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Survival, the IISS's bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.
· Barry R. Posen maintains that European defence planners must extract maximum combat power from existing European force structures by way of a large force that can be dispatched quickly for maximum effect on Russian decision-making
· In the wake of the 12-Day War, Michael Eisenstadt argues that the key question is whether Israel and the United States can negotiate a broader and better nuclear deal with Iran and deter it from rebuilding its nuclear programme
· Nigel Gould-Davies reflects that international relations is in practice a craft rather than a science, in which individual choices and personal diplomacy are now more relevant than ever
· Marcel Berni and Marco Jorio assess the contradictions of Switzerland's commitment to neutrality, and how the country might embrace a less rigid version for the contemporary security environment
· And nine other thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.
To read free articles from the journal, please visit its homepage at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tsur20.
Editor: Dr Dana Allin
Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson
Associate Editor: Carolyn West
Editorial Assistant: Anna Gallagher
List of contents
Survival 67.5 (October-November 2025)European Military Autonomy: What Comes First?, by Barry R. Posen
Europe Resolved: The Drumbeat of Strategic Autonomy, by Erik Jones
The Risk and Reward of Preventive Strikes Against Iran, by Michael Eisenstadt
The United States vs Brazil: Tariffs and Punishment, by Irene Mia
Noteworthy: Putin in from the Cold
Reclaiming Strategic Purpose in Palestinian Politics, by Anas Iqtait
Failure of Containment: Israel's Gaza Withdrawal After 20 Years, by Rob Geist Pinfold
Hunger as a Weapon, Present and Past, by Martino Tognocchi
Germany's Nuclear Options, by Eckhard Lübkemeier
Lost in Translation? France's Nuclear Policy and European Security, by Anna Bartoux
The Renegade Within: NATO's American Dilemma, by Eyal Rubinson
Switzerland's Neutrality Crisis, by Marcel Berni and Marco Jorio
Is There a Place Left for Strategic Defence Diplomacy?, by Nick Childs
Book ReviewsMiddle East, by Ray Takeyh
Economy, by Erik Jones
South Asia, by Teresita C. Schaffer
Human Textures: The Personal as Geopolitical, by Nigel Gould-Davies
About the author
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a registered charity with offices in Washington, London, Manama, Singapore and Berlin, 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;
The Armed Conflict Survey, an annual review of the world's active conflicts;
Survival, a bimonthly journal on international affairs;
Strategic Comments, an online analysis of topical issues in international affairs; and the
Adelphi series of books on issues of international security.
