
SIPRI 2026 Yearbook: Compounding Security Crises Spotlight Governance Vacuum Around Armed Drones
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's 2026 Yearbook warns of interlocking global security crises: multilateral institutions collapsing, nuclear risks underestimated, European defence spending doubling since 2016, and governance frameworks for armed drones, AI, and space systems lagging dangerously behind real-world deployments. Armed drones now function comparably to short-range missiles yet remain entirely unregulated by binding international law.
Source: Small Wars Journal










