SIPRI Yearbook 2026: Initial Summary and Commentary

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The 2026 SIPRI Yearbook outlines a deteriorating global security landscape in 2025, highlighting the collapse of the post-Cold War security framework and increased armed conflicts with significant human costs.

The 2026 edition of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s Yearbook, published June 8th, presents a bleak portrait of international security in 2025. Data and analysis presented in the report’s summary document confirm that the post-cold war security architecture is collapsing.  The following is our capture of the summary document’s key highlights.  Armed Conflict and Human Cost The number of … Read more The post SIPRI Yearbook 2026: Initial Summary and Commentary appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.