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• Survival 64.2 (April–May 2022), pp. 1–208Putin’s Strategic Failure, by Nigel Gould-DaviesA Useful Failure: Macron’s Overture to Russia, by Eglantine StauntonProtecting US Interests in Afghanistan, by Laurel MillerSouth Korea’s Aircraft-carrier Debate, by Jeongseok LeeNixon in China, February 1972: Revisiting the ‘Week that Changed the World’, by John L. HarperNoteworthy SALT 50 Years On: Strategic Theory and Arms Control, by Lawrence FreedmanRestraining an Arms Race in Outer Space, by Paul MeyerFour Circles: Comprehending the China Challenge, by David C. GompertA New Israeli Approach to Iran?, by Dalia Dassa KayeOrchestrating US Engagement with North Korea, by Kelsey DavenportSwords and Emotions: The American Civil War and Society-centric Strategy, by Jonathan (Yoni) ShimshoniThe End of the West?, by Russell Crandall and Frederick RichardsonBook ReviewsCulture and Society, by Jeffrey MazoMiddle East, by Ray TakeyhUnited States, by David C. UngerUkraine: The Shock of Recognition, by Dana H. Allin