"Diplomatia is the first line of defense: SIPRI Director criticizes focus on upgrading

A good two months after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, Dan Smith, the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), has warned of significant damage to global security. "Trump has made the world more insecure," Smith told the "Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland" (Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland). He is a troublemaker, just as expected, even if the full extent of it was not foreseeable. "The fact that he is …

Europe is ramping up massively as diplomacy comes to the background – a dangerous trend, warns Dan Smith, Director of the SIPRI Peace Research Institute. In an interview, he talks about the growing uncertainty, the role of the US under Trump and the risks of a new global arms race.