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Defence and Military Analysis

Defence and Military Analysis

Changing threats to global security are forcing constant reassessment of military concepts, structures and technologies. The IISS Defence and Military Analysis Programme (DMAP) examines trends in strategies, capabilities and defence expenditure.

'The IISS plays an indispensable role... in transforming defence studies.'

Robert Zoellick, Former President of The World Bank Group

Military Balance 2013

The definitive military reference book

The Military Balance 2013

Western nations struggle with shrinking defence budgets, military spending in Asia continues to grow, and the ramifications of the Arab Spring continue to be felt from Syria to Mali. These and many other subjects are tackled in the latest edition, alongside a listing of 170 countries' armed inventories.

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About the Pivot

The US rebalance to Asia

The US Secretary of Defense used his speech at the 2012 Shangri-La Dialogue to announce that 60% of US naval forces would be based in Asia-Pacific by 2020. The IISS has since extensively researched the many angles of the shift.

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Latest IISS Voices on Defence

IISS Voices

19 March 2013

Giri Rajendran: Chinese-US defence spending projections
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15 March 2013

William Choong: Hard truths about Singapore’s defence
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06 February 2013

Chris Raggett: Forward? Barack Obama’s second term
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31 January 2013

Ben Barry: Future of the British Army
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30 January 2013

Douglas Barrie: Behind the Mali headlines, an issue of airlift
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08 December 2012

James Hackett: Debating regional missile defence
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09 November 2012

Christian Le Miere: Behind Hu's 'maritime power' call
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10 October 2012

Alexander Nicoll and Douglas Barrie: Merger collapse: bad for both BAE and EADS
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05 October 2012

James Hackett: Syria-Turkey shelling raises tensions
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21 September 2012

Alexa van Sickle: US Congress: pinning hopes on the lame duck?
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17 September 2012

Christian Le Miere: China and Japan: Nationalism rising?
IISS Voices

14 September 2012

Alexa van Sickle: Timely questions on Libya attacks, Middle East at Strategic Survey 2012 launch
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14 September 2012

Alexander Nicoll: A defence dream born out of necessity
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11 September 2012

Alexander Nicoll: Strategic Survey: The Annual Review of World Affairs 2012
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05 September 2012

Alexa van Sickle: Foreign policy in the US election – a back seat?
IISS Voices

16 July 2012

Nicholas Redman: Is Tashkent clearing the decks for the US?
IISS Voices

06 July 2012

Ben Barry: Army 2020: Fighting for the future
IISS Voices

28 May 2012

Get ready for the Shangri-La Dialogue 2012
IISS Voices

17 May 2012

‘Weapons treaty must include small arms’
IISS Voices

10 May 2012

Douglas Barrie and Christian Le Miere: Britain does U-turn on F-35 jet decision
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09 May 2012

Alexander Nicoll: US ‘pivot’: what it is and what it’s not

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31 May 2013, Singapore
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Shangri-La Dialogue 2013
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08 May 2013, Washington DC
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US Adelphi Book Launch - Asia’s Naval Expansion: An Arms Race in the Making?

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