The military balance is a comprehensive and independent assessment of global military capabilities and defence economics. It is also a reference work on developments in global military and security affairs.

Wall chart titled "The 2013 Chart of Conflict."

Conflict analysis and conflict trends; trends in defence capability; Anti-access/area denial: Washington's response; Global trends in defence economics; Europe's defence industrial base -- Comparative defence statistics -- North America -- Europe -- Russia and Eurasia -- Asia -- Middle East and North Africa -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Country comparisons -- force levels and economics.