Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue:
Nick Childs assesses the ambitions and perils of the AUKUS partnership for Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States
Kimberly Marten explores how the demise of its key figures will affect future operations of the Wagner Group and similar Russian paramilitaries
Steven Feldstein investigates the uses and risks of generative-AI systems
From the Survival archives, the late Pierre Hassner interpreted Russia’s August 2008 attack on Georgia as signalling the emergence of a new cold war with the West
Dana H. Allin reflects on the European vision advanced by members of a rapidly disappearing generation of scholars who had lived through war and sought to preserve and extend peace
And eight more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.
Editor: Dr Dana Allin Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson Associate Editor: Carolyn West Editorial Assistant: Conor Hodges
Survival [64.6] (December - January 2022), pp. 1–196 Oil and Water Fraught Relations: Saudi Ambitions and American Anger Indo-Pacific Dilemmas: The Like-minded and the Non-aligned America’s Defence of Its Partners in the Middle East Noteworthy The Maritime Logic of the Melian Dialogue: Deterrence in the Western Pacific The Economic Consequences of Xi Jinping Vietnam’s Strategic Adjustments and US Policy Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Military Scenarios and Outcomes What Kind of NATO Allies Will Finland and Sweden Be? War and Arms Control: When to Pursue Cooperation Castroism in Crisis Book Reviews United States Europe Counter-terrorism and Intelligence Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a registered charity with offices in Washington, London, Manama, Singapore and Berlin, is the world’s leading authority on political–military conflict. It is the primary independent source of accurate, objective information on international strategic issues. Publications include The Military Balance, an annual reference work on each nation’s defence capabilities; Strategic Survey, an annual review of world affairs; Survival, a bimonthly journal on international affairs; Strategic Comments, an online analysis of topical issues in international affairs; and the Adelphi series of books on issues of international security.
Reviews for Survival: October – November 2023
‘In a world of complex security challenges the need for serious, thoughtful analysis is greater than ever. Survival’s combination of elegant writing and rigorous scholarship from the world’s top experts makes it essential reading for both practitioners and academics.’ Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, War Studies King's College London