1) Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
The FIRST system offers researchers, politicians and the media an authoritative and structured factual reference system on international relations and security trends. It contains high-quality, up-to-date and clearly documented information in areas such as:
+ conflicts, arms transfers and military expenditure
+ hard facts on states and international organizations
+ economic and social statistics
+ chronologies
The system allows the user to search through more than 40 databases from different institutes around the world through a single user-friendly interface.
2) SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database provides military expenditure data by country in the following three formats:
+ in local currency, at current prices. 1988-2007
+ in US dollars, at constant (2005) prices and exchange rates, 1988-2007
+ as a share (%) of gross domestic product (GDP), 1988-2006
SIPRI military expenditure data is based on open sources only, including a SIPRI questionnaire which is sent out annually to all countries included in the database. The collected data is processed to achieve consistent time series which are, as far as possible, in accordance with the SIPRI definition of military expenditure, detailed in the sources and methods.
3) SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database is a fully searchable online database containing information on all international transfers of seven categories of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the most recent full calendar year. It can be used to generate detailed written reports and statistical data. To access the database select which output format you wish to generate and follow the instructions provided.
4) SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations Database
The SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations Database is a uniquely source of transparent and reliable data on all multilateral peace operations (both UN and non-UN) conducted around the world.
It contains information on where an operation is located, the dates of its deployment and operation, the mission mandate, the participating countries, the approved and actual number of personnel deployed, broken down into personnel types, the financial costs and the number of fatalities suffered.
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net Assessment
The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net Assessment
Source: RAND Corporation
Terrorism is not new to Southeast Asia. For much of the Cold War, the activities of a variety of domestic ethnonationalist and religious militant groups posed a significant challenge to the region’s internal stability. Since the 1990s, however, the residual challenge posed by substate militant extremism has risen in reaction to both the force of modernization pursued by many Southeast Asian governments and the political influence of radical Islam. Building on prior RAND research analyzing the underlying motives, drivers, and capabilities of the principal extremist groups that have resorted to terrorist violence in the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Indonesia, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in these countries to provide context for assessing the degree to which local agendas are either being subsumed within a broader ideological framework or shaped by other extremist movements. Moving beyond simple terrorism analysis, this research also examined national and international government responses to militant movements in the region, including counterterrorist initiatives, military and policing strategies, hearts-and-minds campaigns, and funding and support from international organizations and governments (including the United States). Finally, the study broke new ground in assessing Cambodia as a potential future terrorist operational and logistical hub in Southeast Asia.
Source: RAND Corporation
Terrorism is not new to Southeast Asia. For much of the Cold War, the activities of a variety of domestic ethnonationalist and religious militant groups posed a significant challenge to the region’s internal stability. Since the 1990s, however, the residual challenge posed by substate militant extremism has risen in reaction to both the force of modernization pursued by many Southeast Asian governments and the political influence of radical Islam. Building on prior RAND research analyzing the underlying motives, drivers, and capabilities of the principal extremist groups that have resorted to terrorist violence in the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Indonesia, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in these countries to provide context for assessing the degree to which local agendas are either being subsumed within a broader ideological framework or shaped by other extremist movements. Moving beyond simple terrorism analysis, this research also examined national and international government responses to militant movements in the region, including counterterrorist initiatives, military and policing strategies, hearts-and-minds campaigns, and funding and support from international organizations and governments (including the United States). Finally, the study broke new ground in assessing Cambodia as a potential future terrorist operational and logistical hub in Southeast Asia.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Terrorism: Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
Terrorism: Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System is the National Counterterrorism Center’s database of terrorist incidents.
Direct to Database
Source: National Counterterrorism Center
The Worldwide Incidents Tracking System is the National Counterterrorism Center’s database of terrorist incidents.
Direct to Database
Source: National Counterterrorism Center
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