Editor: James Hackett
Defence Analysts:
Ground Forces Nigel Adderley
Aerospace Wg Cdr Andrew Brookes
Maritime Jason Alderwick
Defence Economist Mark Stoker
Conflict Chistopher Langton, Hanna Ucko
The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries world-wide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research.
The Military Balance 2008 was launched on 5 February 2008 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. Dr Chipman, along with, James Hackett , Editor of The Military Balance, and other senior IISS staff members who took questions from the floor.
Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia) discussed the Military Balance 2008 for the Russian press/media and expert community via video link from London in co-operation with RIA-Novost.
Highlights of the Military Balance 2008
• An assessment of current developments in and the future capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology
• A review feature on the European and US defence industries in 2007.
• Assessments of ground, naval and air capabilities, with detailed assessments of air-launched weaponry and UAVs in service, as well as air capability tables for the US, Russia and China.
• Regionally-focused text sections, including analysis of the impact of Iraq and Afghanistan on US forces, Iraq’s security forces, European defence issues and conflict and defence developments in Africa.
• In-depth coverage of defence economics issues in tabular and essay form, including an updated assessment of Chinese military spending.
All this is supplemented by detailed maps, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Darfur, as well as tables of UN and non-UN deployments, arms orders and deliveries, non-state groups and a number of reference tables. The Military Balance also includes the 2008 Chart of Conflict.
The 2008 Chart of Conflict
The 2008 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 2008 Chart of Conflict will also be included with every copy of The Military Balance 2008.
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.
