The Changing International System and the Arms Trade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9769208 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert E Harkavy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 535 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-28 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716294535001002 |
| OpenAlex | W2072092741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article examines the impact of the changing structure of the international system on various aspects of the arms trade. The passing of the Cold War allows for comparative analysis of three distinct international systems: the interwar, the postwar or Cold War, and the emerging post-Cold War period. This involves gauging the impact of changing system structure (bipolarity, multipolarity), the degree of ideological conflict at the big-power level, alliance patterns, rates of military technological change, and so forth on such aspects of the arms trade as supplier markets, patterns of supplier-recipient relations, transfer modes, and levels of arms dependency by recipients. The emerging post-Cold War period already appears to evidence some trends in arms transfer patterns reminiscent of the interwar period, specifically those involving the depoliticization and denationalization of that trade. The impact of the Military Technical Revolution in an era of contracting global arms transfers is viewed as crucial to the emerging arms trade
Alliance · Cold war · Economics · Economy · Ideology · International relations · International trade · Interwar period · Political economy · Political science · Politics · World War II · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Global trade and economics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |