Sharp rise in arms sales by America, France and Germany in West Asia
A research institute in Sweden has reported a 25% increase in military arms exports to West Asia over the past decade.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which studies military conflicts and analyzes the arms trade, announced that arms sales around the world have been steadily increasing over the past decade.
The SIPRI report found that arms exports to West Asia increased due to a significant increase in arms purchases by a number of countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, which increased their imports by 136 and 361 percent.
According to the SIPRI report, although arms sales were constant between 2011 and 2020 worldwide, the US, France and Germany significantly increased military arms exports. On the other hand, arms exports from Russia and China decreased markedly during this period.
The USA, France and Germany are systematically among the top five exporters of military weapons in the world.
According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, America remains the world's most important exporter of military weapons. Over the past decade, the United States has increased its share of total global arms exports from 32 percent to 37 percent.
Western military presence and military activities of Western countries in West Asia, such as military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, as well as the presence of Israel in this region, are considered the most important factors in the increase in the supply of weapons by Western companies in this geographical region.
