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The chapter provides a series of comparative tables for the year 2009-2010 listing United Nations (UN) and non-UN deployments around the world, main UN budget providers for peacekeeping operations, international comparisons of defense expenditure and military manpower, arms deliveries to developing nations and selected operational military satellites. Adapted from the source document.

In this chapter on Country Comparisons-Commitments, Force Levels & Economics, state by state information is presented in table form for comparative analysis. The categories are inclusive of UN & non-UN deployments (2006-2007), comparative defense expenditures & military manpower (2003-2005), arms deliveries to developing nations (2005), arms transfer agreements to developing nations (2005), global arms deliveries & global arms transfer agreements by supplier (2005), value of global arms deliveries & market share & value of global arms transfer agreements & market share by supplier (1998 -- 2005), & arms deliveries to the Middle East and North Africa. The comparative defense expenditure & military manpower statistics include PPP estimates, & percent of GDP totals are calculated using state official budgets converted at official exchange rates. Tables. J. Harwell

This chapter includes tables that provide information concerning: U.N. deployments in 2008; non U.N. deployments in 2008; selected bilateral & multilateral trainings in 2008; international comparison of defense expenditure & military manpower; arms deliveries to developing nations & the leading recipients of arms in 2007; arms transfer agreements with developing nations & the leading recipients in 2007; global arms deliveries & the leading suppliers in 2007; global arms transfer agreements & the leading suppliers in 2007; the value of global arms transfer agreements & market share by supplier from 2000-2007; the value of global arms deliveries & market share by supplier from 2000-2007; and, arms deliveries to the Middle East & North Africa by supplier. C. Goger

AbstractI explore the association between the severity of lockdown policies in the first half of 2020 and mortality rates. Using two indices from the Blavatnik Centre's COVID-19 policy measures and comparing weekly mortality rates from 24 European countries in the first halves of 2017–2020, addressing policy endogeneity in two different ways, and taking timing into account, I find no clear association between lockdown policies and mortality development.

Compares the cultures and management styles of six countries: The Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Spain. The comparative analysis is based on country background, national culture, business culture, business organization, working practices and relations, and management style.