Survival: December 2023- January 2024

<p><i>Survival</i> 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>Lawrence Freedman assesses Russia's nuclear red line and how Vladimir Putin's views compare to those of Russian pundits</li> <li>Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson explore the roots of Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October and the options available to the United States for restraining the Israeli government</li> <li>Charlie Laderman assesses the similarities between December 1941 - when Germany and Japan determining it to be inevitable declared war on the US - and the ongoing geopolitical crises governments face today</li> <li>Sara Bjerg Moller reflects on NATO allies' failure to deliver on national collective-defence targets as the Alliance approaches its 75th anniversary</li> <li>Lynn Kuok explores China's reshaping of international law to achieve its strategic goals and other countries' failure to do so</li> <li>And seven more thought-provoking pieces as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.</li> </ul><p>Editor: Dr Dana Allin</p><p>Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson</p><p>Associate Editor: Carolyn West</p><p>Editorial Assistant: Conor Hodges</p>