The Change In Global Strategic Balance: Current Status and Trends in Military Power of Selected Countries Cover Image

Změna globální strategické rovnováhy: Stav a trendy vývoje vojenské síly vybraných zemí
The Change In Global Strategic Balance: Current Status and Trends in Military Power of Selected Countries

Author(s): Vladimír Šilhan
Subject(s): Applied Geography, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Global Strategic Balance; Military Power; Comparison of Military Powers; Importers and Exporters of the Military Equipment; Future Trends; EDA; SIPRI; CIA World Factbook; IISS; GFP

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide comparison of the main indicators of military power among the individual EU countries, between the EU in total and the U.S., and the comparison of the world’s biggest military powers. Current evolvement of changes in military power indicates the shift of the centre of gravity aiming prevailingly eastward towards raising and growing economical powers. Due to the differences of various input data, multiple information sources used for comparison are significantly different. In addition, it is difficult to get them for some isolated countries, the results of which are sometimes only estimated. The study also includes information on the main importers and exporters of the military equipment, as well as the estimation of future trends.

  • Issue Year: 22/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 6-28
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Czech