The Military Balance is the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide, produced annually by the IISS since 1959. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research.
As well as detailed information on inventories, the book contains region-by-region analysis of major military and economic trends affecting security policy and the trade in military equipment.
Key features of The Military Balance include:
Region-by-region analysis: major military issues affecting each region; developments in defence economics, procurements and inventories.
Comprehensive tables: key data on military equipment and defence economics, such as selected tables of air capability and comparisons of international defence expenditure and military manpower.
Features: Specialist essays focusing on defence industries in Asia and United Nations peacekeeping.
Wallchart: comprehensive world map showing armed conflicts and trends in conflict, with explanatory tables
Read The Military Balance 2009 Editor's Forward
