Disarmament in the next millennium

The economic analysis of disarmament in the next millennium may be develope d from three main perspectives: At the end of the 20th century, the data seem to confirm, at least partiall y, the reality of a world disarmament process. There is an obsolescence of the disarmament analyses developed since the en d of World War II, with arms race models and macroeconomics theories of dis armament. In the 21st century, the disarmament process will have to take new forms, a nd integrate other aspects than those traditionally considered, notably the economic crisis and the maintenance of economic wars.