Survival: August - September 2022

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.

• Survival 64.4 (August–September 2022), pp. 1–184 The War in Ukraine and the Global Nuclear Order Secret Intelligence and Public Diplomacy in the Ukraine War What Putin Fights For Russia’s Arctic Designs and NATO Russia’s Demise as an Energy Superpower The War in Ukraine and the European Central Bank Noteworthy The US Navy’s Generational Challenge The Coup that Wasn’t: Jimmy Carter and Iran Cold War Redux? Book Reviews Deterrence and Arms Control Asia-Pacific Russia and Eurasia The H-bomb in the Swamp: Taking Nuclear War Seriously Again

‘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