ABSTRACT

The Global Arms Trade is a timely, comprehensive and in-depth study of this topic, a phenomenon which has continued to flourish despite the end of the Cold War and the preoccupation with global terrorism after 11 September 2001. It provides a clear description and analysis of the demand for, and supply of, modern weapons systems, and assess key issues of concern. This book will be especially useful to scholars, policy analysts, those in the arms industry, defence professionals, students of international relations and security studies, media professionals, government officials, and those generally interested in the arms trade.

part I|11 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|9 pages

The global arms trade

part II|177 pages

Arms modernization after the Cold War

chapter 3|22 pages

Arms modernization in Asia

An emerging complex arms race

chapter 4|13 pages

Friends in need or comrades in arms

The dilemma in the Sino-Russian weapons business

chapter 5|13 pages

India’s arms acquisition

Devoid of a strategic orientation

chapter 7|12 pages

Arming North Korea

chapter 13|12 pages

The global arms trade

Challenges for Africa?

part III|88 pages

Introduction

part IV|79 pages

Key issues in the global arms trade