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.

• 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

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