1st Edition
Survival: June–July 2026
Survival 68.3 (June–July 2026), pp. 1–220
A European Way of War Without the United States, by Ruben Stewart
Entrenching Ukraine in Europe’s New Security Architecture, by Claes Levinsson
New Rules for a New World: How Europe Should Respond to an Illiberal Order, by Michael J. Boyle
Navigating the Strait of Hormuz, by Nick Childs
Iran’s Militarised Islamic Republic, by Ashkan Hashemipour
Noteworthy: The American Pope
Greenland’s Coveted Minerals, by Carrie Soderman
A Geo-economic Choice: Silicon vs Bio-engineered Semiconductors, by Jon Cottam, Julian Droogan and Adam Lockyer
China’s Far-seas Navy and the Logic of Global Presence, by Christopher H. Sharman
Reconceptualising Strategic Depth in the Middle East, by Tewfik Hamel
Institutional Efficacy in a Fragile World Order, by Matthew Ford
Book Reviews
Europe, by Erik Jones
Politics and International Relations, by Chester A. Crocker
Latin America, by Ryan C. Berg
Letter to the Editor, from Daniel E. Zoughbie
After Orbán: Notes from Budapest, by Boldizsár Nagy
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.’
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