Survival: December 2024–January 2025

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 66.6 (December 2024–January 2025), pp. 1–204With Trump’s Return, the Transatlantic ‘Great Debate’ Resumes, by Charlie LadermanTrump, Project 2025 and American Grand Strategy, by Peter DombrowskiThe Death of Nasrallah and the Fate of Lebanon, by Emile HokayemPlaying Defence: Europe and Democracy, by Elene Panchulidze and Richard YoungsNoteworthyHow Evil? Deconstructing the New Russia–China–Iran–North Korea Axis, by Christopher S. Chivvis and Jack KeatingCan the US and China Forge a Cold Peace?, by Andrew Byers and J. Tedford TylerControlling Nuclear Arms in a Multipolar World, by Alexey ArbatovCrisis and COVID in North Korea, by Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser KatzIsrael at War, One Year On, by Chuck FreilichIsrael in Gaza: The Quicksand of Societal War, by Ariel E. Levite and Jonatan (Yoni) ShimshoniThings Fall Apart, by Benjamin RhodePlaying for the Highest Stakes, by Jeffrey MazoBook ReviewsEurope, by Hanns W. MaullUnited States, by David C. UngerCounter-terrorism and Intelligence, by Jonathan StevensonWar, Conflict and the Military, by Franz-Stefan GadyThe Return of Donald Trump, by Dana H. AllinCorrection

‘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