A Single European Arms Industry?

A Single European Arms Industry?
Author: Jane Davis Drown
Publisher: Potomac Books
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

As always, the Eastern Bloc is posing an imminent danger to NATO, now by using nonbelligerence to destroy the profitability of our arms industry. Contributors from government and industry in both Europe and the US emphasize the importance of unity and cooperation to stave off the disaster. Annotat

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.>

Arms Industry Transformation and Integration

Arms Industry Transformation and Integration
Author: Yudit Kiss
Publisher: Sipri Monograph
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780199271733

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.

At Arms' Length

At Arms' Length
Author: Terrence R. Guay
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 219
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780312213183

Members of the European Union are reluctant to cede their sovereignty over the production and trade of arms, yet there are several factors suggesting that defense industrial restructuring and related government policies must move from the national to the regional level. These factors include the post-Cold War political environment, international competition in the armaments industry (particularly from American companies), lobbying efforts by some European defense firms and interest groups, attempts by the European commission and Parliament to broaden the EU's policy-making agenda, and the integrative forces unleashed by the Single European Act and Maastricht Treaty. This book explains the evolution of the Arm's length relationship between the EU and Europe's relationship between the EU and Europe's defense industry by describing the development of the institution's powers in this area and the forces facilitating and impeding their expansion.

Restructuring of Arms Production in Western Europe

Restructuring of Arms Production in Western Europe
Author: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1992
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780198291473

Profound changes are occurring in the structure of arms production in Western Europe. Concentration is increasing at a fast pace. Small producers are disappearing and even large ones are opting out of the market. The various national arms industries, long operating in protective environments, are rapidly internationalizing. Three factors combine to bring about this change: East-West detente, the creation of the Single European Market, and the constant pressure of increasingly complex technology. In this book experts describe how the framework for producing arms in Western Europe is altered, and how various actors--firms, governments, and trade unions--are adapting to the new situation. The book presents detailed analyses of all the arms-producing countries in Western Europe. In addition to describing recent changes, the authors speculate on the implications of these for the balance of power in Western Europe, the relations between Western Europe and the United States, arms exports to the Third World, and problems of converting from military to civilian production. The appendices include the SIPRI list of the 50 largest arms-producing companies in Western Europe; data on mergers and acquisitions, procurement expenditure, and exports of major weapons; selections from treaties and other official documents relevant to current and future regulation of West European arms production; and a select bibliography.

Arms Industry Limited

Arms Industry Limited
Author: Herbert Wulf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN:

This is an empirical account of the size and structure of the world arms industry with special case studies of the United States, the former Soviet Union, Canada, countries in both Western and Central Europe, and in the Asia-Pacific region. It describes various strategies which arms producing companies have adopted in order to meet the challenges and commitments of the post-Cold War world. A group of internationally renowned specialists analyzes the strong international pressure on governments to regulate arms exports, particularly since the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

Defence Industries in the 21st Century

Defence Industries in the 21st Century
Author: Çağlar Kurç
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2021-05-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000192008

Defence Industries in the 21st Century explores the transformation in the global defence industrial production through examining the interaction between international and domestic factors. With the global defence industry and arms market likely continue to expand and mature, the ways in which this progression could influence international politics remain obscure. In practice, as the contents of this book show, the defence industrial bases and arms export policies of emerging states display significant variance. This variance is the result of a unique balance between domestic and international factors that has shaped the defence industrialisation behaviour and policies of the less industrialised states. One of the most important conclusions of the book is that the interplay between domestic and international factors clearly influences the variation in the emerging states’ defence industrialisation policies, as well as their success or failure. While international factors create opportunities, they also limit the options available to emerging economies. Domestic factors also play an important role by shaping the policy choices of the states’ decision makers. Exploring the balance between international and domestic factors and the ways in which they influence defence industrialisation in emerging states, Defence Industries in the 21st Century will be of great interest to scholars of Defence Industries, Arms Manufacturing, and Defence, Strategic and Security Studies more generally. The chapters were originally published in Defence Studies, Comparative Strategy and All Azimuth.