1st Edition
Survival December 2020–January 2021: A World After Trump
Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.
In this issue:
- Barry Posen argues that Europe is better placed to defend itself militarily than many, including the IISS, have portrayed it to be
- Kori Schake examines the prospects of Republican politics in a post-Trump America
- Daniel Byman and Aditi Joshi call for protocols to curb the abuse of social media by malign agents and states
- Nigel Gould-Davies explains Russia’s stance on Belarus with reference to Moscow’s long history of involving itself in its neighbours’ affairs
And nine 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 62.6 (December 2020–January 2021), pp. 1–272
Europe Can Defend Itself by Barry R. Posen
Republican Politics and Policy After Trump by Kori Schake
America and the Illiberal Order After Trump by Michael J. Boyle
A New Concert? Diplomacy for a Chaotic World by Pamela Aall, Chester A. Crocker and Fen Osler Hampson
Joe Biden’s Post-transatlantic Moment by Fabrice Pothier
Brexit, Scotland and the UN Security Council by Norman Dombey
Why We Need More Diverse Central Bankers by Erik Jones
Noteworthy
Preventing the Next Social-media Genocide by Daniel Byman and Aditi Joshi
Digital Coloniser? China and Artificial Intelligence in Africa by Willem H. Gravett
Belarus and Russian Policy: Patterns of the Past, Dilemmas of the Present by Nigel Gould-Davies
The Sino-Russian Relationship and the West by Marcin Kaczmarski
Robert Stone’s Fight for His Flag by Jonathan Stevenson
Uncle Sam’s Hidden Empire by Russell Crandall and Frederick Richardson
Book Reviews
United States by David C. Unger
Europe by Hanns W. Maull
Counter-terrorism and Intelligence by Jonathan Stevenson
Letter to the Editor
Spheres of Instability by Jaehan Park
In Reply by Evan R. Sankey
Donald Trump’s Legacy by Dana H. Allin
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
