ASHDOWN Neil (ed.)

Jane's sentinel country risk assessments : Oceania / edited by Neil Ashdown, Alexander von Rosenbach. - Issue 22 - Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2012. - xxv, 753 p.

COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT: Provides a detailed analysis of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and of the Pacific Ocean island states and territories many of which have no armed forces of their own. The regional overview gives a useful summary of current events and security concerns. Each country entry includes an executive summary with risk pointers; a brief country profile; and sections on geography, climate, natural resources, demography, infrastructure - transportation and communications, internal affairs - politics, internal threats, human rights, external affairs - significant developments, external threat assessment, international relations, country-specific relations, defence spending, armed forces - weapons, policy, chain of command, doctrine and strategy; army; air force; navy; security and foreign forces; procurement; defence production and R & D; and main economic indicators.

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AUSTRALIA --ARMED FORCES
FIJI --ARMED FORCES
KIRIBATI --ARMED FORCES
MARSHALL ISLANDS --ARMED FORCES
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA --ARMED FORCES
NAURU --ARMED FORCES
MARSHALL ISLANDS --ARMED FORCES
MICRONESIA --ARMED FORCES
NAURU --ARMED FORCES
NEW ZEALAND --ARMED FORCES
PALAU --ARMED FORCES
PAPUA NEW GUINEA --ARMED FORCES
SAMOA --ARMED FORCES
SOLOMON ISLANDS --ARMED FORCES
TONGA --ARMED FORCES
TUVALU --ARMED FORCES
VANUATU --ARMED FORCES
TERRITORIES --ARMED FORCES