Click the contents button below to download individual chapters. Contents 1. Introduction. International security, armaments and disarmament 2. The armed conflicts in Syria and Iraq 3. The Ukraine conflict and its implications 4. Armed conflict 5. Peace operations and conflict management 6. European security 7. East Asian security 8. Security and development 9. Military expenditure 10. International arms transfers and arms production 11. World nuclear forces 12. Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation 13. Reducing security threats from chemical and biological materials 14. Conventional arms control and military confidence building 15. Dual-use and arms trade controls Annexes Errata Navigate 1. Introduction. International security, armaments and disarmament ›