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The Military Balance 2024

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The Military Balance 2024

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The Military Balance has been published since 1959. The 2024 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of over 170 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. In addition to detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses, region-by-region, important military issues. It includes graphics to illustrate defence personnel, equipment, and procurement developments. The 65th edition examines emerging lessons from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, details Chinese military activity around Taiwan, and identifies developments in uninhabited aerial vehicle exports. The accompanying wallchart spotlights the important issues around critical national infrastructure in the Euro-Atlantic. The book draws on the breadth of data in the Military Balance+ online database. The Military Balance and Military Balance+ are indispensable sources of information for those involved in defence and security policymaking, analysis, and research.

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1040051154

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The Military Balance 2021

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The Military Balance 2021

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Published each year since 1959, The Military Balance is an indispensable reference to the capabilities of armed forces across the globe. It will be of interest to anyone interested in security and military issues and is regularly consulted by academia, media, armed forces, the private sector and government. Key Elements: 1. Data on the military organisations, equipment inventories and defence budgets of 171 countries 2. Analysis of major developments affecting defence policy and procurement, and defence economics, arranged region-by-region. 3. Key trends in the land, sea and air domains, and in cyberspace 4. Selected defence procurement programmes, arranged region-by-region 5. Full-colour graphics including maps and illustrations 6. Extensive explanatory notes and references 7. The hardcopy edition is accompanied by a full-colour wall chart Features in the 2021 edition include: - Analytical texts on future maritime competition, battle management systems, China’s civil-military integration and fractures in the arms-control environment - Military cyber capabilities - Analysis of developments in defence policy, military capability and defence economics and industry for China, Egypt, Finland, Indonesia, Russia, Senegal and the United States. - A wallchart illustrating global submarine holdings and key trends in subsurface warfare

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100041549X

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The Military Balance 2023

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The Military Balance 2023

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

The Military Balance has been published annually since 1959. The 2023 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of 173 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important military issues, region-by-region, and includes graphics to illustrate these as well as noteworthy equipment developments. Maps this year include a focus on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and select China-Russia military cooperation activities. The book draws on the range of data carried in the Military Balance+ online database, particularly the procurement features in each regional section. The accompanying wallchart explores the military use of outer space, an increasingly important element of defence capabilities, focusing on China, Russia and the United States. For those involved in defence and security policymaking, analysis and research, The Military Balance is an indispensable source.

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1000910709

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The Military Balance 2014

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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The Military Balance 2014

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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.

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Conceptualizing Security for India in the 21st Century

By: National Centre of International Security and Defence Analysis (Pune, India). Conference,Gautam Sen

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Conceptualizing Security for India in the 21st Century

By: National Centre of International Security and Defence Analysis (Pune, India). Conference,Gautam Sen

The Present Volume Is An Anthology Of Papers Presented In The First Nisda Security Conference In 2005 With Interdisciplinary Contributions From A Variety Of Professionals From Government Organization, Academics And Researchers On The Common Theme Of Conceptualizing The Notion Of Security In The 21St Century. It Entails A Multi-Pronged Input From Organizational, Bureaucratic And Academic Perspectives To Look At In A Focused Way The Indo-Centric View Towards The National And International Security Matters. It Is Hoped That The Volume Will Be Useful To The Policymakers As Well As The Students Of International Relations And International Security.

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Atlantic Publishers & Dist

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8126907886

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SIPRI Yearbook 2015

Armaments, Disarmament and International Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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SIPRI Yearbook 2015

Armaments, Disarmament and International Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The 46th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2014 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.

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Oxford University Press

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0198737815

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From Defence to Development

Redirecting Military Resources in South Africa

By: International Development Research Centre (Canada),Group for Environmental Monitoring (Johannesburg, South Africa)

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From Defence to Development

Redirecting Military Resources in South Africa

By: International Development Research Centre (Canada),Group for Environmental Monitoring (Johannesburg, South Africa)

From Defence to Development: Redirecting military resources in South Africa

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The Military Balance 2021

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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The Military Balance 2021

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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1000415457

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Security at Sea

Naval Forces and Arms Control

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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Security at Sea

Naval Forces and Arms Control

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Since the Second World War five navies are known to have acquired nuclear weapons, and naval forces and activities around the world have become increasingly important and dangerous. However, there has been no serious consideration of naval arms control for more than forty years. SIPRI gathered together a group of experts from eight nations to consider the problems of naval forces and the possibilities for arms control. This book is a product of that conference, and it presents for the first time a broad and detailed assessment of the dangers of the naval arms race, problems with arms control, possible approaches, confidence-building measures, and verification technologies.

