<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kate Starkey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Andri van Mens</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Defence Budget Transparency on the Internet</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">budget transparency</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">confidence building</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Defence resource management</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PPBS</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2000</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2000</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">94-114</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fundamental to the security and stability of a region is communication and the sharing of information between neighbouring countries. This notion is especially true in the case of military budget transparency, where if states were to come to a common agreement on the sharing of defence expenditure information, confidence between neighbouring states would increase and the chances of military tensions would be reduced. This paper is a comparative study of what defence expenditure figures are available on the Internet for countries of the South European region as well as selected NATO and non-NATO member countries. In looking at how the topic at hand relates to issues of democracy, the study assesses what type of Internet-based information is available at the moment and how this information could be used to enhance regional military cooperation and understanding in South Eastern Europe. Although the Internet provides a constructive and clear framework for the purposes of the study, it also poses certain limitations. Taking into consideration these limitations, the article provides a firm basis for what more can be accomplished in the area of defence budget transparency with respect to the Internet.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>