The Military Balance 2011

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-85743-606-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 1005 g

Reihe: The Military Balance

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Iiss

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Preface, Part One Capabilities, Trends and Economics Chapter One: The war in Afghanistan; Unmanned aerial vehicles: emerging lessons and technologies; Cyberspace: assessing the military dimension Chapter Two: Comparative major defence statistics Chapter Three: North America Chapter Four: Europe Chapter Five: Russia Chapter Six: Asia Chapter Seven: Middle East and North Africa Chapter Eight: Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter Nine: Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter Ten: Country comparisons – commitments, force levels and economics Part two Reference, Explanatory Notes, List of Abbreviations for Data Sections, Index of Country/Territory Abbreviations, Index of Countries and Territories.

Über Autor(innen)

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a world-leading authority on global security, political risk and military conflict. It is renowned for its annual Military Balance assessment of countries' armed forces and for its high-powered security summits, including the Shangri-La Dialogue. Its mission is to promote the adoption of sound policies to further global peace and security and maintain civilised international relations.