Arms

Global military spending is rising.

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 18, 2018

According to the latest annual report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).  Total world military expenditure rose to $1739 billion in 2017, a marginal increase of 1.1 per cent in real terms from 2016. The full text can be downloaded from the website.  This also provides free access to the SIPRI Military Expenditure […]

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The Global Conflict Risk Index

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018

This useful free source has been developed by the Joint Research Centre in cooperation with the Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Mediation Instruments Division within the EU. It uses open source statistics to calculate, using quantitative data, the risk of violent conflict in the next 4 years.  Detailed information on the methodology is provided on the website.   Indicators relating […]

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Arms

Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014

 Small Arms Data Observatory (SADO) launched A new website launched by an international consortium of researchers which will focus upon quantitative data . Many researchers are based at  Joan B. Kroc School for Peace Studies at the University of San Diego and there will be a focus initially on  North America, Central America and South America. […]

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