VOL. XLIII

No. 47

20-November-2000

BUDGETS

MENA Still Worlds Leading Arms Market

Regional political conflict and instability continue to ensure that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains the worlds leading arms market, as documented in the latest report of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), The Military Balance (2000-2001). The report, which was completed prior to recent confrontations in the occupied territories, notes that despite Israels withdrawal from...