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The Military Balance 2014
Media Launch
Wednesday 5 February 2014

09:00 09:30 Informal breakfast reception
09:30 10:30 IISS Director-General and Chief Executive, Dr John
Chipmans remarks and Q&A with the panel

IISS, Arundel House, 1315 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX

The IISS invites you to attend the launch of The Military Balance 2014. The morning will
begin with an informal reception and a chance to speak with IISS staff from the Defence and
Military Analysis Programme and other research areas. At 9.30am, Dr John Chipman will
make remarks on the years main themes. A panel of IISS experts will then answer your
questions.

The Military Balance is an authoritative assessment of the military capabilities and def ence
economics of 171 countries. This years book includes:
Essays on developments in armed conflict, unmanned systems and the cyber
domain
A graphics section of comparative defence statistics, including headline figures for
defence economics and inventory holdings, and selected trends in land, sea, air and
defence industry.
Regional and select country analyses covering major defence developments.
Featured texts in 2014 include Brazil, China, Ethiopia, France, Russia and the United
States.
Detailed entries showing each countrys military organisation, personnel numbers,
equipment inventories, and relevant economic and demographic data
Additional data-sets detailing selected arms orders, military exercises and
deployments, as well as comparative defence expenditure and personnel data.
Because military affairs are inevitably clouded in fog, the IISS Military Balance
is an essential companion for those who seek to understand. Lord Robertson
of Port Ellen, former UK Defence Secretary and Secretary-General of NATO
The Military Balance 2014 table of contents and Editors Introduction are available to
download as PDFs >