Security, Arms Control and Defence Restructuring in East Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Security, Arms Control and Defence Restructuring in East Asia write by Bjørn Møller. This book was released on 2019-01-22. Security, Arms Control and Defence Restructuring in East Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in 1998, this volume examines East Asia, especially Northeast Asia, which has been a region of considerable political security of importance for several key reasons. It features several great and medium powers: China, Japan and Russia, as well as North and South Korea. Even though no arms race is yet discernible among these states (with the partial exception of the two Koreas), it is conceivable that one might commence. If it did, the level of militarization could become quite alarming, if only because of the tremendous and rapidly growing economic potential of the regional states. Even though relations among regional sates (except the two Koreas) are currently peaceful, the region features several unresolved issues (e.g. concerning territory) and a historical legacy of enmity between several states. To prevent such conflicts of interest from erupting into armed conflict is of the utmost importance. A stabilizing factor is that the military potentials in the region are still predominantly defensively oriented, i.e. most states lack the requisite power projection or invasion capabilities to inflict serious harm on each other. However, this might change in the not-so-distant future. Hence the importance of confidence-building measures; of an institutionalization of regional relations; and of a strengthening of commitments to defensive military strategies and postures.
The Future of the Defence Industries in Central and Eastern Europe
The Future of the Defence Industries in Central and Eastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Future of the Defence Industries in Central and Eastern Europe write by Ian Anthony. This book was released on 1994. The Future of the Defence Industries in Central and Eastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This report examines the defence industries in Central and Eastern Europe as they attempt to restructure in the wake of changes brought about by the end of the cold war and downward trends in both military expenditure and arms exports. Issues addressed include the developing military doctrines in Central and Eastern Europe; the trend in military expenditure; the nature of defence industry restructuring; the international dimensions of industrial restructuring; and the role of arms exports.
Concepts of Non-Provocative Defence
Concepts of Non-Provocative Defence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Concepts of Non-Provocative Defence write by G. Wiseman. This book was released on 2001-12-18. Concepts of Non-Provocative Defence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the viability of non-provocative defence - the controversial idea that defensive military policies and practices reduce the risk of wars and provide a viable basis for defending a society should war break out. Drawing on case studies from Europe, the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and Asia-Pacific, the author concludes that non-provocative defence concepts remain relevant and that they can help in deterring, conducting, and settling wars.
Arms Industry Transformation and Integration
Arms Industry Transformation and Integration - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arms Industry Transformation and Integration write by Yudit Kiss. This book was released on 2014. Arms Industry Transformation and Integration available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Book jacket.
European Security
European Security - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook European Security write by Bjørn Møller. This book was released on 2016-04-22. European Security available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Europe has undergone quite profound changes since the end of the Cold War. Having been a highly militarised, conflict-ridden and war-ridden region, the core of Europe today constitutes a security community where armed conflicts among the constituent states has become inconceivable. This comprehensive book offers a theoretically founded and thoroughly documented analysis of European security, with a special emphasis on the role played by the United Nations and the various regional and sub-regional organisations, especially the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and the European Union. When it comes to explaining peace in Europe opinions differ widely. Some argue that it was only because the West refused to give in to Soviet threats that the latter eventually gave up; or that the 'long peace' in Europe was due to the combination of a bipolar alliance structure, pitting the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) against the Warsaw Pact, with the presence of nuclear weapons on both sides. Others point instead to the extraordinarily dense network of international institutions and organisations in Europe, offering a wide panoply of fora in which to handle disputes peacefully; or to the web of interdependence in economic and other affairs, tying together all states in Europe in relations which militate strongly against war. Still others believe that the external peace between the states in Europe is simply a reflection of a convergence of cultures, democracies with marked economies that are open towards the world market. These questions are the focal point of this book, which concentrates on security, albeit not in the sense of being a treatise on military matters, but security obtainable by much more indirect and non-military means. It will be required reading for all students and scholars of European security and the organisations which underpin it.
