Arms and military expenditure
SIPRI tracks arms production, international arms tranfers, arms embargoes and military spending.
WorldDefenceMilitary
Read at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Data, Dashboards & Trackers
Research papers, white papers and analytical reports from leading think tanks and research institutes. Pick a category and a geography to narrow the list; each entry links to the publisher's own page.
The new geoeconomics of Bretton Woods
Trade, investment, technology, finance, energy, and critical minerals are increasingly intertwined with national security. But globalization is not ending—it is becoming more contested and fragmented.
World
Read at Atlantic Council
Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the Far-Right Surge in Brazilian Elections?
Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the Far-Right Surge in Brazilian Elections? bbert@hudson.org Tue, 10/06/2026 - 14:01 SVG In the Media Oct 5, 2026 France24 Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the Far-Right Surge in Brazilian Elections? Gil Guerra Fellow Gil Guerra In the Media Caption (Screenshot via…
World
Read at Hudson Institute
Brazil’s Right on the Rise
Brazil’s Right on the Rise bbert@hudson.org Tue, 10/06/2026 - 13:48 SVG Podcast Oct 6, 2026 World Brazil’s Right on the Rise Gil Guerra Fellow Gil Guerra Podcast Caption Senator and presidential candidate for the Liberal Party, Flavio Bolsonaro gives thumbs up as he leaves a polling station after…
World
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Sri Lanka’s Economic and Geopolitical Balancing Act
Economic recovery has brought Sri Lanka a modicum of stability, but domestic strains and great-power rivalry could test how long it lasts.
WorldGeopolitics
Read at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Infinite Potential—Insights On Artificial Intelligence Loss of ...
The authors analyze observations from Infinite Potential games with AI loss of control to identify issues, capabilities, and recommendations needed to ...
WorldCyber & Intelligence
Read at RAND Corporation
The Debt Toll Booth: A Modular Solution to Addressing Sovereign Debt Crises
Policy proposals on sovereign debt must both match the scale of the challenge and be implementable within existing political constraints.
Emerging military and security technologies
SIPRI monitors key developments in science and technology.
Dual–use and arms trade control
SIPRI promotes dual-use and arms trade controls through research, publications, seminars and capacity-building activities.
Schools, Cell Phones, and AI: Q&A with Melissa Kay Diliberti
Melissa Kay Diliberti, an associate policy researcher at RAND, discusses recent findings from RAND that can help parents and policymakers better understand what challenges schools are up against.
World
Read at RAND Corporation
The Russia Stability Tracker
While the group’s experts agreed that Putin and his regime maintain a firm grip on power, there is now less certainty about Russia’s domestic stability.
The Airpower We Need for Irregular Warfare
Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
WorldDefence
Read at Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
The Trump-Xi Summit Leaves Taiwan in Limbo
Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
WorldDefenceGeopolitics
Read at Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Japan’s New CIA Could Be Takaichi’s Trump Card
Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
WorldDefenceCyber & Intelligence
Read at Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Can the middle hold? Australian middle power diplomacy in a ruptured world order
A fourth pillar of foreign policy would allow Canberra to work with, around, and sometimes against the great powers.
WorldGeopolitics
Read at Lowy Institute
Netanyahu May Have Ignored a Dire Warning. Israel Ignores the Deeper Threat.
Israel
World
Read at RAND Corporation
Bilums to boardrooms: The business of Australia–Papua New Guinea relations
Aus–PNG Network Emerging Leaders Dialogue 2026 Joint Communiqué.
World
Read at Lowy Institute
Related commentary
This SIPRI Essay examines how rising military spending and exceptional funding mechanisms challenge parliamentary oversight, and explores ways to strengthen ...
Preserving Jobs and Tax Revenue in the Age of AI: Q&A with Carter Price
Carter Price, a mathematician at RAND and co-director of the RAND Von Furstenberg Family Budget Model Initiative, discusses ways to rebalance the tax code so that it doesn
World
Read at RAND Corporation
The Recent Rise of Women Gun Owners
In recent years, women made up almost half of all new gun owners, a striking shift from the historical norm, when women accounted for about a quarter of them. And the uptick is widespread across geographic and demographic subgroups.
World
Read at RAND Corporation
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