Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute | |
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Abbreviation | SIPRI |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Interests | peace, arms trade |
Sponsored by | Norway/Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish Postcode Foundation |
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) provides data about the global arms trade.
Origins
In 1964, Prime Minister of Sweden Tage Erlander put forward the idea of establishing a peace research institute to commemorate Sweden's 150 years of unbroken peace.
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