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After the storm : the changing military balance in the Middle East /
"This comprehensive analysis documents the military forces in each Middle Eastern country at the end of the Cold War. Cordesman discusses security developments and provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the strength and effectiveness of every army, navy, air force, and air defence...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2016.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury academic collections. History and politics in the 20th century : postcolonialism.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Maps; List of Acronyms; 1 Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East; The Casualty Effect, ; The Burden of Military Expenditures, ; Trends in Military Manpower, ; Equipment Numbers: The Issue of Quantity, ; Qualitative Factors Affecting the Middle Eastern Military Balance, ; Force Quality and Continuing Weaknesses in Middle Eastern Forces, ; Scenario and Contingency Analysis in Middle Eastern Forces, ; Notes; 2 Arms Transfers to the Middle East; The Problem of Data, ; Total Regional Arms Transfers Through 1990,
- The Total Flow of Arms to Individual Middle Eastern Countries, The Role of Arms Suppliers, ; Arms Costs Versus Flows of Weapons, ; Supplier Relationships with Individual Middle Eastern States, ; The Role of Military Advisors, ; Economic and Political Forces Driving Arms Sales, ; Notes; 3 Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction; Current Acquisition Efforts in the Middle East, ; The Impact of Long Range Missile Systems, ; The Impact of Chemical Weapons, ; The Impact of Biological Weapons, ; The Impact of Nuclear Weapons, ; The Technology and Practice of Proliferation, ; Notes
- 4 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North AfricaThe Arms Buildup in the Maghreb, ; Patterns in Arms Imports and Military Advisory Efforts, ; Mauritania, ; Morocco, ; Algeria, ; Libya, ; Tunisia, ; The Military Tragedy in the Maghreb, ; Notes; 5 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States; The Historical Trends in Military Forces, ; The Economic, Demographic, and Military Forces Affecting the Arab-Israeli Balance, ; Israel, ; Syria, ; Jordan, ; Lebanon, ; Palestinian Forces, ; Egypt, ; Current Prospects for the Arab-Israeli Arms Race, ; Notes
- 6 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf StatesThe Dynamics of the Military Balance in the Gulf Area, ; The Impact of Iran and Iraq on the Regional Military Balance, ; Iran, ; Iraq, ; Dealing with the Strategic Challenge from Iran and Iraq, ; Notes; 7 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States; Military Forces, Strategic Needs, and Vulnerabilities, ; The Gulf Cooperation Council and Efforts at Collective Security, ; Saudi Arabia, ; Kuwait, ; Bahrain, ; Qatar, ; UAE, ; Oman, ; The Southern Gulf States: The Problem May Be the Solution, ; Notes
- 8 Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the HornThe Military Trends in the Red Sea Area, ; Yemen, ; Sudan, ; Ethiopia, ; Djibouti, ; Somalia, ; The Problem of the Red Sea and the Horn, ; Notes; 9 Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy?; The Problem of Peace Negotiations, ; The Problem of Arms Control, ; The Problem of Military Buildups, ; The Rule of Law and the Illusion of Democracy, ; The Question of Hope, ; Appendix: Sources and Methods; Security Problems of the Middle East and Southwest Asia: A Selected Annotated Bibliography