October 19th 2004
The new edition of The Military Balance - the IISS' authoritative assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries - was launched on 19 October.
Listen to the Director's statement
Listen the press Q+A session
Read the Editor's Foreword
IISS Members will receive both the hard copy and online versions of the book.
Members should click here to access this year's edition of the Military Balance.
Non-Members and subscribers should scroll down for price and ordering details.
The Military Balance is the IISS' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries. Region-by region analyses cover the major military and economic trends and developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and other military equipment.Comprehensive tables portray key data on weapons and defence economics. Defence expenditure trends over a 10 year period are also shown, and there is an analytical essay on global terrorism.
The Military Balance is the unique and vital resource on which informed public debate of the world's armed forces is founded. Up-to-date figures and information on defence budgets, procurement totals, equipment holdings, and military deployments are presented clearly and succinctly. In the area of defense information, where nationally produced fictions often masquerade as facts, the Military Balance is the internationally recognized source of record."
William S. Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense.
The IISS Chart of Armed Conflict 2004
The 2004 Chart of Armed Conflict monitors and records the mounting toll of victims in conflict and shows significant terrorist activity, UN and other peacekeeping operations, foreign military intervention and the cost of major wars since 1945 including selected current conflicts.
The Chart of Armed Conflict 2004 can be bought for £20/$35 from the IISS only; please contact sales@iiss.org A digital version (PDF) can be purchased for £40/$72. The Chart of Armed Conflict 2004 is also included with every copy of The Military Balance 2003-2004.
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