Board appointed Dr Ian Anthony as Director for an interim period. The current Director, Dan Smith, was appointed in September 2015. Former SIPRI Directors: Robert Neild (United Kingdom, 1967–71) Frank Barnaby (United Kingdom, 1971–81) Frank Blackaby (United Kingdom, 1981–86) Walther Stützle (Germany, 1986–91) Adam Daniel Rotfeld (Poland, 1991–2002) Alyson Bailes (United Kingdom, 2002–07) Bates Gill (United States, 2007–12) Tilman Brück (Germany, 2013–14) Ian Anthony (United Kingdom, interim 2014–15) Research Research is conducted at SIPRI by an international staff of about 46 researchers and research assistants. The institute's current research programme centres on the following major themes: Armament and Disarmament Conflict, Peace and Security Peace and Development With the following research areas: Arms and Military Expenditure Chemical and biological weapons Dual-use and Arms Trade Control Emerging Military and Security Technologies EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium Weapons of mass destruction Nuclear disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Africa Asia Europe Middle East and North Africa Peace Operations and Conflict Management Climate Change and Risk Environment of Peace Food, peace and security Governance and Society Peacebuilding and Resilience Publications and information SIPRI's publications and information material are distributed to a wide range of policy makers, researchers, journalists, organisations and the interested public. The results of the research are disseminated through the publication of books and reports by SIPRI and commissioned authors as well as through symposia and seminars. The institute has forged its profile by concentrating on present-day realities, providing unbiased facts to states and individuals. SIPRI's main publication, the SIPRI Yearbook, was first published on 12 November 1969. The Yearbook serves as a single authoritative and independent source to which politicians, diplomats and journalists can turn for an account of what has happened during the past year in armaments and arms control, armed conflicts and conflict resolution, security arrangements and disarmament. It is translated into a number of other languages, notably Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian. The summary of the SIPRI Yearbook is available in several languages, including Catalan, Dutch, French, Italian, Korean, Persian, Spanish and Swedish. SIPRI series: SIPRI Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security SIPRI Yearbook summary Yearbook in English and a number of other languages Oxford University Press publications SIPRI research papers and reports SIPRI policy briefs, papers and reports SIPRI fact sheets and background papers SIPRI databases SIPRI Databases SIPRI's research projects maintain large databases on military expenditure, arms-producing industries, arms transfers, chemical and biological warfare, national and international