First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of nearly 170 countries worldwide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. This edition includes a commentary on calculating military capability in the twenty-first century, an essay entitled 'Complex Irregular Warfare: The Psychological Component', and a review of developments in US counter-insurgency doctrine. Its comprehensive list of tables now includes the total deployment figures, by country, of personnel deployed on United Nations and non-UN peace support operations. There are maps showing the operational situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, details of the Israel-Hizbullah conflict, and the areas of Pakistan and the Durand Line.
Key Features Region-by-region analysis: major military issues affecting each region, changes in defence economics, weapons and other military equipment holdings and the trade in weapons and military equipment Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower Analysis: significant military and economic developments Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of conflict, with explanatory tables Military Balance is currently noted in the following abstracting/indexing services: CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service and Research Base Online.
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Published annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance is an assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 169 countries world-wide. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Key features of The Military Balance include: * Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower * Analysis: essays covering significant military and economic developments, such as the "European Rapid Reaction Force" * Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of armed conflict, with explanatory tables. Desgined to be an easy-to-read reference, this key title informs readers in as brief a fashion as possible on the widest variety of military topics through a mix of hard data and considered and informed analysis.
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Published annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance is an assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 169 countries world-wide. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Key features of The Military Balance include: * Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower * Analysis: essays covering significant military and economic developments, such as the "European Rapid Reaction Force" * Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of armed conflict, with explanatory tables. Desgined to be an easy-to-read reference, this key title informs readers in as brief a fashion as possible on the widest variety of military topics through a mix of hard data and considered and informed analysis.
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The Military Balance 1999/2000 is an indispensable database of the military strength, organization, equipment, and defence expenditure of the armed forces of up to 170 countries world-wide. If offers readers: * Up-to-date information on the world's armed forces and their holdings, defence economics, and the arms trade * Comparative statistics on defence expenditures world-wide and an analysis of the international arms trade * The latest developments in the area of arms control and non-proliferation measures * Details of UN and other international peacekeeping forces * Tables of data on warships, armed helicopters, and small arms and light weapons * Analysis of the principal military developments around the world * A loose wall map gives information on recent and current armed conflicts around the globe.
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The Military Balance 2000/2001 is an indispensable reference work, providing data on the strength, organization, equipment and defence expenditure of some 170 countries worldwide. It offers readers: - up-to-date information on the world's armed forces and their holdings, defence economics, and the arms trade - comparative statistics on defence expenditures worldwide, and an analysis of the international arms trade - the latest development in the area of arms control and non-proliferation measures - details of UN and other international peacekeeping forces - tables of data on warships, armed helicopters, and small arms and light weapons - analysis of the principal military developments around the world - a loose wall map gives information on recent and current armed conflicts around the globe.
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The Military Balance 2001/2002 is an indispensable reference work, providing data on the strength, organization, equipment and defence expenditure of some 170 countries worldwide. It offers readers: up-to-date information on the world's armed forces and their holdings, defence economics, and the arms trade; comparative statistics on defence expenditures worldwide, and an analysis of the international arms trade; the latest developments in the area of arms control and non-proliferation measures; details of UN and other international peacekeeping forces; tables of data on non-state arms groups, military air and sea lifts; analysis of the principal military developments around the world; a loose wall map gives information on recent and current armed conflicts around the world.
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The Military Balance 2013 is the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries world-wide. New features of the 2013 edition include: reorganised and expanded analytical essays. New sections on trends in contemporary armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Syria, as well as trends in defence capability areas, with a focus on equipment, technological or doctrinal developments. There is also an essay on trends in defence economics and procurement, one on European defence industries, and another on anti-access/area denial detailed analysis of regional and national defence policy and economic issues for selected states updated graphics feature on comparative defence statistics, with focus on defence economics, and major land, sea and air capability concerns tables, graphics and analysis of defence economics issues additional national capability summaries additional data on land forces: combat support and combat service support new graphics and maps on defence capability issues additional data on cyber capabilities.
