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> <p><strong>Survival 62.3 (June-July 2020), pp. 1–240</strong></p><p>From Wuhan to the World: How the Pandemic Will Reshape Geopolitics, by François Heisbourg</p><p>Strategy for a Pandemic: The UK and COVID-19, by Lawrence Freedman</p><p>The Scientific Response to COVID-19 and Lessons for Security, by Gigi Kwik Gronvall</p><p>Sanctioning Pandemic-plagued Iran, by Mark Fitzpatrick</p><p>Subtle Connections: Pandemic and the Authoritarian Impulse, by Steven Simon</p><p>Noteworthy</p><p>Spin-on: How the US Can Meet China’s Technological Challenge, by David C. Gompert</p><p>War in the Grey Zone: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Implications, by Geraint Hughes</p><p>Germany, Japan and the Fate of International Order, by Ellis S. Krauss and </p><p>Hanns W. Maull</p><p>Together or Apart? The European Union’s East–West Divide, by Veronica Anghel </p><p>What Is This Thing Called Peace?, by Mats Berdal</p><p>Great Leaders and Bad History, by Rodric Braithwaite</p><p>Book Reviews</p><p>Culture and Society, by Jeffrey Mazo</p><p>Latin America, by Russell Crandall with Frederick Richardson</p><p>Europe, by Erik Jones</p><p>CIA Agonistes, by Jonathan Stevenson</p>