1st Edition
Survival: December 2025–January 2026
Ideals vs Deals in the Emerging Order
The Geopolitics of Governance Michael Carpenter
Double-talk: Russia’s Variable Ideology Marlene Laruelle
Reverse Convergence? Donald Trump and the Prospect for US–China Stability Lanxin Xiang
Why the Vatican Matters in Global Politics Jodok Troy
Commentary
The Deals-based International Order? John Raine
Cause for Relief? US Strategic Policies in Trump’s Second Term Michael O’Hanlon
India’s Multi-alignment Challenges Viraj Solanki
Noteworthy: Dialogues
Atlantic Security
The Atlantic Alliance: Diverging Interests, Converging Policies Jonathan D. Caverley and Ethan B. Kapstein
Russia’s Sabotage Campaign in Europe Seth G. Jones
Plus
The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel’s Security Services Guy Ziv
Reforming for Relevance: The UN at 80 Farrukh Khan
Review Essays
Can China Win the Trade War? Chris Clague
Storyboarding America Jonathan Stevenson
Book Reviews
War, Conflict and the Military Franz-Stefan Gady
United States David C. Unger
Europe Hanns W. Maull
Counter-terrorism and Intelligence Jonathan Stevenson
Closing Argument
Syria’s Unsteady Transition Emile Hokayem
Biography
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.
‘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