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The Military Balance 2014 contains region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Detailed entries describe the military capabilities of 171 countries, displaying key equipment inventories and defence economics. Comprehensive tables detail major training activities, UN and non-UN deployments, and international comparisons of defence expenditure and military personnel. New Features in The Military Balance 2014: - New analytical country essays focusing on Algeria, Ethiopia, Brazil, Pakistan, North Korea and China, among others. There are also essays covering conflict analysis and conflict trends, unmanned systems in the land, sea and air domains, and on measuring cyber capabilities. - Updated graphics feature on comparative defence statistics, with a focus on defence economics, defence industry and major land, sea and air capabilities. - Updated and expanded national capability summaries. - An expanded table of military training exercises, arranged by region. - Tables showing UN and non-UN peacekeeping and security deployments for 2013-14.
- New maps on France's bases in Africa, the Afghanistan transition process, and peacekeeping operations in Africa. - Updated Chart of Conflict, with a focus on women in conflict.
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The Military Balance is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies, and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Comprehensive tables detail major military training activities, UN and non-UN deployments, and give data on key equipment holdings and defence-expenditure trends over a ten year period. Key Features: Region-by-region analysis: major military issues affecting each region, changes in defence economics, weapons and other military equipment holdings and the trade in weapons and military equipment Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower Analysis: significant military and economic developments Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of conflict, with explanatory tables.
This new edition of The Military Balance provides a unique compilation of data and information enabling the reader to access all required information from one single publication.
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The Military Balance is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. This edition includes a review feature on European and US defence industries, an essay entitled 'Unmanned aerial vehicles: current developments and future utility', a review of developments in Iraq's security forces, among other regional texts. Its comprehensive list of tables now includes the air capability of the US and Russia as well as deployment figures, by country, of personnel deployed on United Nations and non-UN peace support operations. There are maps showing the operational situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Darfur region of Sudan, and developments in Russia's early warning radar system.
Key Features Region-by-region analysis: major military issues affecting each region, changes in defence economics, weapons and other military equipment holdings and the trade in weapons and military equipment Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower Analysis: significant military and economic developments Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of conflict, with explanatory tables The Military Balance is currently noted in the following abstracting/indexing services: CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service and Research Base Online.
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The Military Balance is an indispensable database of the military strength, organization, equipment and defence expenditure of all the world's armed forces. The Military Balance 1996/97 provides: * Up-to-date information on the composition, size and weapons holdings of over 170 countries * Comparative statistics on defence expenditures worldwide and an analysis of the international arms trade * Maps of the Russian Military Districts, the Middle East, Chinese Military Regions and Districts, and the development of NATO forces in Bosnia * In-depth analysis of the general arms trade, developments in the field of weapons of mass destruction, peacekeeping operations, and other arms-control developments * Tables showing international comparisons of defence expenditure and military manpower; characteristics of tanks and heavy armoured combat vehicles; and unmanned aerial vehicles * A loose wall map on missile proliferation.
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The Military Balance is an indispensable database of the military strength, organization, equipment, and defence expenditure of the armed forces of up to 170 countries world-wide. The Military Balance 1997/98 will offer readers: Up-to-date information on the composition, size, and weapons holdings of up to 170 countries Comparative statistics on defence expenditures world-wide and an analysis of the international arms trade, a chart of European security organisations and a map of the peacekeeping force deployment in Bosnia Analysis of the arms trade, developments in the field of weapons of mass destruction, proliferation issues and peacekeeping operations Tables showing international comparisons of defence expenditure and military manpower; characteristics of armoured infantry fighting vehicles, submarines and military satellites A loose wall map on armed conflict throughout the world.
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The Military Balance is an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious studies of security policy and military affairs. Published annually, it is the only reliable, publicly available inventory of the world's armed forces, rebel groups, and organized non-state armed groups. Region-by-region analyses cover the major military and economic developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and equipment. Country-by-country defence statistics include numbers of armed forces personnel and weapons systems, as well as information on defence budgets and expenditure. A comprehensive tabular section portrays key data on weapons and defence economics. The Military Balance is organized into two parts. Part 1 comprises the regional trends and military capabilities of countries grouped by region. Country-by-country entries give a quantitative assessment of the personnel strengths and equipment holdings of the world's armed forces. Regional groupings are preceded by a short introduction describing the military issues facing the region. There are tables depicting nuclear delivery and warhead holdings, in addition to high readiness capabilities and military satellites.
