1st Edition
Survival April–May 2021: Facing Russia
Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.
In this issue:
- Marcus Willett examines Russia’s SolarWinds hack and the painful lessons it holds for the United States
- In a special forum, seven experts consider the purpose and effectiveness of the United Nations, as well as the intricacies of Security Council reform, on its 75th anniversary
- Peter Rudolf argues that the United States’ perception of China as a revisionist strategic rival will complicate transatlantic policy coordination
- Ray Takeyh considers whether the US intelligence community bungled assessments of Iran’s political stability in the late 1970s
And six more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.
Editor: Dr Dana Allin
Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson
Associate Editor: Carolyn West
Assistant Editor: Jessica Watson
Survival 63.2 (April–May 2021), pp. 1–212
Lessons of the SolarWinds Hack, by Marcus Willett
Eastern Exposure: Germany Looks at Russia, by Aaron M. Zack
Reforming Ukraine’s Security Sector, by Nicolò Fasola and Alyssa J. Wood
Forum: The UN at 75
Editor’s Note
Resolving the Dilemma of UNSC Reform, by Kishore Mahbubani
The Intricacies of UN Security Council Reform, by Martin Binder and Monika Heupel
What’s the UN Security Council For?, by Sergio Aguirre and William Wagner
UN Peacekeeping After the Pandemic: An Increased Role for Intelligence, by Allison Carnegie and Austin Carson
Noteworthy
The Sino-American World Conflict, by Peter Rudolf
Why Global Order Needs Disorder, by Dominic Tierney
Lifting the Protection Curse: The Rise of New Military Powers in the Middle East, by David B. Roberts
Did the US Intelligence Community Lose Iran?, by Ray Takeyh
Rebel with a Cause, by Russell Crandall
Book Reviews
Environment and Resources, by Jeffrey Mazo
Middle East, by Ray Takeyh
United States, by David C. Unger
Biography
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a registered charity with offices in Washington, London, Manama and Singapore, 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 bi-monthly journal of international affairs; Strategic Comments, an online analysis of topical issues in international affairs; and the Adelphi series of books on issues of international security.
‘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
