This yearbook continues SIPRI's annual analyses of developments in major armed conflicts, in conflict prevention, management and resolution, and in peacekeeping, developments in chemical and biological weapons, new military technology, world military expenditure, nuclear explosions, arms production, the arms trade, and nuclear, chemical, and biological arms control. Special Studies in this volume include area studies of the Middle East, Russia, and Europe; armed conflict prevention, management and resolution; information on multilateral observer, peacekeeping and electoral operations; the comprehensive test ban treaty; multilateral military-related export control measures; and the trade in major conventional weapons and conventional arms control.
Preface Acronyms Glossary Introduction,Adam Daniel Rotfeld Part 1: Global and regional security conflicts, 1996 1. Major armed conflicts,Margareta Sollenberg and Peter Wallensteen Appendix 1A: Major armed conflicts, 1996 2. Armed conflict prevention, management and resolution,Trevor Findlay Appendix 2A: Multilateral observer, peacekeeping and electoral operations,Olga Hardardottir 3. The Middle East,Peter Jones Appendix 3A: Documents on the Middle East peace process 4. Conflicts in and around Russia,Vladimir Baranovsky 5. Europe: In Search of Cooperative Security,Adam Daniel Rotfeld Appendix 5A: Documents on European Security Part 2: Military Expenditure, R&D, arms production and the arms trade, 1996 6. Military Expenditure,Paul George Evamaria Loose-Wientraub and Agnes Courades Allebeck Appendix 6A: Tables of military expenditure Appendix 6B: Sources and methods 7. Military research and development,Eric Arnett 8. Arms Production,Elisabeth Sk?ns Appendix 8A: The 100 largest arms-producing companies, 1995 9. The trade in major convelă$