The Military Balance 2006 was launched on 24 May 2006.
Streaming of the event is available for the Speech and Q&A session. The press statement and the press coverage are available.
Highlights of The Military Balance 2006
The book is a region-by-region analysis of 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 are analytical essays including:
• Evolution of Iran’s defence industry and military thinking
• Responding to the maritime challenge in Southeast Asia
• Calculating China’s defence expenditure
• Complex irregular warfare: the privatisation of force
