SIPRI Yearbook (Arms, Disarmament and International Security)

Author: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), translated by China Arms Control and Disarmament Association
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) presents the 35th volume of the SIPRI Yearbook. It not only narrates and comments on new trends in political and institutional security, arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament in its chapters but also reflects the continuity of the institute's traditional documentary analysis work. This volume of the yearbook aims to discuss broader issues, not just those directly related to the Iraq issue. As before, some chapters have been included because they provide deeper insights into currently less-attention-grabbing issues, or better reflect perspectives from different regions and traditions, or both. Specific examples include Bates Gill's chapter on China and the Asia-Pacific region, Uri Ormeto's analysis of Middle Eastern military spending (not just for weapons of mass destruction), and the preliminary research by young Kenyan researcher James Suo Enjoguna on the lessons from the potential use of biological weapons following the SARS outbreak.