ABSTRACT

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.



In this issue:









  • Anatol Lieven argues that the Taliban will remain the most powerful military and political force among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan










  • Lanxin Xiang contends that, following what he describes as Donald Trump’s racist China policy, the Biden administration must avoid casting China as an alien threat










  • Dani Filc and Sharon Pardo assess that right-wing populists in Israel and Europe have become ideological allies, harnessing ethnic nationalism against global Islam










  • Alex J. Bellamy and Charles T. Hunt analyse the intricacies of the use of force to protect civilians in UN peacekeeping missions






And seven 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

chapter |3 pages

Noteworthy

chapter |19 pages

Russia's Deceptive Nuclear Policy

part |21 pages

Review Essay

part |22 pages

Book Reviews

chapter |8 pages

Europe

chapter |8 pages

Culture and Society

chapter |6 pages

Latin America

part |7 pages

Closing Argument

chapter |1 pages

Correction