After The Storm: The Changing Military Balance in the Middle East [Hardcover]

This comprehensive analysis documents the military forces in each Middle Eastern country at the end of the Cold War. Cordesman discusses security developments and provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the strength and effectiveness of every army, navy, air force, and air defence force in the region. He further assesses post-Cold War modernization and expansions plans and each country's internal security situations, the role the military plays in its government and internal tensions and civil wars. Special attention is paid to Iran and Iraq and the author examines the military changes in both countries as responses to the Iran-Iraq and the First Gulf War.

After the Stormis unique in combining the evaluation of conventional forces with assessments of developments in biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and provides a coherent picture of the state of the military in the Middle East in the early 1990s. Summary tables and charts present keys statistics for the region, formatted to allow quick country by country comparisons.

Anthony H. Cordesmanholds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC, USA. He formerly served as national security assistant to Senator John McCain of the Senate Armed Services Committee, as director of intelligence assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and as civilian assistant to the deputy secretary of defense.

1. Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East
The Casualty Effect
The Burden of Military Expenditures
Trends in Military Manpower
Equipment Numbers: The Issue of Quantity
Force Quality and Continuing Weaknesses in Middle Eastern Forces
2. Arms Transfers to the Middle East
The Total Flow of Arms to Individual Middle Eastern Countries
The Role of Arms Suppliers
Arms Costs versus Flows of Weapons
Supplier Relationships with Individual Middle Eastern States
The Role ofls-