| Military & Security
Issues |
| The
Arms Transfers Database |
SIPRI's ollection of information from open sources "presented
either in a register that identifies the suppliers, recipients and
weapon deliveries, or in tables that provide a measure of the trends
in the total flow of major weapons and its geographical pattern" |
| Ballistic
Missiles & Missile Defense in Asia |
A National Bureau of Asian Research analaysis
by Michael D. Swaine with Loren H. Runyon (June 2002) |
| Battleships,
Carriers & All Other Warships |
Warships & naval weapons of the world;
20th century battles & campaigns; naval gun armor; naval air
wings; discussion boards |
| CCC
Strategic Insights: East Asia |
"concise assessments of current developments" by
analysts of the Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC), the Naval
Postgraduate School |
| Cooperative
Maritime Security in Northeast Asia |
Lieutenant Commander Duk-Ki Kim's analysis in The
Naval War College Review (Winter 1999) |
| Dire
Straits: Security Threatened in South China Sea |
David Rosenberg on the concerns of many countries
between the Taiwan Strait & the Strait of Malacca over "security
for their maritime resources from the threats of competitors, traffickers,
poachers, and pirates" (OhmyNews International, Apr. 20, 2005) |
| East
Asia-Pacific Region Security Strategy 1998 |
U.S. Department of Defense publication reviewing
security arrangements in East Asia & the Pacific region |
| Henry
L Stimson Center: Project for Cooperation on Japanese Security
Policy Publications |
"Theater
Missile Defenses in the Asia-Pacific Region" (June 2000); "Confidence-Building
Measures & Security Issues in Northeast Asia" (Feb.
2000); "Investigating
Confidence-Building Measures in the Asia-Pacific Region" (May
1999) |
| International
Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC) |
"Washington-based 501(c)(3) non-profit "think-tank" focused
on medium and long-term security issues and their impact on the security
of the United States and her key allies": programs; research
publications; forum |
| Jane's Home Page |
Authoritative defense & military
information: regional assessments with sample data; glossary; links;
directory; exhibition guide; combat simulations, etc. |
| The
Maritime Basis of American Security in East Asia |
James E. Auer and Robyn Lim's analysis in The
Naval War College Review (Winter 2001) |
| National Intelligence
Council |
"a center for US government mid-term & long-term
strategic thinking & for Intelligence Community collaboration
on substantive issues": unclassified conference reports & discussion
papers available |
 The
Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network (NAPSNET) |
Transnational information network
for exchanges on the issues of peace, security & nuclear non-proliferation
in Northeast Asia |
| NTI:
Nuclear Threat Initiative |
"working to reduce the global threats from
nuclear, biological and chemical weapons ... co-chaired by Ted Turner
and Sam Nunn": news & views; country profiles; issues & analysis;
databases; glossary; source documents; warheads & materials |
| The
Nuclear Files: Experiencing Ethical & Political Dilemmas of
the Nuclear Age |
"comprehensive historical as well as current
information on ethical & policy problems related to nuclear weapons,
nuclear energy & waste": issues, documents, treaties, links,
photo gallery, etc. |
| Nuclear
Forces Guide |
From the Federation of American Scientists,
a guide to nuclear forces of individual countries, with additional
sources & resources |
| Nuclear
Resources |
From the Federation of American Scientists,
resources on nuclear forces, special weapons, & arms control |
| Project
on Defense Alternatives (PDA) |
Seeking the "development of "transitional
security policy," which would serve to create conditions favorable
to the advent of regional and global cooperative security regimes":
online publications; special topics pages such as war report on Iraq & Afghanistan,
compendium on the "Revolution in Military Affairs" debate,
Chinese military power, & compendium on terrorism, counter-terrorism, & homeland
security |
| Report:
U.S. Weapons at War 2005: Promoting Freedom or Fueling Conflict?
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11 |
A World Policy Institute Special Report by Frida
Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel (June 2005) |
| Security
in the Asia-Pacific Region: A List of Sources |
A listing of resources by the School of Hawaiian,
Asian & Pacific Studies (SHAPS), University of Hawaii, including
national & multilateral perspectives |
| Shipping
in South-East Asia: Going for the Jugular |
Economist story on piracy in the Strait
of Malacca (June 10, 2004) |
| SIPRI Military
Expenditure Database |
Comparative data on trends in military
spending & its economic burdens, collected by the Stockholm International
Peace Research (registration required) |
| Small
Arms Survey |
"an independent research project ...[serving
as] the principal international source of public information on all
aspects of small arms, and as a resource centre for governments,
policy makers, researchers, and activists: publications; databases;
resources |
| Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbooks on Armaments,
Disarmament and International Security |
Annual publication of independent institute
conducting "research on questions of conflict and cooperation
of importance for international peace and security" |
| Strategic
Trends: Asia at a Crossroads |
Paul Dibb's analysis in The Naval War College
Review (Winter 2001) |
| Sun
Tzu: The Art of War Bibliography |
Asian & European military works, & non-military
texts in business, law, management & sports in the spirit of
Sun Tzu |
| United
Nations Security Council |
(multi-lingual) Information on the Council & subsidiary
bodies; resolutions; reports of the Secretary-General; mission reports;
annual reports of the Council; press releases |
| U.S.
National Missile Defense: Views from Asia |
Nicholas Berry's analysis for Center for Defense
Information (2001) |
| World
Military Expenditures & Arms Transfers 1997 |
1997 report by U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament
Agency on 172 countries over the 1986-1996 decade, in PDF format |
| World
Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center |
"project of research and public education
on preventative diplomacy and the control of international arms transfers
that seeks to promote new U.S. policies appropriate to the realities
of the post-Cold War world": reports; news; updates; Economics
of Security Study Group; links |
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