Global Arms Production Policy Dilemmas for the 1990s

by Kapstein, Ethan B.

• ISBN13: 9780819185273
• ISBN10: 0819185272
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-06-30
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Why do states collaborate in the production of advanced weaponry? Under what conditions do such collaborative arrangements succeed? What are the implications of armaments collaboration for the international economic and security environments? Arms collaboration is not a new phenomenon, but there is increasing debate-both in the United States and abroad-over the associated costs and benefits. Critics charge that collaborative projects result in technology give-aways, the creation of defense-industrial competitors, and the loss of domestic jobs. Supporters argue that the very same projects strengthen alliance relations, provide access to new technology, and result in arms sales which might otherwise have been lost to foreign competitors. In Global Arms Production these issues are addressed by distinguished contributors such as Ethan B. Kapstein, Jacques S. Gansler, William Keller, Joel L. Johnson, Jack Nun, Robert H. Trice, C. Michael Farr, Grant T. Hammond and Stanley Sienkiewicz. Co-published with the Center for International Affairs of Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Explaining Arms Collaboration	p. 1
Collaboration, Internationalization, and Security	p. 29
Global Defense Business: A Policy Context for the 1990s	p. 61
The United States: Partnerships with Europe	p. 105
Arms Cooperation in the Pacific Basin	p. 135
Transnational Industrial Cooperation in Defense Programs	p. 159
Managing International Cooperative Projects: Rx for Success	p. 181
The Role of Offsets in Arms Collaboration	p. 205
Technology Transfer Policy and Export Control Practice	p. 221
Conclusions and Policy Recommendations	p. 239
Index	p. 249
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