Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

'Halt This Madness': US Drove Last Year's Over $1.9 Trillion in Global Military Spending
US servicemembers on a tank, with an American flag behind them
Led by US Under Trump, Global Military Spending Soared to Highest Level in Recorded History Last Year
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
President Donald J. Trump
New analysis shows countries around the world spent a total of $1.82 trillion in 2018, with the U.S. and China in top spots
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Led by U.S. Weapons Makers, Global Arms Sales Soared in 2016: Analysis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Navy aircrafts
With U.S. weapons companies claiming more than half of global sales, and...
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The Silent Power of Nonviolent Boycotts and Blockades
Kanya D'Almeida, Inter Press Service
(Image: War Resisters international)
‘We will continue to resist. We will build a beautiful new tomorrow.’
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