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Military Balance

Burke Chair reports in Military Balance provide regularly updated data, charts, maps and analyses on the global military balance and regional military balances.

These studies summarize the global military balance in graphic and tabular form, as well as extensive analysis of real-world warfighting capabilities. The studies are divided by region and sub-region, and cover the trends in conventional forces, nuclear forces, arms proliferation, military efforts and spending, procurement and arms import activity, force modernization, and force quality. Included are military balances on Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, the Levant, NATO and Europe, the Global Nuclear Balance, and proliferation of WMD. Each balance differs in content to reflect the varying tensions and force trends in each respective region. The individual balances are also tailored to support qualitative as well as quantitative analysis, as well as analysis of arms control issues. In some regions, notably the Middle East, the military data are supplemented by extensive data on economic, demographic, and energy trends.

Most Recent

Report
The Biden Administration’s Security Challenges in the Gulf
By Anthony H. Cordesman
January 27, 2021
Report
The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Replacing “Burden Sharing” with Meaningful Force Planning
By Anthony H. Cordesman
January 11, 2021
Report
The Biden Transition and U.S. Competition with China and Russia: The Crisis-Driven Need to Change U.S. Strategy
By Anthony H. Cordesman
January 6, 2021
Commentary
The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Long Engagements vs. Long Wars
By Anthony H. Cordesman
December 9, 2020
Report
Chronology of Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations
By Anthony H. Cordesman
December 8, 2020
Commentary
The Biden Transition and the Real Impact of U.S. Force Cuts in Afghanistan
By Anthony H. Cordesman
December 1, 2020
Commentary
Iran: Looking Beyond the Assassination
By Anthony H. Cordesman
November 30, 2020
Commentary
Failed Reporting and Analysis of the Afghan Peace Process
By Anthony H. Cordesman
November 18, 2020
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