Survival: Global Politics and Strategy June-July 2020

<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>François Heisbourg argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the power of the state in its traditional role as protector of society from outside threats </li> <li>Lawrence Freedman assesses that the UK misjudged the speed and severity of the pandemic but ultimately followed the science </li> <li>Gigi Kwik Gronvall describes the extraordinary global mobilisation of the scientific community as a source of hope amid the pandemic</li> <li>Mark Fitzpatrick warns that US sanctions against Iran not only damage America’s reputation but also violate its moral duty to prevent further deaths of Iranians from COVID-19 </li> </ul><p>And eight more thought-provoking pieces as well as our regular book reviews and noteworthy column </p>