Survival: August 2023

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

In this issue:

• Fran-s Heisbourg assesses that Ukraine might have to accept the de facto division of the country to secure a fast track into NATO
• Daniel Byman writes that state ties to terrorist groups are likely to feature in the western alliance-s long-term confrontation with Russia and in its rivalry with China
• Juan Pablo Medina Bickel and Irene Mia assess that global climate mitigation and the energy transition could reinforce South America-s geopolitical clout

From the Survival archives, the late David P. Calleo predicted in 1999 that a successful euro would enhance the EU-s diplomatic and military capabilities, while the late James Dobbins considered in 2012 how the US could prevent a war with China

Dana H. Allin and John L. Harper reflect on long-time Sur