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The Military Balance

The Military Balance


The Military Balance 2008 - Launched on February 5th!
An IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies) publication Visit the organisation site
Published By: Routledge
Volume Number: 108
Frequency: 1 issue per year
Print ISSN: 0459-7222
Online ISSN: 1479-9022
 

Aims & Scope

Survival: Global Politics and Strategy - Re-launching in 2008!
First Issue free to view online from February 6th!
 
The Military Balance is the IISS' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of nearly 170 countries world-wide. 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. Comprehensive tables portray key data on weapons and defence economics. Defence expenditure trends over a 10 year period are also shown, and there is an analytical essays including:
  • Evolution of Iran' defence industry and military thinking
  • Responding to the maritime challenge in Southeast Asia
  • Calculating China' defence expenditure
  • Complex irregular warfare: the privatisation of force

"The Military Balance is the unique and vital resource on which informed public debate of the world's armed forces is founded. Up-to-date figures and information on defence budgets, procurement totals, equipment holdings, and military deployments are presented clearly and succinctly. In the area of defense information, where nationally produced fictions often masquerade as facts, The Military Balance is the internationally recognized source of record."
William S. Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense

Key features of The Military Balance include:

  • 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, such as the "European Rapid Reaction Force".
  • Wallchart: detailed world map that shows current areas of armed conflict, with explanatory tables.

The Military Balance provides the high-quality, reliable, information needed to keep abreast of the complexities of the current international security environment.

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