Survival -  Vol 51, No 3 - June-July 2009

Volume 51, Number 3 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

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Commentary

What the Torture Memos Tell Us

by Karen J. Greenberg

Sovereignty at Sea

by James Kraska

Iran: Breaking the Deadlock

by Jean-Louis Gergorin

Articles

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.

Europe, Guantanamo and the ‘War on Terror’: An Exchange 

by Nigel Inkster, Robert Whalley, Matthew C. Waxman and Sibylle Scheipers

Scholars and former policymakers discuss the challenges of closing Guantanamo.

A New Era of Food Insecurity? 

by Alan Dupont and Mark Thirlwell

Structural shifts in demand and supply may presage an extended period of higher food prices, sporadic shortages and heightened anxieties about food security.

The Limits of Chinese–Russian Partnership 

by Rajan Menon

Neither Moscow nor Beijing wants the partnership to damage relationships with the United States, and it is neither an exclusive nor a binding alliance.

Occupying Iraq: A Short History of the CPA 

by James Dobbins

Any planning process must provide operators the necessary resources and flexibility to follow it through. Planning for post-war Iraq signally failed this test.

The Case for No First Use 

by Scott D. Sagan

A US nuclear no-first-use doctrine would have fewer costs and bring greater benefits than commonly recognised.

Plus

Review Essay: On War and Peace

by Bruno Tertrais

Review Essay: More With Less

by Ian Bremmer

Review Essay: Future Imperfect

by Sara Robinson

Closing Argument: Elusive Power, Essential Leadership

by Erik Jones

Book Reviews

• Economics, Resources and the Environment  Bill Emmott

• Latin America  Russell Crandall

• Europe  Erik Jones

Brief Notices

Letters to the Editor

Noteworthy

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