The End of the West?, by Russell Crandall and Frederick Richardson Swords and Emotions: The American Civil War and Society-centric Strategy, by Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni Orchestrating US Engagement with North Korea, by Kelsey Davenport GompertĪ New Israeli Approach to Iran?, by Dalia Dassa Kaye Restraining an Arms Race in Outer Space, by Paul Meyerįour Circles: Comprehending the China Challenge, by David C. SALT 50 Years On: Strategic Theory and Arms Control, by Lawrence Freedman Nixon in China, February 1972: Revisiting the ‘Week that Changed the World’, by John L. South Korea’s Aircraft-carrier Debate, by Jeongseok Lee Overlapping and intersecting the big strategic game, the economic war over markets. Protecting US Interests in Afghanistan, by Laurel Miller ary commitment to Europe and certainly its relations with the USSR. Putin’s Strategic Failure, by Nigel Gould-DaviesĪ Useful Failure: Macron’s Overture to Russia, by Eglantine Staunton Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni examines the North’s flawed application of a society-centric strategy towards the South during the American Civil WarĪnd nine more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.Kelsey Davenport contends that the US should embed denuclearisation within a broad set of transformational goals in future negotiations with North Korea.

Paul Meyer considers how an arms race in outer space, where orbital debris is already a cause of concern, might be restrained.Nigel Gould-Davies assesses that Russia’s war has not only unleashed countervailing strength among Ukrainians and Ukraine’s supporters, but also shattered myths about Russia’s own strength.Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.

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