Survival: August 2023

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 65.4 (August–September 2023), pp. 1–244How to End a War: Some Historical Lessons for Ukraine, by François HeisbourgThe Wagner Revolt: Implications for Russia, Lessons for the West, by Nigel Gould-DaviesGermany’s Strategic Reorientations, Present and Past, by Stephen F. SzaboNoteworthyGetting China Right, by Steve TsangEurope’s China Problem: How Not to Feed Beijing’s Military–Civil Fusion, by Mathieu DuchâtelAustralia’s Archipelagic Deterrence, by Andrew CarrHow to Think About State Sponsorship of Terrorism, by Daniel BymanGeopolitics and Climate Change: The Significance of South America, by Juan Pablo Medina Bickel and Irene MiaThe US in the Middle East: Stupid or Merely Fallible?, by John JenkinsIntelligence, Strategy and Governance in the Twenty-first Century, by Mitchell B. ReissSeeking the Essential Kennan, by John L. HarperBook ReviewsWar, Conflict and the Military, by Franz-Stefan GadyAsia-Pacific, by Lanxin XiangRussia and Eurasia, by Angela StentThe Strategic Implications of the Euro, by David P. CalleoWar with China, by James DobbinsDavid P. Calleo, 1934–2023, by Dana H. Allin and John L. Harper

‘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