Publications

Dieser Bericht behandelt die dramatische Entmilitarisierung in Deutschland nach Ende des Kalten Krieges und im Zuge der Ost-West Entspannung. Die Autoren beschreiben wie allein in Nordrhein-Westfalen ...chevron_right

This paper provides information on the peacekeeping activities of the United Nations Transnational Administration in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium (UNTAES). The authors describe the t...chevron_right

This paper describes how the excessive accumulation and unlawful use of small arms and light weapons inflict an increasingly high toll on the international community. The author details how small arms...chevron_right

This report provides an analysis of the modern economic structure of the Nizhniy Novgorod oblast in Russia. It discusses the significant structural changes which took place after systemic reforms were...chevron_right

This paper examines the historical development of China's nuclear programs, both military and civilian. The author traces China's involvement in international conventions aimed at nuclear disarmament ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the international arms control concept of micro-disarmament. The authors describe micro-disarmament as practical disarmament in the context of the conflicts and light weapons that...chevron_right

This paper identifies some of the logistical, technical, legal, and financial problems in destroying abandoned chemical weapons in China. It discusses China's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Co...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the status and problems related to nuclear submarine decommissioning worldwide. It briefly describes the history and development of nuclear submarine forces and disc...chevron_right

This paper describes the process of post-Cold War military downsizing and restructuring in the United States. The author provides information on the ongoing security policy debate in the United States...chevron_right

This paper provides an estimate of the size and scope of retrenchment in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s and early 1990s. The author outlines some of the common approaches used for retrenchment, and d...chevron_right

This paper reviews and analyzes defense conversion in Ukraine across the following areas: reallocation of financial resources; reorientation of military research and development; defense industry rest...chevron_right

This paper examines the global modernization and upgrade market, with a particular focus on UK surplus weapons. After discussing definitional and methodological problems, the authors offer a speculati...chevron_right

This report reviews reductions in the armed forces and opposition forces of Central American countries and the context of each demobilization experience. It offers an overview of the Nicaraguan and El...chevron_right

This paper assesses the development and security impact of demobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing particularly on Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Uganda. It aims to demonstrate the extent t...chevron_right

This paper discusses military conversion in Poland following the end of the Cold War. The authors provide information on the restructuring of the Polish defense industry and the redevelopment of forme...chevron_right