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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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0198291302

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Sterling Public Servant

A Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry

By: Sylvia Ostry,Canadian Institute of International Affairs

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Sterling Public Servant

A Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry

By: Sylvia Ostry,Canadian Institute of International Affairs

In The Sterling Public Servant professional colleagues and friends pay homage to a remarkable woman and her enormous span of activities, both academic and governmental. Ostry's interests and scholarly writings range from labour economics to development and growth, to consumer protection, external trade and payments, and eventually to the question of whether, in today's world dominated by transnational economic giants grouped into three big political economic blocs, there can be harmonious equilibrium and coherent policies designed to maintain growth, balance the labour market, and not upset the natural environment beyond repair. In order to mark Sylvia Ostry's seventy-fifth birthday, a group of some twenty of her friends and professional colleagues were invited to provide papers closely related to her work. Among the contributors are other national representatives at the G-7 Economic Summit who overlapped with her term of service, academics with whom she collaborated or broke friendly lances during her scholarly career, and fellow senior civil servants who were colleagues and counterparts during her years of service. The Sterling Public Servant marks a milestone in her career and reflects the relevance and importance of her contributions. It includes congratulatory letters from all living prime ministers. Sylvia Ostry reached the rank of deputy minister of the Canadian Public Service at the young age of forty-five and served with distinction in three different Federal departments as well as directing the Economic Council of Canada. She also spent four years as chief economist at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and was appointed the prime minister's personal representative for Economic Summit froms 1985 to 1988. After leaving the Public Service of Canada she became successively chairman of the National Council of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and chairman of the Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto where she is currently a distinguished research fellow.

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0773527915

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9780773527911

Tactical Nuclear Weapons

European Perspectives

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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Tactical Nuclear Weapons

European Perspectives

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

In the 1970s tactical nuclear warfare was a topical issue. The introduction of the new generation of tactical nuclear weapons into Europe could have had disastrous consequences. These new weapons had already been developed by nuclear-weapon laboratories and pressures were growing for their deployment. On first sight, smaller and more accurate nuclear weapons may seem more humane and militarily preferable to the relatively high-yield tactical nuclear weapons currently deployed. But some of these new types of weapons would blur the distinction between nuclear and conventional weapons and their use would make escalation to strategic nuclear war extremely likely. Indeed, the argument for these new weapons is that their use in wartime is more credible (and therefore ‘acceptable’) than current types of tactical nuclear weapons. This perception could easily lead to the exceedingly dangerous idea that some types of tactical nuclear war were ‘winnable’. The fact has to be faced that any use of nuclear weapons is almost certain to escalate until all available weapons are used. To believe otherwise is to believe that one side will surrender before it has used all the weapons in its arsenal. History shows that this is most unlikely to happen. Because of its importance, SIPRI organized a meeting to discuss the whole question. Originally published in 1978, this book is the outcome of that meeting.

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1000200493

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The Responsibility to Protect

Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty

By: International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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The Responsibility to Protect

Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty

By: International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Responsibility to Protect: Research, bibliography, background. Supplementary volume to the Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty

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Proliferation Concerns

Assessing U.S. Efforts to Help Contain Nuclear and Other Dangerous Materials and Technologies in the Former Soviet Union

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control

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Proliferation Concerns

Assessing U.S. Efforts to Help Contain Nuclear and Other Dangerous Materials and Technologies in the Former Soviet Union

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on International Security and Arms Control

The successor states of the former Soviet Union have enormous stocks of weapons-usable nuclear material and other militarily significant commodities and technologies. Preventing the flow of such items to countries of proliferation concern and to terrorist groups is a major objective of U.S. national security policy. This book reviews the effectiveness of two U.S. programs directed to this objective. These programs have supported the efforts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan in upgrading the physical protection, control, and accountability of highly enriched uranium and plutonium and strengthening systems to control the export of many types of militarily sensitive items.

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National Academies Press

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0309174813

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Nuclear Disengagement in Europe

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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Nuclear Disengagement in Europe

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

In the early 1980s there had been an upsurge of public concern over the nuclear threat to Europe. Already saturated with nuclear weapons, Europe faced controversial new deployments and there was alarm over military strategies for nuclear war in the region. It is in this context that the idea of nuclear weapon-free zones had captured the popular imagination and became a political issue in Europe. Not only would such zones build confidence and raise the nuclear threshold, but they would be first steps towards a more comprehensive elimination of nuclear weapons. Originally published in 1983 Nuclear Disengagement in Europe probes the question of nuclear weapon-free zones in the region. Pugwash and SIPRI arranged a meeting at which an international team of lawyers, scientists, politicians and military experts gave background information and provided an appraisal of problems regarding the zone initiatives as well as benefits that would accrue. Possible elements in a European zone arrangement were elaborated on and procedures towards the establishment of such a zone were suggested.

