Limiting Conventional Arms Exports to the Middle East
Author: Michael E. O'Hanlon
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13:
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Arms Trade, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf States
Author: David B. Des Roches
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783959940160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Gulf is in the first rank of potential global flashpoints. It is the largest market for weapons imports in the world, and is considered to be a vital interest of all the great powers. Iran is viewed as an expansionist threat by the Arab states of the Gulf, who have built considerable militaries in a historically short timeframe. Security in the Gulf, however, is a complicated matter. The Arab states of the Gulf have pursued different defense policies as well as different ways of building up their forces. In some instances, the establishment of a strong military is not just a way to ensure security, but also a way to build a national identity. In other cases, great powers (such as the United States) seek to promote cooperation between the Arab Gulf militaries as an interim step to promote political reform and integration. The essays in this volume examine a broad range of issues in Gulf security. Security is a complex and subjective matter--the various perspectives in this volume combine to form a holistic view of a challenging and evolving topic.
Russia and the Arms Trade
Author: Ian Anthony
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor this study, a group of Russian authors were commissioned to describe and assess the arms trade policies and practices of Russia under new domestic and international conditions. The contributors, drawn from the government, industry, and academic communities, offer a wide range of reports on the political, military, economic, and industrial implications of Russian arms transfers, as well as specific case studies of key bilateral arms transfer relationships.
Arms Sales in the Middle East
Author: Clayton Thomas
Publisher:
Published: 2017-10-24
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781979077453
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States is the single largest arms supplier to the Middle East and has been for decades. The Trump administration appears poised to increase exports to this region further. In March 2017 President Trump reversed the Obama administration's policy of tying exports to some partners to progress on human rights.
The Future Security Environment in the Middle East
Author: Nora Bensahel
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2004-03-12
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 083303619X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report identifies several important trends that are shaping regional security. It examines traditional security concerns, such as energy security and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as newer challenges posed by political reform, economic reform, civil-military relations, leadership change, and the information revolution. The report concludes by identifying the implications of these trends for U.S. foreign policy.
The End of Strategic Stability?
Author: Lawrence Rubin
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2018-09-03
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 162616603X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the Cold War, many believed that the superpowers shared a conception of strategic stability, a coexistence where both sides would compete for global influence but would be deterred from using nuclear weapons. In actuality, both sides understood strategic stability and deterrence quite differently. Today’s international system is further complicated by more nuclear powers, regional rivalries, and nonstate actors who punch above their weight, but the United States and other nuclear powers still cling to old conceptions of strategic stability. The purpose of this book is to unpack and examine how different states in different regions view strategic stability, the use or non-use of nuclear weapons, and whether or not strategic stability is still a prevailing concept. The contributors to this volume explore policies of current and potential nuclear powers including the United States, Russia, China, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. This volume makes an important contribution toward understanding how nuclear weapons will impact the international system in the twenty-first century and will be useful to students, scholars, and practitioners of nuclear weapons policy.
And Weapons for All
Author: William D. Hartung
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHartung's lively analysis takes us behind the scenes to events such as a 1991 conference on "Defense Exports in the Post-Desert Storm Environment," which brought Pentagon and State Department officials, arms industry executives, corporate lobbyists, and foreign customers together to rub shoulders and attend panels on such topics as how to influence the development of arms export laws.
The Global Arms Trade
Author: Andrew T. H. Tan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-22
Total Pages: 582
ISBN-13: 1136969535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Global Arms Trade is a timely, comprehensive and in-depth study of this topic, a phenomenon which has continued to flourish despite the end of the Cold War and the preoccupation with global terrorism after 11 September 2001. It provides a clear description and analysis of the demand for, and supply of, modern weapons systems, and assess key issues of concern. This book will be especially useful to scholars, policy analysts, those in the arms industry, defence professionals, students of international relations and security studies, media professionals, government officials, and those generally interested in the arms trade.
The International Arms Trade
Author: Rachel Stohl
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-04-29
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 0745654185
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe multi-billion dollar business of the international conventional arms trade involves virtually every country in the world. Around the globe, people's lives are being irrevocably changed by the effects of guns, tanks, and missiles. These weapons have the potential to cause a deadly and current threat - one responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths a year. This succinct and accessible new book explores the complexities and realities of the global conventional weapons trade. The first book on the subject in nearly a decade, The International Arms Trade provides an engaging introduction to the trade, the effects, and the consequences of these weapons. The authors trace the history of the arms trade and examine how it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. In particular, they assess the role of the largest arms exporters and importers, the business of selling conventional arms around the world, and shed new light on the illicit arms trade and the shadowy dealers who profit from their deadly commerce. The book also looks closely at the devastating effect the business can have on countries, societies, and individuals and concludes with an evaluation of the various existing control strategies and the potential for future control opportunities. The International Arms Trade will be invaluable for students and scholars of international relations and security studies, and for policymakers and anyone interested in understanding more about the conventional arms trade.
The Arms Trade Treaty
Author: Clare Da Silva
Publisher: Intersentia
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9781839701054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a unique and comprehensive commentary on the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, with several contributors having direct involvement in the negotation of the Treaty.
