‘Agencification' is one of the most widespread phenomena in the current European politico-administrative space. However, while academic literature has mostly focused on the Executive Agencies under the Commission framework, little attention has been devoted to the study of the Agencies of the...

Introduction / Dania Thafer and David B. Des Roches 1. - Security Puzzle in the Gulf: New Sectors and New Challenges / Cihat Battaloglu 8. - GCC Arms Imports: Strategie Assessment and Economic Benefits to the United States / John Duke Anthony 23. - The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative as an...

After marked reductions in military spending in the 1990s military budgets around the world are on the increase. In this book, renowned authorities re-examine the economics of military expenditure, arms production and arms trade in developing nations. It includes analysis of military spending in...