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The Military Balance assesses the military capabilities and defence economics of nearly 170 countries. Region-by-region analyses cover the major developments affecting security policy and the arms trade. Country-by-country entries list military organization, personnel, weapons and equipment holdings, and relevant economic and demographic data.
In this paper, Risa Brooks argues that the need for Arab regimes to maintain political control can undermine the combat potential of their armed forces. The fact that regimes have successfully managed political¿military relations in the past does not mean that they will automatically do so in the future.
Taps into key dilemmas faced by both countries, including democratization and institutional reform. Addresses the issue of western defence assistance and political conditionality in a systematic and comparative way.
An assessment of the effect of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles on Indo-Pakistani relations and the influence of these weapons on strategic stability.
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A combination of crucial factors, the end of the Cold War, the dynamics of internal politics and ambitious economic reform have brought India to a crucial crossroads in its history. This work is an exhaustive, in-depth, and analytical examination of the facts that will shape the India of the future, and determine whether India emerges as Asia's new economic tiger, a stabilizing factor in a turbulent region, or become inward-looking, militaristic, and stagnate.
John C. Baker examines the role of Russia and Ukraine as exporters of dual-use technologies that can contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile systems, and suggests incentives to discourage irresponsible export behaviour.
The 33rd edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2001 in: Security and conflict, Military spending and armament, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, with extensive annexes on arms control and disarmament agreements and a chronology of security- and arms control-related events as well as a comprehensive glossary of terms and membership of international organizations.
An important and timely study of the impact of domestic politics on relations between China and Taiwan, and the influence of the US on the dispute between the two. Includes an appendix containing excerpts from the key documents defining relations between China, Taiwan, and the US.
Policy-relevant; realistic and low-cost recommendations for improving Europe's defence capability.
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A thorough analysis of the potential and limitations of civilian police in peace operations.
Comprehensive treatment of strategic options; proposes solutions or both governments and infrastructure owners.
A short assessment of the entire decade of NATO's Balkan interventions from 1992 until 2002. Illuminates the bitterness of transatlantic divisions and how these divisions were overcome as the allies converged around a clear set of principles by the time of the 1999 Kosovo war.
Russia's state system has changed significantly since 1991, but the question of how the country should be governed has not been fully answered. This book argues that establishing an effective and regulated relationship between Russia's center and its regions requires greater decentralization, but devolution need not threaten Russia's integritiy if it is based on a greater respect for the rule of law.
During the 1990s, military spending, arms procurement, and defense industrialization have all increased rapidly in East Asia. Although these developments do not constitute an arms race, they nevertheless have important implications for suppliers of defense equipment, arms control, and regional stability. This study assesses trends in the defense spending of East Asian states, particularly in the light of the economic crisis which began in mid-1997.
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