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Commentary

Thailand’s Twin Fires

by Duncan McCargo

 

Navigating Troubled Waters: NATO’s Maritime Strategy

by Jason Alderwick and Bastian Giegerich

 

China’s Afghan Dilemma

by Raffaello Pantucci

 

Rivalry after Recession

Implications of the Financial Crisis for the US-China Rivalry

by Aaron L. Friedberg

The recent global slump and its aftermath could intensify the evolving military and diplomatic rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

 

China in Cyberspace

by Nigel Inkster

Beijing has its own anxieties and vulnerabilities with regard to the Internet. These should be kept in mind when dealing with cyber threats emanating from China.

 

The US–China Expectations Gap: An Exchange

by Nina Hachigian and Yuan Peng

China’s emergence on the global stage and the impact of the world financial crisis have widened a rift in expectations between East and West.

 

Defence Cooperation and Constraint

Budget Crunch: Implications for European Defence

by Bastian Giegerich

A paradigm shift is in the offing, with economic and military logic calling for new approaches to pooling resources and collaboration on defence procurement.

 

Illusive Visions and Practical Realities: Russia, NATO and Missile Defence  

by Richard Weitz

It would be better to focus on harmonised threat assessments than to seek a comprehensive missile-defence architecture.

 

Missile Defence: Towards Practical Cooperation with Russia

by Nikolai Sokov

Moscow might be prepared to accept and even join in defences aimed at Iran, but Russian involvement in a larger-scale system that could intercept strategic missiles is not realistic.

 

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Lessons from Basra: The Future of British Counter-insurgency

by David H. Ucko

The conduct of operations in Iraq and the circumstances of withdrawal in 2009 are likely to have effects as far-reaching as the initial invasion in 2003.

 

Remaking the Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process

by Thomas de Waal

Negotiations are deadlocked, but the Minsk Group can be made to work more effectively, broadened and supplemented by other initiatives.

Review Essays

A Great Fall

by Erik Jones

 

All Shook Up?

by Pierre Hassner

 

Closing Argument

American Decline Revisited

by David P. Calleo

 

Plus

Noteworthy

Book Reviews

  • Asia-Pacific by Lanxin Xiang

  • Arms, Arms Control and Technology by Bruno Tertrais

  • Latin America by Britta Crandall

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Brief Notices

 
 

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In the News / On the Web

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Previous Survival articles providing depth and insight into today's headlines 

Article of the Week: Eurozone Crisis

The Euro and the Financial Crisis

by Erik Jones

Europe's economic and monetary union is not only much stronger than many fear, it is much better than the system it replaced. (April–May 2009)

 

 

Iran's Nuclear Programme

Iran: Diplomacy and Deterrence

by Andrew Parasiliti

Neither sanctions nor deterrence is likely to prvent Iran from developing a nuclear-weapons capability. A diplomatic breakthrough is still the best option. (October–November 2009)

 

Iran: Breaking the Deadlock

by Jean-Louis Gergorin

The P5+1 must find a way to persuade Iran to accept limits on its enrichment capabilities, and the Western powers must find a way to enforce those limits. (June–July 2009)

 

Iran’s Power in Context

by Shahram Chubin

Iran’s power and influence is often exaggerated by those who see Iran as a regional superpower or hegemon without recognising its weaknesses and contradictions. (February–March 2009)

 

Halting Iran’s Nuclear Programme: The Military Option

by Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt

In responding to Iran’s nuclear programme, the United States and its allies should strengthen the credibility of the military option to bolster the prospects for successful diplomacy. (October–November 2008)

 

Living with Ambiguity: Nuclear Deals with Iran and North Korea

by Robert S. Litwak

A pragmatic pivot by the administration to a new strategy of containment would decouple the nuclear issue from the question of regime change. (February–March 2008)

  

A Nuclear Iran: The Reactions of Neighbours

by Dassa Kaye, Dalia Dassa and Frederic M. Wehrey

Many states do not perceive a nuclear-armed Iran itself to be the principal threat, but are more concerned with spillover effects, such as a regional arms race. (Summer 2007)

  

 

Pakistan

Pakistan's War Within

by C. Christine Fair and Seth G. Jones

Islamabad has demonstrated increasing resolve to defeat militants challenging the writ of the state, but problems of capability, doctrine and popular support remain. (December 2009 January 2010)

 

The Unravelling of Pakistan

by John R. Schmidt

Nothing in the nature of Pakistan’s political culture, or in the performance of its political class since the founding of the state, provides grounds for optimism. (June-July 2009)

 

Pakistan: Transition to What?

by Teresita C. Schaffer

Both for Pakistan's future and for Western policy interests, this is the time to put legitimacy of the government first. (February-March 2008) 

 

Most Cited Recent Articles

Counter-insurgency Redux

by David Kilcullen (Winter 2006–07)

 

Turkey and Russia: Axis of the Excluded?

by Fiona Hill and Owen Taspinar (Spring 2006)

 

Assessing Iran’s Nuclear Programme

by Mark Fitzpatrick (Autumn 2006)

 

Inducing a Failed State in Palestine

by Yezid Sayigh (Autumn 2007)

 

Pakistan’s Dangerous Game

by Seth G. Jones (Spring 2007)

 

A Long War?

by Michael Howard (Winter 2006–07)

 

Chaos in the North Caucasus & Russia’s Future

by John B. Dunlop and Rajan Menon (Summer 2006)

 

Averting failure in Afghanistan

by Seth G. Jones (Spring 2006)

 

Top Downloaded Articles

On War: Lessons to be Learned

by H.R. McMaster (February-March 2008)

 

China's Military Space Strategy

by Ashley J. Tellis (Autumn 2007)

 

The Two Faces of Saudi Arabia

by Mai Yamani (February-March 2008) 

 

Forum: Debating Bush's Wars

by Peter Wehner, Kishore Mahbubani and Philip H. Gordon (February-March 2008)

 

China's Military Space Strategy: An Exchange

by Michael Krepon, Eric Hagt, Shen Dingli, Bao Shixiu, Michael Pillsbury and Ashley Tellis (February-March 2008)

 

Recovering American Leadership

by Joseph S. Nye (February-March 2008)

 

A Long War?

by Michael Howard (Winter 2006-07)

 

Strategy and the LImitation of War

by Hew Strachan (February-March 2008)

 

China in Africa

by Chris Alden (Autumn 2005)

 

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