Survival December 2021-January 2022: Trials of Liberalism

<p><em>Survival</em> the IISS’s bimonthly journal challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh often controversial perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.</p><p>In this issue:</p><ul> <li>Gigi Kwik Gronvall examines the contested origin of SARS-CoV-2 and argues that scientific work should be apolitical and globally cooperated including with China</li> <li>Lawrence Freedman contends that while liberalism is in crisis it should still be better than authoritarianism at adapting to new circumstances acknowledging salient problems and choosing among alternatives</li> <li>Robert S. Ross argues that Chinese strategists believe Beijing can challenge a strategically weakened United States on the Korean Peninsula</li> <li>Ondrej Rosendorf Michal Smetana and Marek Vranka assess that persuading the public that nuclear abolition is feasible could strengthen disarmament advocacy</li> </ul><p>And nine more thought-provoking pieces as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.</p><p>Editor: Dr Dana Allin</p><p>Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson</p><p>Associate Editor: Carolyn West</p><p>Assistant Editor: Jessica Watson</p>