Survival: Global Politics and Strategy June-July 2020 In the Time of Coronavirus

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue: François Heisbourg argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the power of the state in its traditional role as protector of society from outside threats Lawrence Freedman assesses that the UK misjudged the speed and severity of the pandemic, but ultimately followed the science Gigi Kwik Gronvall describes the extraordinary global mobilisation of the scientific community as a source of hope amid the pandemic Mark Fitzpatrick warns that US sanctions against Iran not only damage America’s reputation, but also violate its moral duty to prevent further deaths of Iranians from COVID-19 And eight more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular book reviews and noteworthy column

Survival 62.3 (June-July 2020), pp. 1–240 From Wuhan to the World: How the Pandemic Will Reshape Geopolitics, by François Heisbourg Strategy for a Pandemic: The UK and COVID-19, by Lawrence Freedman The Scientific Response to COVID-19 and Lessons for Security, by Gigi Kwik Gronvall Sanctioning Pandemic-plagued Iran, by Mark Fitzpatrick Subtle Connections: Pandemic and the Authoritarian Impulse, by Steven Simon Noteworthy Spin-on: How the US Can Meet China’s Technological Challenge, by David C. Gompert War in the Grey Zone: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Implications, by Geraint Hughes Germany, Japan and the Fate of International Order, by Ellis S. Krauss and Hanns W. Maull Together or Apart? The European Union’s East–West Divide, by Veronica Anghel What Is This Thing Called Peace?, by Mats Berdal Great Leaders and Bad History, by Rodric Braithwaite Book Reviews Culture and Society, by Jeffrey Mazo Latin America, by Russell Crandall with Frederick Richardson Europe, by Erik Jones CIA Agonistes, by Jonathan Stevenson

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