Dan Smith

@dansmith2020

Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Author: 10th edition of STATE OF THE WORLD atlas, published in October. Blogger

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  1. Retweeted
    Feb 5

    Great to see that Sweden 🇸🇪 is increasing its support for the UN's🇺🇳work on climate and security in developing countries. 🎉 Sweden will increase support for the UN's mechanism up to SEK 14.75 million for the year 2022. 📰⏩

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    Feb 3

    The Burden of the Unintended - on the humanitarian reality of sanctions

    🎙️New ALNAP interview! speaks to Juliet Parker about his recent paper on the consequences of sanctions, and what those mean in the context of the current crisis in Afghanistan. Download the paper➡️ Read the interview ⬇️
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  3. Feb 2

    Last year, Russia and US extended their strategic nuclear agreement for 5 years, buying time to work on a new one. The 5-year window is now 4 years. How is it going? Where do he NPT Review and the statement on avoiding nuclear war fit in. My views:

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    Feb 2

    West Africa is widely cited as a hotspot of and insecurity. In a new SIPRI report, examines the relationship between climate change and violent conflict in the region through 4️⃣ pathways of climate insecurity ➡️

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  5. Feb 1

    "A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So say China, France, Russia, UK & USA. Nobody sane disagrees. But what are the logical implications for nuclear forces & doctrine? We set out the arguments in a new commentary:

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  6. Jan 29

    2022: looking back, looking forward

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    Jan 24

    Crucial topic! Well explained! Take a few minutes. Watch, learn more, reflect and act. +50 ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩

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  8. Jan 24

    More from me on 2022. It's the 50th anniversary of Stockholm conference on environment. Environmental deterioration today is what Stockholm 1972 wanted to avoid. Can Stockholm +50 do better. What are the links with issues of peace and security?

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  9. Jan 20

    The year when things did not get better The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stays at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been: via

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  10. Jan 14

    How's your Swedish, ?

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    Varför känns alla klipp på brittiska politiker som monty python-sketcher?
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  11. Jan 14

    Hi Dan - what is the state of the world? Here's the first of my answers: 2021 was the year when things didn't get better. New short Peace Points film: Perspectives for 2022 – Hot wars and cold war? via

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  12. Jan 5

    Where hunger and violent conflict intertwine. New study

    Violent conflict is one of the leading drivers of failing . This SIPRI Report explores the pathways and interconnections between food systems, hunger, violent conflict and peace in and ➡️
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  13. Jan 4

    1985 Gorbachev-Reagan agreement that nuclear war cannot be won & must never be fought was prelude to end of Cold War & major cuts in nuclear weapons. Today's P5 version may have less far-reaching effect but is important acknowledgement of reality

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  14. 18 Dec 2021

    There is plenty of scope for cutting nuclear arsenals further

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    13 Dec 2021

    Violent conflict is one of the leading drivers of failing . A new SIPRI Report explores the pathways and interconnections between food systems, hunger, violent conflict and peace in 🇻🇪 and 🇾🇪 ➡️

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    13 Dec 2021

    Although Russia🇷🇺 used its veto in the Security Council to block a thematic resolution on and security, it does not mean is off the agenda. and explain in this Expert Comment ➡️

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    8 Dec 2021

    RT if you agree

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  18. 7 Dec 2021

    Latest data on arms production companies shows scale of US corporate predominance

    Sales of arms and military services by the industry's 100 largest companies totalled $531 billion in 2020. The USA🇺🇸 hosted 41 companies in the Top 100, accounting for 54% of total arms sales or $285 billion. New SIPRI data on the out now ➡️
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  19. 5 Dec 2021

    Facts, understanding and peace: reflections on receiving the Jeju 4.3 Peace prize, 2021

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  20. 4 Dec 2021

    Sorry, folks, but the Dan Smith who will match your gift is somebody called who is nothing at all to do with me. I guess someone wasn’t particularly careful in their retweet

    An amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to give money & save lives effectively. You can donate to the award-winning, evaluation-topping and will match it. A UK higher rate tax payer can get £2.80 worth of nets for £1. Just do it, now.
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