Survival: December 2023- January 2024

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 65.6 (December 2023–January 2024), pp. 1–232 The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Durability of Deterrence The Gaza Horror and US Policy The Gaza War and the Region, by Emile Hokayem Israel and the Palestinians: The Day After Noteworthy Time Is Short: Ukraine, Taiwan and the Echoes of 1941 NATO at 75: The Perils of Empty Promises The Primitivisation of Major Warfare Slouching Towards a Nuclear Gomorrah, by Anonymous China’s Legal Diplomacy Military Allies and Economic Conflict The Ambivalence of Soft Power Book Reviews Europe Counter-terrorism and Intelligence United States Applying History: Gaza and the Twentieth Century

‘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