeman
     4. IV. Transparency in military expenditure Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman
  2. 9. International arms transfers and developments in arms production
     • Overview Siemon T. Wezeman
     1. I. Developments among the suppliers of major arms, 2015–19 Siemon T. Wezeman, Alexandra Kuimova, Diego Lopes Da Silva, Nan Tian and Pieter D. Wezeman
     2. II. Developments among the recipients of major arms, 2015–19 Siemon T. Wezeman, Alexandra Kuimova, Diego Lopes Da Silva, Nan Tian and Pieter D. Wezeman
     3. III. Transparency in arms transfers Mark Bromley and Siemon T. Wezeman
     4. IV. The financial value of states’ arms exports Pieter D. Wezeman and Mark Bromley
     5. V. The 100 largest arms-producing and military services companies, 2018 Aude Fleurant, Alexandra Kuimova, Diego Lopes Da Silva, Nan Tian, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman
  1. 10. World nuclear forces
     • Overview Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     1. I. US nuclear forces Hans M. Kristensen
     2. II. Russian nuclear forces Hans M. Kristensen
     3. III. British nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     4. IV. French nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     5. V. Chinese nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     6. VI. Indian nuclear forces Hans M. Kristensen and Shannon N. Kile
     7. VII. Pakistani nuclear forces Hans M. Kristensen and Shannon N. Kile
     8. VIII. Israeli nuclear forces Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     9. IX. North Korea’s military nuclear capabilities Shannon N. Kile and Hans M. Kristensen
     10. X. Global stocks and production of fissile materials, 2019 Moritz Kütt, Zia Mian and Pavel Podvig, International Panel on Fissile Materials

• Part III. Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, 2019

  1. 11. Nuclear disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation
     • Overview Tytti Erästö, Shannon N. Kile and Petr Topychkanov
     1. I. Russian–United States nuclear arms control and disarmament Petr Topychkanov and Ian Davis
     2. II. North Korean–United States nuclear diplomacy Shannon N. Kile
     3. III. Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Tytti Erästö
     4. IV. Multilateral nuclear arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and initiatives Tytti Erästö and Shannon N. Kile
  2. 12. Chemical and biological security threats
     • Overview Caitríona Mcleish and Filippa Lentzos
     1. I. Allegations of use of chemical weapons in Syria Caitríona Mcleish
     2. II. Use of novichok agents Caitríona Mcleish
     3. III. Chemical arms control and disarmament Caitríona Mcleish
     4. IV. Biological weapon disarmament and non-proliferation Filippa Lentzos
  3. 13. Conventional arms control and new weapon technologies
     • Overview Ian Davis
     1. I. Global instruments for conventional arms control Ian Davis
     2. II. The group of governmental experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems Moa Peldán Carlsson and Vincent Boulanin
     3. III. Creeping towards an arms race in outer space Daniel Porras
  4. 14. Dual-use and arms trade controls
     • Overview Mark Bromley
     1. I. The Arms Trade Treaty Giovanna Maletta and Mark Bromley
     2. II. Multilateral arms embargoes Mark Bromley and Pieter D. Wezeman
     3. III. The multilateral export control regimes Kolja Brockmann
     4. IV. Developments in the European Union’s dual-use and arms trade controls Mark Bromley and Giovanna Maletta

• Annexes

  1. Annex A. Arms control and disarmament agreements
     1. I. Universal treaties
     2. II. Regional treaties
     3. III. Bilateral treaties
  2. Annex B. International security cooperation bodies
     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 2019 Ian Davis

• About the authors