The Military Balance has been published annually since 1959. The 2023 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of 173 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important military issues, region-by-region, and includes graphics to illustrate these as well as noteworthy equipment developments. Maps this year include a focus on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and select China-Russia military cooperation activities. The book draws on the range of data carried in the Military Balance+ online database, particularly the procurement features in each regional section. The accompanying wallchart explores the military use of outer space, an increasingly important element of defence capabilities, focusing on China, Russia and the United States. For those involved in defence and security policymaking, analysis and research, The Military Balance is an indispensable source.
Author(s): The International Institute for Strategic Studies
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 509
City: London
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Indexes of Tables, Figures and Maps
Editor’s Introduction
Part One: Capabilities, Trends and Economics
Chapter 1: Defence and Military Analysis
The Shadow of War
Chapter 2: Defence and Military Analysis
Defence Budgets and Expenditure
Chapter 3: North America
Regional Trends in 2022
United States: Defence Policy and Economics
Canada: Defence Policy
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Chapter 4: Europe
Regional Trends in 2022
Regional Defence Policy and Economics
Poland: Defence Policy
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Chapter 5: Russia and Eurasia
Regional Trends in 2022
Regional Defence Policy and Economics
Russia: Defence Policy and Economics
Ukraine: Defence Policy
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Chapter 6: Asia
Regional Trends in 2022
Regional Defence Policy and Economics
China: Defence Policy and Economics
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Chapter 7: Middle East and North Africa
Regional Trends in 2022
Regional Defence Policy and Economics
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Chapter 8: Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional Trends in 2022
Regional Defence Policy and Economics
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Chapter 9: Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional Trends in 2022
West Africa: Defence Policy
East Africa: Defence Policy
Central and Southern Africa: Defence Policy
Regional Defence Economics
Arms Procurements and Deliveries
Armed Forces Data Section
Part Two: Reference
Explanatory Notes
Principal Land Definitions
Principal Naval Definitions
Principal Aviation Definitions
List of Abbreviations for Data Sections
International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure and Military Personnel
Index of Country/territory Abbreviations
Index of Countries and Territories
