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global issues final
military spending & the arms trade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who is the leading purchaser of foreign military arms | the middle east |
| who is the leading seller of military arms | United States |
| what are the factors driving the arms trade | strategic considerations & influence; profits; military industrial complex; demand from global south; source of prestige for state leaders |
| what is the military industrial complex | the coalition among arms manufacturers, military bureaucracies & top government officials that promotes defense expenditures for its own profit and power |
| who coined the term "military industrial complex" | dwight d. eisenhower |
| why is the demand from global south countries high for military arms | many developing states face internal threats to their security |