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.

‘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

• Survival 63.4 (August–September 2021), pp. 1–236Misplaced Restraint: The Quincy Coalition Versus Liberal Internationalism, by Daniel Deudney and G. John IkenberryThe War on Terror Has Not Yet Failed: A Net Assessment After 20 Years, by Hal Brands and Michael O’HanlonTrump’s Russia Legacy and Biden’s Response, by Angela StentCompeting with the BRI: The West’s Uphill Task, by James CrabtreeEnabling US Security Cooperation, by Bilal Y. SaabNoteworthyDitch the NPT, by Joelien Pretorius and Tom SauerResponse: Keep the NPT, by Matthew HarriesManoeuvre Versus Attrition in US Military Operations, by Franz-Stefan GadyWhat the India–Russia Defence Partnership Means for US Policy, by Sameer Lalwani and Tyler SagerstromThe Iran Nuclear Deal and Sanctions Relief: Implications for US Policy, by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj and Mahsa RouhiThe US–Mexico Border: Asylum, Fear and Trump, by Russell CrandallBook ReviewsPolitics and International Relations, by Steven SimonAsia-Pacific, by Lanxin XiangRussia and Eurasia, by Angela StentAustralia’s ‘Drums of War’, by Greg Austin

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.

‘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

• Survival 63.4 (August–September 2021), pp. 1–236Misplaced Restraint: The Quincy Coalition Versus Liberal Internationalism, by Daniel Deudney and G. John IkenberryThe War on Terror Has Not Yet Failed: A Net Assessment After 20 Years, by Hal Brands and Michael O’HanlonTrump’s Russia Legacy and Biden’s Response, by Angela StentCompeting with the BRI: The West’s Uphill Task, by James CrabtreeEnabling US Security Cooperation, by Bilal Y. SaabNoteworthyDitch the NPT, by Joelien Pretorius and Tom SauerResponse: Keep the NPT, by Matthew HarriesManoeuvre Versus Attrition in US Military Operations, by Franz-Stefan GadyWhat the India–Russia Defence Partnership Means for US Policy, by Sameer Lalwani and Tyler SagerstromThe Iran Nuclear Deal and Sanctions Relief: Implications for US Policy, by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj and Mahsa RouhiThe US–Mexico Border: Asylum, Fear and Trump, by Russell CrandallBook ReviewsPolitics and International Relations, by Steven SimonAsia-Pacific, by Lanxin XiangRussia and Eurasia, by Angela StentAustralia’s ‘Drums of War’, by Greg Austin