Survival: October – November 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 [64.6] (December - January 2022), pp. 1–196Oil and Water Fraught Relations: Saudi Ambitions and American AngerIndo-Pacific Dilemmas: The Like-minded and the Non-alignedAmerica’s Defence of Its Partners in the Middle EastNoteworthyThe Maritime Logic of the Melian Dialogue: Deterrence in the Western PacificThe Economic Consequences of Xi JinpingVietnam’s Strategic Adjustments and US PolicyRussia’s War Against Ukraine: Military Scenarios and OutcomesWhat Kind of NATO Allies Will Finland and Sweden Be?War and Arms Control: When to Pursue CooperationCastroism in CrisisBook ReviewsUnited StatesEuropeCounter-terrorism and IntelligenceWoman, Life, Freedom in Iran

‘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