Foreword

Abstract

It was widely expected that when the Cold War was over, there will be peace dividends and the amounts of military spending will decrease. It was also believed that worldwide conflict will decline. However, these have not taken place. In place of international tension and conflict, we have intra-country/regional/ethnic conflicts and wars. Military spending in some geographical areas has increased. This is true for South Asia and the Middle East. This book addressed to the Middle East has two objectives. First, it makes a detailed analysis of the root causes of conflict in the Middle East, the amount of military spending in the region, and its opportunity cost for economic development.

Citation

Chatterji, M. (2009), "Foreword", Attar, R.A. (Ed.) Arms and Conflict in the Middle East (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 13), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, p. xi. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-8323(2009)0000013023