STOCKHOLM, 27 Nov. - (ANA) - SIPRI has published a paper today that examines some of the risks generated by the militarization of technology.

 

There is a blurring of distinctions in the way civilian technologies and military and security equipment are developed and produced. As a result, technologies and systems that would previously have been classed as ‘civilian’ may need to be reclassified as ‘dual-use items’. This SIPRI Research Policy Paper examines some of the diversion and misuse risks generated by these developments and assesses potential policy responses through an analysis of facial recognition technologies and their incorporation into military and security equipment. The authors argue that export controls could be used to address or mitigate the risks that are being created but would need to be complemented by additional policy tools, including human rights due diligence.

 

 

 

 

Dr Mark Bromley is the Director of the SIPRI Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme.

 

Giovanna Maletta is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme. - (ANA) -

 

To download the paper, visit: https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/rpp_2025_11_miltech.pdf

 

 

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