▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Smith ▁left ▁International ▁Alert ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁International ▁Peace ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( SI PRI ). ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁honor ary ▁positions ▁ ▁Dan ▁Smith ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁government ▁and ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Peace building ▁Fund ’ s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Group ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁became ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁stood ▁down . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁London - based ▁N GO ▁Institute ▁for ▁War ▁and ▁Peace ▁Report ing ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁O BE ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Dan ▁Smith ▁has ▁been ▁publishing ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁formats ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁His ▁main ▁works ▁are : ▁▁ ▁The ▁Def ence ▁of ▁the ▁Real m ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Protest ▁and ▁Sur v ive ▁( co - ed ited ▁with ▁EP ▁Thompson ) ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁The ▁P engu in ▁Atlas ▁of ▁War ▁and ▁Peace ▁– ▁four ▁ed itions ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁( 1 9 8 3 ▁& ▁ 1 9 9 1