Military Balance 2009 - Press Coverage
- 01 Nov 2009 - - Miami Herald - Time for common Latin American visa
Sadly, the constant territorial and political conflicts among Latin American countries are resulting in rising military expenditures. Military spending in Latin America has skyrocketed by 91 percent over the past four years to nearly $47.2 billion last year, according to the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies.
- 27 Oct 2009 - - CNN - U.S. Welcomes China #2 Military Chief
You just heard about china's military buildup and capabilities, and when you compare defense budgets, here's something else. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the U.S. budget for last year was $693 billion, the defense budget. China's a mere fraction of that, at about $61 billion.
Take a look at this. China has more active troops, almost 2.2 million, compared to almost 1.6 million active troops for the U.S.
- 28 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - How big is Iran's military?
There are 1,600 tanks including some 100 Zulfiqar locally produced main battle tanks. A large number of Iran's tanks are elderly British-made Chieftains and U.S.-made M-60s. -- Soviet-made T-54 and T-55s, T-59s, T-62s, and T-72s were also part of the inventory, all captured from the Iraqis or acquired from North Korea and China. -- A report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies says that some of the tanks' serviceability may be in doubt.
- 30 Aug 2009 - - Sudan Tribune - Eritrea world’s second biggest militarized state -report
The Military Balance 2009 annual assessment report has placed Eritrea as the world’s second most militarized country.
The Military Balance report by the International Institute for Strategic studies (IISS) for 2009 was released in terms of numbers of soldiers per million of population. It has released the five most heavily defended states of the world.
- 09 Aug 2009 - - El Mercurio de Valparaíso - Chile debe tener más liderazgo en la seguridad regional
Interview with Dr John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS
- 06 Aug 2009 - - Associated Press - Chavez: Venezuela to buy more tanks over US threat
Venezuela's arms spending has generated concern in Bogota for years. Chavez's military already has nearly 200 tanks, according to the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, while Colombia has no tank units.
