Defence and Military Analysis

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Research - Regional Security

Defence and Military Analysis

Emerging threats to global security are forcing a reassessment of military concepts, structures and technologies. The IISS Defence and Military Analysis Programme (DMAP) examines these changes. This department is responsible for the institute's flagship publication, The Military Balance. Through this and other targeted projects, it analyses national military and security capabilities; reform and modernisation of armed forces; the impact of new technologies; defence spending and procurement; and the defence industrial base.

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Order your copy of the 2012 edition of The Military Balance (released on 7 March). This is the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries across the globe - and hence an invaluable resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research.

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The British army beyond Afghanistan

General Sir Peter Wall addresses the IISS on 'The British Army after Afghanistan'

The British Army is at a 'strategic crossroads', and will look very different in future, Chief of the General Staff General Sir Peter Wall said in a recent speech at IISS.

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