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Informationen zum Autor SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on opens sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Klappentext The 47th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2015 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament. Zusammenfassung The 47th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2015 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations and conventions Glossary SIPRI Yearbook online 1: Dan Smith: Introduction Part I, Armed conflicts and conflict management, 2015 2: 2. Conflict in the Middle East - four viewpoints Overview I The Middle East - 2015 in perspective II Paint it Black: the aims, objectives and modus operandi of the Islamic State and the international response III How are the refugee flows changing the Middle East? IV The Kurds in the Middle East, 2015 3: Iran's role (post sanctions and nuclear deal) in a changing Middle East Overview I Iran's role in the Middle East after the nuclear deal II An analysis of international sanctions, arms embargoes and other restrictive measures on Iran 4: External support in civil wars Overview I Historical trends in external support in civil wars II External intervention in the Syrian War, 2015 III The Donbas in 2015: Towards a frozen conflict, as Russia rethinks IV External support in the South Sudan civil war 5: Implementation of the peace agreement in Mali: a complex case of peacebuilding Overview I. Introduction: A chronology of the crisis II. Complex conflict, violence and crime III The peace process and the 2015 Mali peace accord IV. Challenges for the consolidation of peace, security and development in Mali 6: Armed conflict data trends Overview I Measuring violence: an update on conflict data sets II Patterns of organized state-based violence, 2005-15 III Do the trends indicate a reversal in peace? The role of foreign involvement in armed conflict IV The state of violence and conflict in the SDG era V Casualty recording in armed conflict: methods and normative issues VI The global peace index 2015 ...