Public meeting in the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the SIPRI Yearbook 2026
The Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public meeting on Tuesday 9 June. The meeting is being held in connection with the launch of the SIPRI Yearbook 2026, a year that also marks the institute’s 60th anniversary.
Time: 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Place: The former First Chamber, Riksplan, Norrbro 1A
The meeting is open to the public and media and can be watched live and on demand via the Riksdag webcast service. The meeting will be held in English.
The SIPRI Yearbook provides an overview of developments in international security, weapons and technology, military expenditure, arms production and the arms trade, as well as armed conflicts and conflict management. It also deals with efforts to control conventional, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
Programme
Committee Chair Aron Emilsson (Sweden Democrats)
Opening address.
The Speaker Andreas Norlén
Words of introduction.
Chair of SIPRI's Governing Board, Stefan Löfven
Address.
Researchers’ presentations
The research will be presented in the form of a discussion moderated by SIPRI Director Karim Haggag.
Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament
An overview of the deteriorating security situation for control of nuclear weapons, growing nuclear risks in Europe and current global trends in non-proliferation and disarmament.
Dr Vincent Boulanin, Director, Governance of AI Programme
A presentation of how AI affects international peace and security, with a focus on risks connected with military applications, cyber threats, disinformation and the need for international management.
Nivedita Raju, Senior Researcher, Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme
An analysis of the increasing importance of space for civil and military operations, emerging threats to space systems, how shortcomings in the current regulatory framework can increase the risk of escalation and possible ways forward.
Questions and answers from members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and, if time allows, other participants
Deputy Chair of the Committee Morgan Johansson (Social Democratic Party)
Concluding remarks.
About interpretation
A simultaneous interpretation of the debate is provided in English. The simultaneous interpretation is not an authorised translation. In the case of differences between the interpretation and what originally was said by each of the speakers in the debate, please check against the delivery of the original speaker.
Webcast: Public meeting in the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the SIPRI Yearbook 2026