Turbulence in the Middle East and the implications for the defense trade

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March 9, 2011

by Guy Anderson, IHS Global

That political turbulence in the Middle East and North Africa will have some consequences for defence trade is almost self-evident.

Ministries across the region have found their attention diverted from procurement programmes to pressing operational issues, while efforts to placate popular concerns through far-reaching spending programmes already appear to be channelling government funding away from military procurement programmes in some quarters. Read more…