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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Russian arms transfers to North Africa: Fuelling an arms race?

SIPRINew SIPRI data on global arms transfers published today reveal that Russia remains the second largest arms exporter in the world.

According to SIPRI data, the volume of Russian arms exports for 2005-2009 is of a similar level to that for 2000-2004.

Russia’s share of global exports of major conventional weapons has dropped from 29 per cent for 2000-2004 to 24 per cent for 2005-2009.

Although the Asia–Pacific region remained the main destination for Russian arms exports for 2005–2009, accounting for 69 per cent of Russian arms exports, Russia has significantly increased its volume and share of deliveries to North Africa in recent years.

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