Survival: Global Politics and Strategy (April-May 2020)

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.

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.In this issue: Anatol Lieven argues that strong and legitimate states remain central to any efforts to limit climate change and mitigate diseases such as coronavirus, and to maintain Western democracy Oriana Skylar Mastro warns that hereditary autocratic regimes such as North Korea’s are prone to sudden collapse, something for which policymakers should be prepared Shelby Butt and Daniel Byman contend that Russia’s attempts to undermine the West include supporting white-supremacist and other far-right groups And eight more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular book reviews and noteworthy column

• Survival 62.2 (April-May2020), pp. 1–204Climate Change and the State: A Case for Environmental Realism, by Anatol LievenTrump’s Policies and the Sino-Russian Entente, by Alexander Lukin and Anatoly TorkunovReconsidering Spheres of Influence, by Evan R. SankeyNoteworthyStrategy and Democracy, by Hew StrachanNATO 4.0: The Atlantic Alliance and the Rise of China, by François HeisbourgAll in the Family: North Korea and the Fate of Hereditary Autocratic Regimes, by Oriana Skylar MastroForging Stability in Cyberspace, by Lu ChuanyingRight-wing Extremism: The Russian Connection, by Shelby Butt and Daniel BymanCastro’s Revolutionary Coming of Age, by Russell Crandall and Jack RichardsonBook ReviewsPolitics and International Relations, by Steven SimonMiddle East, by Ray TakeyhEnvironment and Resources, by Jeffrey MazoUnited States, by David C. UngerLetter to the Editor, by Christopher PrebleAmerica and Israel: The Thrill Is Gone, by Steven Simon