Survival: April - May 2022 War in Europe

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue: Nigel Gould-Davies assesses that Russia’s war has not only unleashed countervailing strength among Ukrainians and Ukraine’s supporters, but also shattered myths about Russia’s own strength Paul Meyer considers how an arms race in outer space, where orbital debris is already a cause of concern, might be restrained Kelsey Davenport contends that the US should embed denuclearisation within a broad set of transformational goals in future negotiations with North Korea Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni examines the North’s flawed application of a society-centric strategy towards the South during the American Civil War And nine more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column. Editor: Dr Dana Allin Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson Associate Editor: Carolyn West Assistant Editor: Jessica Watson Editorial Assistant: Charlie Zawadzki

Survival 64.2 (April–May 2022), pp. 1–208 Putin’s Strategic Failure, by Nigel Gould-Davies A Useful Failure: Macron’s Overture to Russia, by Eglantine Staunton Protecting US Interests in Afghanistan, by Laurel Miller South Korea’s Aircraft-carrier Debate, by Jeongseok Lee Nixon in China, February 1972: Revisiting the ‘Week that Changed the World’, by John L. Harper Noteworthy SALT 50 Years On: Strategic Theory and Arms Control, by Lawrence Freedman Restraining an Arms Race in Outer Space, by Paul Meyer Four Circles: Comprehending the China Challenge, by David C. Gompert A New Israeli Approach to Iran?, by Dalia Dassa Kaye Orchestrating US Engagement with North Korea, by Kelsey Davenport Swords and Emotions: The American Civil War and Society-centric Strategy, by Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni The End of the West?, by Russell Crandall and Frederick Richardson Book Reviews Culture and Society, by Jeffrey Mazo Middle East, by Ray Takeyh United States, by David C. Unger Ukraine: The Shock of Recognition, by Dana H. Allin

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