Security Strategy And The Global Economics Of Defence Production

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies
Publisher : Published for the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University by McGill-Queen's University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Arms transfers
ISBN : UCSC:32106015391342

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Security, Strategy and the Global Economics of Defence Production by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies Pdf

As the recent fighting in Serbia illustrates, the technology of modern warfare is in constant evolution, with implications spanning a wide range of public policy areas - from the broad dimensions of alliance strategy to the specific confines of defence investment, production, and trade. For the past several years, technological innovation in the arms industry of the world's leading states has been proceeding in relation to the phenomenon of "globalisation" in the civilian sector. Although the combined impact of the postulated "revolution in military affairs" and the globalisation of industry has been felt in all Western states, it has been of particular concern in two NATO countries - Canada and the United Kingdom - as each is located on the margins of a continental market in defence goods. Both have established a set of privileged linkages and interests with this market although they have retained a certain strategic, political, and economic "distance." Security, Strategy, and the Global Economics of Defence Production features contributions from a broad range of policy analysts and practitioners in Canada and the United Kingdom whose primary concern is to identify and analyse the major challenges that Ottawa and London will be facing in the coming decade. Among the issues and challenges considered are understanding the changing nature of threat and risk to security interests, devising appropriate means of harnessing and responding to technological change in warfare, and assessing the relative merits of regional defence-industrial groupings as opposed to trans-Atlantic arrangements. The contributors also discuss developments in policy respecting the procurement and export of arms as well as the enhancement of the quality of bilateral defence co-operation and trade. David G. Haglund is director of the Centre for International Relations, Queen's University. S. Neil MacFarlane is director for the Centre of International Studies and Lester B. Pearson Professor of International Relations at Oxford University.

Author : Canada-UK Colloquium (1998 : Halifax, N.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1036001390

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Security, Strategy and the Global Economics of Defence Production by Canada-UK Colloquium (1998 : Halifax, N.S.) Pdf

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : Alistair D. Edgar,David G. Haglund
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Defense industries
ISBN : 9780773512726

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Canadian Defence Industry in the New Global Environment by Alistair D. Edgar,David G. Haglund Pdf

The defence industry in Canada is facing serious challenges. Declining defence expenditures, protectionism in Canada's principal markets, political resistance, and escalating costs of weapons technology all threaten it. The Canadian Defence Industry in the New Global Environment is a thorough examination and assessment of the problems and prospects of the industry given the recent dramatic changes that have transformed the international security environment.

Author : National Defense University (U S ),National Defense University (U.S.),Institute for National Strategic Studies,Sheila R. Ronis
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security ? by National Defense University (U S ),National Defense University (U.S.),Institute for National Strategic Studies,Sheila R. Ronis Pdf

On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.

Author : Dick K. Nanto
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781437980806

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Economics and National Security by Dick K. Nanto Pdf

Contents: (1) National Security (NS) and the Congressional Interest; 21st Century Challenges to NS; (2) The Role of the Economy in U.S. NS; Macroecon. and Microecon. Issues in NS; (3) Economic Growth and Broad Conceptions of NS: Human Capital; Research, Innovation, Energy, and Space; (4) Globalization, Trade, Finance, and the G-20; Instability in the Global Economy; Savings and Exports; Boosting Domestic Demand Abroad; Open Foreign Markets to U.S. Products and Services; Build Cooperation with International Partners; Deterring Threats to the International Financial System; (5) Democracy, Human Rights, and Development Aid; Sustainable Development. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.

Author : Ron Matthews
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108424929

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The Political Economy of Defence by Ron Matthews Pdf

A contemporary and comprehensive analysis of national and supranational defence governance in an uncertain and increasingly dangerous world. This book will appeal to policymakers, analysts, graduate students and academics interested in defence economics, political economy, public economics and public policy.

Author : Çağlar Kurç,Richard A. Bitzinger,Stephanie G. Neuman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000191981

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Defence Industries in the 21st Century by Çağlar Kurç,Richard A. Bitzinger,Stephanie G. Neuman Pdf

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.

Author : Armin Krishnan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317000488

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War as Business by Armin Krishnan Pdf

The privatization of defence assets and the outsourcing of military services from the armed forces to the private sector is an increasing trend. This book approaches the issue of military privatization by linking it to the transformation of the defence industries since the early 1990s, and shows the extent to which many military functions and activities, ranging from military research to military consulting/training to operational support services, have already been outsourced in the US and in Europe. This detailed study provides new and updated information on the ongoing privatization of the defence sector and offers an original theoretical explanation as to why the most modern armed forces throughout the world have come increasingly to rely on private companies for nearly everything they do. Contributing to a better understanding of military privatization and its close connection to technological change, the book explains the complexity of the whole phenomenon and discusses its implications for national and international security.

