US Is World’s Top Weapons Supplier, Saudi Arabia Top Importer
www.scmp.com -The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said more than a third of global arms sold worldwide during the past five years originated in the US.
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China Seeks ‘to Build Up Survivability’ Of Nuclear Arsenal to Counter US Threat, Analyst Claims
sputniknews.com -Last year, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute claimed that “China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion” of its…
Demographic Crisis and Failed Reforms: Story Behind Massive Problems of South Korean Military
sputniknews.com -South Korea has long been among the top 10 countries by military expenditure. According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, it…
Hundreds Nominated for Peace Prize: Nobel Institute
ewn.co.za -The total of 329 falls short of the record set in 2016, when the institute was faced with 376 nominations.
US Research Institute Reveals China-Related Disclosure Violations
www.scmp.com -Most of the cases involved “very well-known academics” that were not of Chinese-American descent.
Legatum Institute Calls Time on Its EU Research
www.thetimes.co.uk -The Legatum Institute is to end its work on Brexit after months of controversy over the think tank’s influence on government policy.In the past few weeks it has severed links with Matthew Elliott, who
Major Arms Sales Flat in 2016-20 for First Time in More Than a Decade
www.reuters.com -International deliveries of arms were flat in the period 2016-2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday.
Jared Kushner Launches Peace Institute to Advance Abraham Accords
www.timesofisrael.com -New initiative will promote trade, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges between Israel and Arab countries; Israeli American entertainment mogul Haim Saban among founders
More Bucks for the Bang: Arms Spending on the Rise
www.rferl.org -Total global military expenditure rose to almost $2 trillion last year, an increase of 2.6 percent in real terms from 2019, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace…
Institute of Economic Research Predicts a Recession of 8 Percent
news.err.ee -The Estonian Institute of Economic Research (Eesti Konjunktuuriinstituut) predicts a recession of 8 percent for the rest of 2020, on the assumption a second wave of COVID-19 will not hit the country.
Research Institute: Economic Downturn to Be 5 Percent for 2020
news.err.ee -The Estonian Institute of Economic Research (Eesti Konjunktuuriinstituut) has revised its forecast on 2020’s economic decline upwards to a 5 percent fall. In summer the institute had…
Obituary: John Hillman, Former Director Of Scottish Crop Research Institute
www.scotsman.com -Professor John Hillman, BSc, PhD, CBiol, FIBiol, FLS, FCMI, FIHort, FRSA, FRSE, former Director and Chief Executive of Scottish Crop Research Institute. Born: July 21 1944 in Farnborough,…
National Institute of Construction Management and Research - Times of India
timesofindia.indiatimes.com -Education News: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH (NICMAR), has been constituted as a not-for-profit organisation with the prime - Mediawire