Survival: October - November 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 64.5 (October–November 2022), pp. 1–192The Cyber Dimension of the Russia–Ukraine War, by Marcus WillettGermany and Russia: Farewell to Ostpolitik?, by Angela StentBelarus, Russia, Ukraine: Three Lessons for a Post-war Order, by Nigel Gould-DaviesThe Improbably Long Reach of the Rushdie Fatwa, by Steven SimonNoteworthyXi Jinping’s Third Term, by Jude Blanchette and Evan S. MedeirosThe Geopolitics of Greenflation, by Nicholas Crawford and David F. GordonTen Years After Benghazi: Getting Past Groundhog Day, by Ben FishmanAlgeria’s Assertive Re-emergence, by Fred H. Lawson and Matteo LegrenziChimes of Freedom, by Jonathan StevensonBook ReviewsSouth Asia, by Teresita C. SchafferEconomy, by Erik JonesMiddle East, by Ray TakeyhCyber Security and Emerging Technologies, Melissa K. GriffithWithdrawing from NATO, by Michael BellEndings and Surprises of the Russia–Ukraine War, by Chester A. Crocker

‘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