Full Description
Survival, the IISS's bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.
In this issue:
Michael Carpenter discusses the deepening contest between democratic and authoritarian models of governance and their role in today's international alignments
Michael O'Hanlon observes that, on most core matters of security, Donald Trump's second term as US president has so far been less egregious than expected
Jonathan D. Caverley and Ethan B. Kapstein argue that despite fears about the viability of NATO, a new equilibrium between the US and European NATO is emerging and could produce a stronger and more balanced alliance
Emile Hokayem considers the challenges facing interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the path to a new Syria
And ten other thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.
To read free articles from the journal, please visit its homepage at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tsur20.
Contents
Survival 67.6 (December 2025-January 2026), pp. 1-244
The Geopolitics of Governance, by Michael Carpenter
Double-talk: Russia's Variable Ideology, by Marlene Laruelle
Reverse Convergence? Donald Trump and the Prospect for US-China Stability, by Lanxin Xiang
Why the Vatican Matters in Global Politics, by Jodok Troy
The Deals-based International Order?, by John Raine
Cause for Relief? US Strategic Policies in Trump's Second Term, by Michael O'Hanlon
India's Multi-alignment Challenges, by Viraj Solanki
Noteworthy: Dialogues
The Atlantic Alliance: Diverging Interests, Converging Policies, by Jonathan D. Caverley and Ethan B. Kapstein
Russia's Sabotage Campaign in Europe, by Seth G. Jones
The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel's Security Services, by Guy Ziv
Reforming for Relevance: The UN at 80, by Farrukh Khan
Can China Win the Trade War?, by Chris Clague
Storyboarding America, by Jonathan Stevenson
Book Reviews
War, Conflict and the Military, by Franz-Stefan Gady
United States, by David C. Unger
Europe, by Hanns W. Maull
Counter-terrorism and Intelligence, by Jonathan Stevenson
Syria's Unsteady Transition, by Emile Hokayem
