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Although Israel and its Arab neighbors have taken many steps toward peace in recent years, the Middle East remains an uncertain and volatile region. Stretching from Morocco to Iran, the area has seen numerous international and internal conflicts in recent decades. Understanding the dynamics of these conflicts requires detailed information on the military capabilities of the region's countries. The Middle East Military Balance is prepared annually by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is based on data from many sources, including some that are unavailable to other institutes. With its wealth of current, hard-to-find information, it offers an authoritative and indispensable guide to military capabilities in the Middle East. Governments, the media, and researchers pay close attention to its data and analysis each year.

"The Jaffee Center's new, reorganized Middle East Military Balance provides the most comprehensive and objective analysis of Middle East military developments available in the open literature. A first-rate product."― Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs, The Nixon Center 

With its wealth of current, hard-to-find information, The Middle East Military Balance offers an authoritative and indispensable guide to military capabilities in the Middle East.Although Israel and its Arab neighbors have taken many steps toward peace in recent years, the Middle East remains an uncertain and volatile region. Stretching from Morocco to Iran, the area has seen numerous international and internal conflicts in recent decades. Understanding the dynamics of these conflicts requires detailed information on the military capabilities of the region's countries. The Middle East Military Balance is prepared annually by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is based on data from many sources, including some that are unavailable to other institutes. With its wealth of current, hard-to-find information, it offers an authoritative and indispensable guide to military capabilities in the Middle East. Governments, the media, and researchers pay close attention to its data and analysis each year. "The Jaffee Center's new, reorganized Middle East Military Balance provides the most comprehensive and objective analysis of Middle East military developments available in the open literature. A first-rate product."― Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs, The Nixon Center - from Amzon 

Contents

Part 1: Middle East strategic assessment/Shai Feldman

Introduction …………………………………………………...........................p. 15

Chapter one: general trends in the middle east 1990-2000…....p. 17

Chapter Two: Strategic Crossroads- the peace process ………....p. 27

Chapter Three: Regional issues and Global interests …………......p. 47

Chapter Four: Strategic Balances in the middle east ……………....p. 63

Summary ………………………………………………………........................…p. 77

Part II: Military Forces/Yiftah Shapir
Introductory Note …………………………………………....................……..p. 83

Tables and Charts ………………………………………………......................p. 354

Glossary of Weapons Systems ……………………………...............……..p. 371