SIPRI Report – TRENDS IN WORLD MILITARY EXPENDITURE, 2014
http://books.sipri.org/files/FS/SIPRIFS1504.pdf
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Wars – Good for Business?
An interesting piece in the New York Times notes:
“As the Middle East
descends into proxy wars, sectarian conflicts and battles against terrorist
networks, countries in the region that have stockpiled American military
hardware are now actually using it and wanting more. The result is a boom for
American defense contractors looking for foreign business in an era of
shrinking Pentagon budgets — but also the prospect of a dangerous new arms race
in a region where the map of alliances has been sharply redrawn.”