Government to increase support to peace and security research

Government Offices of Sweden

Press release from Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Published 12 May 2025

The Government has authorised an additional SEK 14 million in funding to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2025. This funding helps enhance SIPRI’s opportunities to contribute research, analysis and partnerships to promote peace and security.

“We are facing a volatile international situation in which several armed conflicts are causing poverty and great human suffering. Not least for women and children who are particularly vulnerable in war and conflict situations. Peace research is crucial to preventing war and conflict. We are therefore increasing support to the SIPRI peace research institute,” says Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa.

SIPRI’s scientific research helps increase understanding of the preconditions for peaceful solutions to intra-state and cross-state conflicts at a time of increasing geopolitical tensions. SIPRI makes important contributions to peacebuilding related to political, economic and social development.

Violent conflicts inflict suffering and poverty on large parts of the world and force people to flee. Accordingly, there are a number of reasons why Sweden should contribute to the global efforts for peace and security.

The approved funding supports SIPRI’s efforts in policy-related research, analysis, data, dialogue and partnerships to promote peace, security and development. The focus is on three challenges: disinformation during conflict, migration and forced displacement, as well as climate and security. Particular attention is being paid to regions of particular interest to Sweden.

This disbursement supplements the funds already allocated to SIPRI, which total SEK 28 million for 2025.