Space is no longer merely a domain of scientific cooperation but an increasingly contested strategic environment characterized by military modernization, technological competition, and weakening multilateralism as per the SIPRI Report

Representative Image by Wix AI The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI) Yearbook 2026 has a chapter, “Artificial Intelligence and International Peace and Security,” authored by Laura Bruun, Jules Palayer and Vincent Boulanin. The authors offer a comprehensive and carefully sourced account of how the international community grappled with AI governance in 2025. Rather than focusing solely on technological developments, the report examines how governments, international...

One of the report's significant observations is that vertical proliferation has replaced horizontal proliferation as the dominant global trend. Instead of new countries acquiring nuclear weapons, existing nuclear powers are improving the sophistication, survivability, and flexibility of their arsenals.