Synopses & Reviews
Like its predecessors, this 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.
Synopsis
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
About the Author
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is an independent, internationally staffed centre for research, information, and debate on the problems of security in the contemporary world. Its work is grounded in an appreciation of the various political, economic, and social problems that can lead to instability as well as international co-operation. The council and staff of the Institute are international, and its membership is drawn from over 90 countries.
Table of Contents
I Countries
United States
Nato and Non-NATO EUROPE
Russia
Middle East and North Africa
Central and South Asia
East Asia and Australasia
Caribbean and Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
II Analyses and Tables
The International Arms Trade
Peacekeeping Operations
International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty
Non-state Arms Groups
Military Air and Sea Lifts
Designations of Aircraft and Helicopters
Maps and Figures
Index of Countries and Territories
Index of Country Abbreviations
The 2001 Chart of Armed Conflict