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100019955X

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SIPRI Yearbook 2005

Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The 36th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2004 ino Security and conflictso Military spending and armamentso Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament The SIPRI Yearbook contains extensive annexes on the implementation of arms control and disarmament agreements and a chronology of events during the year in the area of security and arms control. Studies in this volume:Euro-Atlantic securityMajor armed conflictsMultilateral peace missionsGoverning the use of force under international auspicesThe greater Middle EastLatin America and the CaribbeanEnvironmental securityFinancing security in a global contextMilitary expenditure Arms productionInternational arms transfersArms control and the non-proliferation processNuclear arms control and non-proliferationChemical and biological weapon developments and arms control Libya's renunciation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and longer-range missile programmesConventional arms control International non-proliferation and disarmament assistanceMultilateral export controlsThe Proliferation Security InitiativeThe annual accounts and analyses are extensively footnoted, providing a comprehensive bibliography in each subject area.

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0199284016

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The Military Balance 2023

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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The Military Balance 2023

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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Guide to Asian Studies in Europe

By: International Institute Of Asian Studies Iias

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Guide to Asian Studies in Europe

By: International Institute Of Asian Studies Iias

This Guide is produced on behalf of the European Science Foundation Asia Committee. The Guide provides a comprehensive survey of researchers, institutes, university departments, museums, organisations, and newsletters in the field of Asian Studies in Europe. The 352 page Guide is published by the International Institute for Asian Studies in co-operation with Curzon. This is the first such guide ever published, and contains highly detailed current information including specialisation by subject and region for each entry. The Guide contains an alphabetical list of 5,000 European Asianists; 1,200 institutes and university departments; 300 museums, organisations, and newsletters.

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1136811850

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The Military Balance 2022

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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The Military Balance 2022

By: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Published each year since 1959, The Military Balance is an indispensable reference to the capabilities of armed forces across the globe. It is used by academia, the media, armed forces, the private sector and government. It is an open-source assessment of the military forces and equipment inventories of 171 countries, with accompanying defence economics and procurement data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important defence issues, by region, as well as key global trends, such as in defence technology and equipment modernisation. This analysis is accompanied by full-colour graphics, including maps and illustrations. With extensive explanatory notes and reference information, The Military Balance is as straightforward to use as it is extensive. The 2022 edition is accompanied by a fullcolour wall chart illustrating security dynamics in the Arctic.

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1000619729

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Guide to Asian Studies in Europe

By: International Institute for Asian Studies

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Guide to Asian Studies in Europe

By: International Institute for Asian Studies

The Guide provides a comprehensive survey of researchers, institutes, university departments, museums, organisations and newsletters in the field of Asian Studies in Europe.

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Psychology Press

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0700710671

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9780700710676

Protecting Nuclear Weapons Material in Russia

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office of International Affairs

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Protecting Nuclear Weapons Material in Russia

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office of International Affairs

The management challenge in orchestrating a multitude of DOE headquarters, laboratory, and contractor personnel at about 50 sites in Russia is daunting. Steps are needed to maximize the return on U.S. expenditures, to reduce redundancy while ensuring adequate oversight, and to provide additional work incentives that will attract highly qualified specialists from the United States and Russia to participate in the protection, control, and accountability of direct-use material (MPC&A) program. This report contains many recommendations to address these and related issues.

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SIPRI Yearbook 2008

Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The 39th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2007 in * Security and conflicts* Military spending and armaments* Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament The SIPRI Yearbook contains extensive annexes on the implementation of arms control and disarmament agreements and a chronology of events during the year in the area of security and arms control.

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SIPRI Yearbook

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0199548951

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Security Without Nuclear Weapons?

Different Perspectives on Non-nuclear Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

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Security Without Nuclear Weapons?

Different Perspectives on Non-nuclear Security

By: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

This book examines the question: Is the elimination of nuclear weapons feasible? Individual chapters address the major conceptual, technical, and economic issues in the design of a non-nuclear security regime. Other chapters explore more specialized issues as they relate to the feasibility of the elimination of nuclear weapons: elite perceptions and the decision-making process, verification, nuclear proliferation, fissile materials and warheads, alliance and regional hegemonies, and deterrence.

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Sipri Monograph

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0198291434

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The Kosovo Report

Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned

By: Independent International Commission on Kosovo

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The Kosovo Report

Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned

By: Independent International Commission on Kosovo

The war in Kosovo was a turning point: NATO deployed its armed forces in war for the first time, and placed the controversial doctrine of 'humanitarian intervention' squarely in the world's eye. It was an armed intervention for the purpose of implementing Security Council resolutions-but without Security Council authorization.This report tries to answer a number of burning questions, such as why the international community was unable to act earlier and prevent the escalation of the conflict, as well as focusing on the capacity of the United Nations to act as global peacekeeper.The Commission recommends a new status for Kosovo, 'conditional independence', with the goal of lasting peace and security for Kosovo-and for the Balkan region in general. But many of the conslusions may be beneficially applied to conflicts the world-over.

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0199243093

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