Author : Great Britain: Ministry of Defence
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780101669726

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Defence Industrial Strategy by Great Britain: Ministry of Defence Pdf

This strategy document sets out the Government's analysis of the UK's defence industrial capabilities requirement, and is divided into three parts: i) a strategic overview including information on the principles and processes that underpin procurement and industrial decisions, the need for transparency, the evolving defence industry environment, developments and innovation in defence research technology; ii) a review of different industrial sectors and cross-cutting industrial capabilities; and iii) how the strategy will be implemented and an assessment of implications for the Ministry of Defence and industry as a whole.

Author : Robert C. Thomsen
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9052012954

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Canadian Environments by Robert C. Thomsen Pdf

Responding to the comprehensive topic 'Old Environments - New Environments', scholars from a variety of disciplines reflect the various connotations that the term 'environment' carries in a Canadian context. Whether moving within the realm of foreign policy, visual arts, constitutional questions, tourism, nature preservation or aboriginal rights, these essays put the capaciousness and cohesiveness of the nation to the test by illustrating the pressures enforced upon it by multiculturalism, the claims for self-determination, anti-confederate agitation and globalisation. The environments scrutinised are many and various, but within each the linchpin remains the quest for identity on the part of the individual, the group or the nation at large. Individually as well as collectively, the essays in this volume constitute an important contribution to the ongoing debate on Canadianness.

Author : Keith Hartley,Jean Belin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429882692

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The Economics of the Global Defence Industry by Keith Hartley,Jean Belin Pdf

This book makes an original contribution to our knowledge of the world’s major defence industries. Experts from a wide range of different countries – from the major economies of North America and Western Europe to developing economies and some unique cases such as China, India, Singapore, South Africa and North Korea – describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the defence industry in that country. Each chapter opens with statistics on a key nation’s defence spending, its spending on defence R&D and on procurement over the period 1980 to 2017, allowing for an analysis of industry changes following the end of the Cold War. After the facts of each industry, the authors describe and analyse the structure, conduct and performance of the industry. The analysis of ‘structure’ includes discussions of entry conditions, domestic monopoly/oligopoly structures and opportunities for competition. The section on ‘conduct’ analyses price/non-price competition, including private and state funded R&D, and ‘performance’ incorporates profitability, imports and exports together with spin-offs and technical progress. The conclusion explores the future prospects for each nation’s defence industry. Do defence industries have a future? What might the future defence firm and industry look like in 50 years’ time? This volume is a vital resource and reference for anyone interested in defence economics, industrial economics, international relations, strategic studies and public procurement.

Author : Graeme Cheeseman
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 071906936X

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Forces for Good by Graeme Cheeseman Pdf

"Forces for good develops and explores the concept of 'cosmopolitan militaries'. It examines how governments, militaries and institutions have responded politically, doctrinally and operationally to claims that militaries have a new role in cosmopolitan law enforcement that allows and perhaps even requires the use of force to protect and defend those who are the victims of gross abuse of human rights. The contributors include academics, defence practitioners and serving military officers."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies
Publisher : IIGR, Queen's University
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Federal government
ISBN : 9780889118492

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Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies Pdf

In Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada the authors provide comprehensive assessments of the current state of governance within the areas of income support for the unemployed, active labour market measures, and youth policy. The analysis focuses on how the current state of governance reflects a combined commitment to specific social policy goals, principles of federalism, and democratic oversight of the policy making process.;This volume sheds new light on the complex nature of the intergovernmental regimes governing labour market policy. It makes recommendations concerning how different governance structures might better serve both Canadians and the federation.

Author : R. Matthews,J. Treddenick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230294189

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Managing the Revolution in Military Affairs by R. Matthews,J. Treddenick Pdf

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War was the catalyst for profound changes in the global security and defence management environment, including: alterations in the size, structure and configuration of the Armed Forces; emergence of asymmetrical warfare; recognition of the strategic significance of military infosphere, embracing all dimensions of the 'virtual' and 'vertical' battlespace; emphasis on coalition warfare and defence-industrial cooperation; and reform of the financial, procurement and logistical systems. The contributors to this book evaluate these environmental changes within a defence management context.