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041			_aeng
100	1		_aCordesman, Anthony H.
245	1	4	_aThe North African military balance _h[electronic resource] : _bforce developments & regional challenges / _cAnthony H. Cordesman and Aram Nerguizian ; with the assistance of Charles Loi.
246	3		_aForce developments and regional challenges
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), _c2010
300			_a124 p. : _bcol. ill., col. map (digital, PDF file)
500			_aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on December 10, 2010).
500			_a"Revised December 7, 2010."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 120-124).
505	0		_aComparative resources & security dynamics. The impact of non-military factors -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Trends in regional arms imports -- National patterns in modernization and recapitalization -- Ground forces recapitalization and modernization -- Air forces recapitalization and modernization -- Naval forces recapitalization and modernization -- The limited impact of foreign military aid -- The conventional military balance. Broad patterns in conventional force development -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Army and land force weapons and technology -- Comparative surface-to-surface capabilities -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength -- Paramilitary forces and internal security. Regional security forces -- Internal security and counterterrorism operations -- Moroccan-Algerian cold peace & the western Sahara conflict -- AQIM : regional threat or Algerian pariah? -- The challenges of security and counterterrorism cooperation.
520			_aThe military balance in North Africa, and internal security developments in each country, receive less attention than the Arab-Israeli balance and the balance in the Gulf. They are, however, an important part of the security of world energy exports, and the struggle against terrorism and extremism. Moreover, major acquisitions on the part of Algeria and Morocco starting in 2006, and potential major orders by Libya, could mark the beginning of important military modernization efforts in the region. These trends are analyzed in this report.
538			_aMode of access: Internet from Center for Strategic and International Studies web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
650		7	_amilitary balance _zNorth Africa
700	1		_aNerguizian, Aram
700	1		_aLoi, Charles
710	2		_aCenter for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
852			_hCD127 G11_618
856	4	0	_uhttp://csis.org/publication/north-african-military-balance _zFree via CSIS
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