Beschreibung:
This comprehensive new analysis goes far beyond today's headlines and the basic facts and figures on the military forces in the region. Tracing the origin of the military forces in each Middle East country, Tony Cordesman discusses current security developments and provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the strength and effectiveness o
Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East -- Arms Transfers to the Middle East -- Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North Africa -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the Horn -- Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy? -- Sources and Methods