Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office of the secretary of defense, NATO, and in Iran and other posts in the Middle East. He is currently adjunct professor of national security at Georgetown University, national security assistant to Senator John McCain, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News.

• Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East -- Arms Transfers to the Middle East -- Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North Africa -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the Horn -- Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy? -- Sources and Methods

Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office of the secretary of defense, NATO, and in Iran and other posts in the Middle East. He is currently adjunct professor of national security at Georgetown University, national security assistant to Senator John McCain, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News.

• Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East -- Arms Transfers to the Middle East -- Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North Africa -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the Horn -- Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy? -- Sources and Methods

Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office of the secretary of defense, NATO, and in Iran and other posts in the Middle East. He is currently adjunct professor of national security at Georgetown University, national security assistant to Senator John McCain, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News.

• Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East -- Arms Transfers to the Middle East -- Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North Africa -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States -- Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the Horn -- Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy? -- Sources and Methods