The 30th edition of the Yearbook analyses developments in 1998 in: Security and conflicts;  Military spending and armaments;  Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.It also contains extensive annexes on the implementation of arms control and disarmament agreements and a chronology of security- and arms control-related events. Studies in this volume: major armed conflicts the conflicts in Kashmir, Kosovo and Tajikistan armed conflict prevention, management and resolution  the Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland  regional studies of security in the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and Europe  military reform in Russia world military expenditure Chinese military expenditure military research and development the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan arms production  transfers of major conventional weapons international and regional efforts to control the trade in small arms  nuclear, chemical and biological arms control threats posed by developments in biotechnology and genetic engineering  conventional arms control the prohibition on anti-personnel mines multilateral non-cooperative responses to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction The Yearbook has unique collections of official documents concluded during the year in the field of arms control, disarmament and international security. The annual accounts and analyses are extensively footnoted, providing a comprehensive bibliography in each subject area.