1st Edition
Survival: June-July 2024
Survival 66.3 (June–July 2024), pp. 1–212
Planning for a Post-American Europe, by François Heisbourg
Two Cheers for Biden’s Ukraine Policy, by Peter Harris
NATO’s Anniversary Predicament, by Sara Bjerg Moller
Civilisational Conflict, by Hilton L. Root
Russia, the Global South and the Mechanics of the Nuclear Order, by Hanna Notte
Noteworthy
A War They Both Are Losing: Israel, Hamas and the Plight of Gaza, by Daniel Byman
Iran and Israel: Everything Short of War, by John Raine with Ben Barry, Nick Childs, Fabian Hinz and Julia Voo
Biden’s Misguided China Policy, by Lanxin Xiang
Forever Bound? Japan’s Road to Self-defence and the US Alliance, by Lotje Boswinkel
Preventing Nuclear War, by Edward Ifft
The Gulf States’ Pragmatism in Afghanistan, by Hasan T. Alhasan and Asna Wajid
Changing the Way We Think About Europe, by Erik Jones
The Western Forces’ March to the Sea, by Jonathan Stevenson
Book Reviews
Culture and Society, by Jeffrey Mazo
Politics and International Relations, by Chester A. Crocker
Europe, by Erik Jones
Another Special Relationship? The United States and Japan, by Robert Ward
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; 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.
‘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






