Survival: February–March 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; The Armed Conflict Survey, an annual review of the world’s active conflicts; 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 67.1 (February–March 2025), pp. 1–216War or Peace in Ukraine: US Moves and European Choices, by François HeisbourgAmerican Isolationisms and the Riddle of Trump Redux, by John L. HarperWith the Fall of Assad, Can Syria Rise?, by Natasha HallA Shield for Europe: Reviving the European Defence Community, by Federico FabbriniIs Indonesia Sleepwalking into Strategic Alignment with China?, by Evan A. LaksmanaNoteworthy: Biden’s Warning and Trump’s BeginningDivisions of Labour: Security Cooperation Between Japan, South Korea and the United States, by Takuya Matsuda and Jaehan ParkNATO’s New Members and the Baltic Strategic Balance, by Victor DuenowFinance, Strategy and European Autonomy, by Elmar HellendoornForum: European Nuclear Deterrence and Donald Trump, by Héloïse Fayet, Andrew Futter, Ulrich Kühn, Łukasz Kulesa, Paul van Hooft and Kristin Ven BruusgaardAfter Gaza: American Liberals and Israel, by Steven SimonThe Fourth Industrial Revolution and International Security, by Dennis Murphy and Lawrence RubinBig Tech and the Brussels Effect, by Paul FraioliBook ReviewsAfrica, by Karen SmithAsia-Pacific, by Lanxin XiangRussia and Eurasia, by Angela StentIreland’s Future: United, European and in NATO, by Jonathan Stevenson

‘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