Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamic changes of the arms trade
network not only from the network structure but also the influence mechanism from the …

The increasing cost of weapons, decreasing defence budgets and globalization of
armaments supply-chain have made defence-industrial cooperation a priority in the …

In this paper, we develop a new dataset on indirect state rivalry relations based on different
matrix calculations for 154 countries, over the period 1970-2015, and demonstrate their …

Research Methods in Defence Studies; A Multidisciplinary Overview; First Edition Page 1
Research Methods in Defence Studies This textbook provides an overview of qualitive and …

Names: Calvo Rufanges, Jordi, editor. Title: Military spending and global security:
humanitarian and environmental perspectives/edited by Jordi Calvo Rufanges. Description …

This chapter explores the connections between military expenditure, arms transfer and
armed conflicts. As there is a dearth of theoretical work on this topic, we propose a possible …

This article looks at the way France's arms exports have historically been framed as an
inherent part of the country's core policies to achieve “strategic autonomy” at the domestic …

This thesis falls in the field of political economy and consists of four essays addressing
different research questions in this area. The first two chapters ADOPT a macroeconomic …

Congress rarely legislates against the president's ability to sell weapons as a tool of foreign
policy. As a result, scholars have paid inadequate attention to under what conditions …

All arms transfers originating from European States are subject to exports controls. This
means that these States must always authorize those transactions via an arms exports …