The 40th edition of edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2008 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.

The 40th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2008 in

o Security and conflicts
o Military spending and armaments
o Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament

The SIPRI Yearbook contains extensive annexes on the implementation of arms control and disarmament agreements and a chronology of events during the year in the area of security and arms control.

The 40th edition of edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2008 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.

Target group: scholars and students of strategic studies, international relations, peace studies, and war studies.

1. Mass displacement caused by conflicts and one-sided violence: national and international responses 2. Trends in armed conflicts: one-sided violence against civilians 3. The legitimacy of peace operations 4. Security and politics in Afghanistan: progress, problems and prospects 5. Military expenditure 6. Arms production 7. International arms transfers 8. World nuclear forces 9. Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation 10. Reducing security threats from chemical and biological materials 11. Conventional arms control 12. Controls on security-related international transfers