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78 79 THALES GROUP INTERNAL THALES GROUP INTERNAL STRATEGIC INFLUENCE HANDBOOK - EUROPE SIPRI (S tockholm I nternational P eace R esearch I nstitute ) Signalistgatan 9 SE-169 70 Solna SWEDEN Phone: +46-8-655 97 00 https://www.sipri.org Thales Ranking 36 th GGTTI Ranking 18 th Worldwide non US / 23 rd Def and Secu CONFLICTS, ARMAMENT, SECURITY Founded in 1966 following the idea of the former Swedish Prime Minister, Tage ERLANDER, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. The SIPRI has an important impact on foreign conflict policies. For example, it was actively involved and played a crucial role in the process of establishing the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) bringing together 53 ratifying states in 2014. Located in Stockholm, Sweden, SIPRI offers a unique platform for researchers from different countries to work in close cooperation. SIPRI maintains contacts with other research centres and individual researchers throughout the world. The Institute also cooperates closely with several intergovernmental organizations, notably the United Nations and the European Union, and regularly receives parliamentary, scientific and government delegations as well as visiting researchers. SIPRI’s vision is a world in which sources of insecurity are identified and understood, conflicts are prevented or resolved, and peace is sustained. SIPRI’s mission is to: • undertake research and activities on security, conflict and peace; • provide policy analysis and recommendations; • facilitate dialogue and build capacities; • promote transparency and accountability; and • deliver authoritative information to global audiences. SIPRI’s organizational structure comprises the Governing Board and the Director, a Deputy Director, the Re- search Staff Collegium, and Support Staff, together numbering around 50–60 people. • Director: Dan SMITH. Former Chairman of the UN Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group, Chairman of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting • Chairman: Ambassador Jan ELIASSON. Former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2012 to 2016 and Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2006. He was also President of the 60th session of the UN General Assembly in 2005–06 • Deputy-Director: Sigrun RAWET. Former Head of the Development and Humanitarian Section at the Per- manent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations (UN) in New York. Prior to this position, she was the Head of the Conflict Division at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. SIPRI was established on the basis of a decision by the Swedish Parliament and receives a substantial part of its funding in the form of an annual grant from the Swedish Government. The Institute also seeks financial support from other organizations in order to carry out its research. • Income: SEK 85,42M in 2018 (US $8,59M) • Expenses: SEK 80,65M in 2018 (US $8,11M) • Funding: grants from the Swedish government, grants from other founders, royalties and sales, rental income • VIP members • Rolf EKEUS: Former Chairman of the Board of SIPRI, Director of the United Nations Special Commis- sion on Iraq, High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-ope- ration in Europe • Tarja CRONGBERG: Former Member of European Parliament in the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Chair of the Iran delegation • Lars-Erik LUNDIN: Former EU Ambassador to the international organizations, Deputy Political Director of the European Commission, Head of the European Commission delegation. Governance Resources Comments 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development (May 2019) Missions Structure & Activités • Conflict, peace and security: Africa, Asia, Europe, peace operations and conflict management • Peace and development: climate change and risk, governance and society, sustainable peace Broadcasting medias: • SIPRI Yearbook Online: annual document published by the SIPRI focusing on armament, disarmament and international security issues (Last: Ed. 2019) • Blogs: 2 blogs published by the SIPRI - Write Peace (timely commentary on conflict, peace and security), Economists for Peace and Security (shared learning on economic aspects of peace and security) • SIPRI Databases: 5 accessible and impartial databases - SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, SIPRI Arms Industry Database, SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations Database, SIPRI Mapping ATT-relevant Cooperation and Assistance Activities Database Last publications: • “Emerging dual-use technologies in the life sciences: Challenges and policy recommendations on export control”, Mirko Himmel, SIPRI, September 2019 • “Military spending and arms imports by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE », Pieter D. Wezeman and Alexandra Kuimova, SIPRI, May 2019 • “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk”, Dr Vincent Boulanin, May 2019 Events: • 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development (May 2019) • 2019 Stockholm Security Conference (October 2019) Research programs: • Armament and disarmament: Arms transfers and military spending, nuclear disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation, dual-use and arms trade control, emerging military and security technologies INDEX