There is also a table of selected non-state armed groups. An analytical essay explores the issues of emerging military counter-terrorist responses. Part 2 contains macroeconomic and defence economic data for countries grouped by region. The data include defence expenditure, selected economic performance indicators and demographic aggregates. Separate entries provide data on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, and the international arms trade. Tables include the comparison of defence expenditure and military manpower for 1985, 2000 and 2001. The Military Balance also includes a wallchart of armed conflicts, with fatalities and cost estimates depicted on a map of the world together with information on currrent and past UN and non-UN peacekeeping operations.
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The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies, and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Comprehensive tables detail major military training activities, UN and non-UN deployments, and give data on key equipment holdings and defence-expenditure trends over a ten year period. Key Features: Region-by-region analysis: major military issues affecting each region, changes in defence economics, weapons and other military equipment holdings and the trade in weapons and military equipment Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower Analysis: significant military and economic developments Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of conflict, with explanatory tables.
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The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research. The Military Balance 2011 examines key global issues, including: the development of Iraq's security forces the debate over NATO's strategic concept and operations in Afghanistan developments in China's People's Liberation Army international comparison of defence expenditure and military manpower. Key Features: Region-by-region analysis: major military issues affecting each region, changes in defence economics, weapons and other military equipment holdings and the trade in weapons and military equipment Comprehensive tables: key data on major military training activities, UN and non-UN deployments, and information on key equipment holdings and defence expenditure trends over a ten year period Analysis: significant military and economic developments Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of conflict, with explanatory tables The new edition features the 2011 Chart of Conflict.
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The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is a useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies, and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Comprehensive tables detail major military training activities, UN and non-UN deployments, and give data on key equipment holdings and defence expenditure trends over a ten year period. New for 2012: This new edition contains a number of regional policy and defence economics essays including 'Arab Militaries and the Arab Awakening'; 'The War in Afghanistan' as well as an analysis of the top ten defence-budgeting states. The up-to-date regional data entries also include extended details on armies' combat support capabilities, assessments of countries' cyber capacities and - to help readers' understanding of the organization and inventory data contained within the country entries - summaries of individual states' military capabilities.
More in-depth tables and graphics have been added: an introductory section detailing aspects of comparative defence activity has been updated to track current defense developments and anticipate future trends; maps depicting the wars in Libya and Afghanistan; conflict in Cote d'Ivoire; the military response to the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami; and security issues in the Arctic have also been included. Key Features: * Region-by-region analysis: developments affecting defence and security policies, and the trade in weapons and other military equipment * Comprehensive tables: key data on weapons and defence economics, such as comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower * Analysis: significant military and economic developments * An updated Chart of Conflict for 2012 * Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of conflict, with explanatory tables.
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This directory is a survey of the armed forces of the world. It presents the composition, size and deployment of every country's armed forces, together with information about population, GNP and defence expenditure. Widely used for official purposes and frequently quoted by analysts around the world, it is a work of reference for all those engaged in the analysis or study of defence and security matters, and who need accurate information on armed forces, manpower and budgets. Contents include comprehensive information covering size, organization, expenditure and weapons inventories of the armed forces of over 160 countries, and data on nuclear weapons and their delivery means. Introductions prefacing each country's entry include a review of current and potential conflicts.
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The Military Balance provides up-to-date information on the composition, size, and deployment of the world's armed forces. It has established itself as a global database of the military strength and organization, and the defence expenditure, of the world's armed forces. Packed with economic and demographic statistics, together with details of defence expenditure, it also provides up-to-date analysis of the latest developments in all arms-control fields, details of the mandate and composition of the UN and other international peace-keeping forces, and analysis of surface-to-surface missiles, whether armed with nuclear, biological, chemical, or conventional warheads.
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