The military balance 2013 / the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
The Military Balance 2013 is a comprehensive and independent assessment of global military capabilities and defence economics. It is also a reference work on developments in global military and security affairs. The strategic consequences of the Arab Spring and the brutal conflict in Syria again dom...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2020.
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| Summary: | The Military Balance 2013 is a comprehensive and independent assessment of global military capabilities and defence economics. It is also a reference work on developments in global military and security affairs. The strategic consequences of the Arab Spring and the brutal conflict in Syria again dominated headlines throughout 2012. Syria increasingly preoccupied policy planners in the Middle East and Europe, given the impact of the war on Syrian civilians and its destabilising effect on the immediate region. At time of writing, the prospects for direct military intervention from abroad seemed remote. For defence analysts, however, Syria added to the increasingly complex global military and security environment in 2012. ChinaŹ¹s rise manifested itself in new ways, particularly in growing maritime capabilities. Western defence budgets continued to contract, with increased pressure on defence planners to balance financial priorities with the requirement to hedge against longer-term strategic risks. -- Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in 2013. Published for the International Institute for Strategic Studies. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : color illustrations, maps. |
| ISBN: | 9780429333583 0429333587 9781000673784 1000673782 9781000665925 1000665925 9781000658064 1000658066 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed January 27, 2021) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |