Survival December 2020–January 2021: A World After Trump

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue: Barry Posen argues that Europe is better placed to defend itself militarily than many, including the IISS, have portrayed it to be Kori Schake examines the prospects of Republican politics in a post-Trump America Daniel Byman and Aditi Joshi call for protocols to curb the abuse of social media by malign agents and states Nigel Gould-Davies explains Russia’s stance on Belarus with reference to Moscow’s long history of involving itself in its neighbours’ affairs 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

Survival 62.6 (December 2020–January 2021), pp. 1–272 Europe Can Defend Itself by Barry R. Posen Republican Politics and Policy After Trump by Kori Schake America and the Illiberal Order After Trump by Michael J. Boyle A New Concert? Diplomacy for a Chaotic World by Pamela Aall, Chester A. Crocker and Fen Osler Hampson Joe Biden’s Post-transatlantic Moment by Fabrice Pothier Brexit, Scotland and the UN Security Council by Norman Dombey Why We Need More Diverse Central Bankers by Erik Jones Noteworthy Preventing the Next Social-media Genocide by Daniel Byman and Aditi Joshi Digital Coloniser? China and Artificial Intelligence in Africa by Willem H. Gravett Belarus and Russian Policy: Patterns of the Past, Dilemmas of the Present by Nigel Gould-Davies The Sino-Russian Relationship and the West by Marcin Kaczmarski Robert Stone’s Fight for His Flag by Jonathan Stevenson Uncle Sam’s Hidden Empire by Russell Crandall and Frederick Richardson Book Reviews United States by David C. Unger Europe by Hanns W. Maull Counter-terrorism and Intelligence by Jonathan Stevenson Letter to the Editor Spheres of Instability by Jaehan Park In Reply by Evan R. Sankey Donald Trump’s Legacy by Dana H. Allin

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.