Editor: James Hackett
Defence Analysts:
Ground Forces Nigel Adderley
Aerospace Wg Cdr Andrew Brookes
Maritime Jason Alderwick
Defence Economist Mark Stoker
Armed Conflict Hanna Ucko
The Military Balance 2007 was launched on 31 January 2007 in line with the new publishing cycle. Members will have access to online version on the same day and their hard copies soon after. Non-Members and subscribers should scroll down for price and ordering details.
A live stream of the presentation and Q&A session is available.
A detailed press statement was made by Dr John Chipman, Director-General of the IISS.
This edition includes a commentary on calculating military capability in the 21st Century, an essay entitled "Complex irregular Warfare - the psychological component", and a review of developments in US counter-insurgency doctrine. For the first time in its comprehensive list of tables The Military Balance shows the total deployment figures by country of personnel deployed on United Nations (UN) and non - UN peace support operations. There are maps showing the operational situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, details of the Israel-Hizbollah conflict, and the tribal areas of Pakistan and the Durand Line.
The 2007 Chart of Conflict
The 2007 Chart of Armed Conflict gives a comprehensive overview of all armed activity and conflicts throughout the world and can be bought for £10 from the IISS only; please contact sales@iiss.org
The 2007 Chart of Conflict is also included with every copy of The Military Balance 2007.
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.
