Conventional Arms Transfers in the Post-Cold War Era: Directions for U.S. Policy

Conventional Arms Transfers in the Post-Cold War Era: Directions for U.S. Policy
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1995
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For the last two years, the Clinton administration has debated the need for tighter restraints on conventional arms transfers, during which time the United States has solidified its position as the world's number one arms exporter. This paper discusses the reasons why the United States has become the leading arms exporter in the 1990's, the pros and cons of greater restraint, and the complexities of the domestic and international environment that shape conventional arms policy. This essay concludes that the Clinton administration made the correct decision this February by opting for continuation of an arms transfer policy that is based on case-by-case review and against unilateral restraint.

U.S. Policy on Conventional Arms Transfers

U.S. Policy on Conventional Arms Transfers
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations, and Human Rights
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1994
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Arms Trade and Europe

Arms Trade and Europe
Author: Paul Cornish
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1995-03-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781855672857

Focusing on conventional weapons, rather than nuclear, biological and chemical ones, this book draws attention to important differences, within the EU, between the trade in finished weapons and the technology used to make them. It examines West European efforts since 1945 to manage both sides of conventional defence-related trade, and the political, industrial, technological and conceptual obstacles to effective mulitlateral co-ordination and regulation. The book argues that, in current European and international circumstances, recent EU initiatives have limited prospects and may prove to be counterproductive.>

The Arms Trade

The Arms Trade
Author: Robert E. Harkavy
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

"The contributions presented here will, we hope, provide a panoramic perspective on most of the important aspects of arms transfers. Some, such as those on supplier markets or on arms control, represent the latest thinking and information on subjects that have long been the focus of attention in the arms trade literature. Others, such as the contributions on financing and intelligence, represent initial attempts at opening up new areas of inquiry" --Preface.

Russia and the Arms Trade

Russia and the Arms Trade
Author: Ian Anthony
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN:

For this study, a group of Russian authors were commissioned to describe and assess the arms trade policies and practices of Russia under new domestic and international conditions. The contributors, drawn from the government, industry, and academic communities, offer a wide range of reports on the political, military, economic, and industrial implications of Russian arms transfers, as well as specific case studies of key bilateral arms transfer relationships.

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2004-2011

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2004-2011
Author: Richard Grimmet
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781481183499

This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its policy oversight functions. All agreement and delivery data in this report for the United States are government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) transactions. Similar data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers by all suppliers, but the principal focus is the level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to nations in the developing world.

Controlling the Arms Trade

Controlling the Arms Trade
Author: Paul Cornish
Publisher: LPC Group
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

In this provocative book, a respected political analyst explores the dynamics of the post-Cold War international arms trade and examines the problems and prospects for regulating it. From the pros and cons of embargoes, sanctions and the UN register to the national impetus which fuels the market for weapons; to the major arms traders themselves both purchasers and suppliers this timely book covers all the political and ethical issues involved in this highly controversial and dangerous market.