Survival October-November 2020: Pandemics and politics

<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>Adam Roberts explores pandemics and politics through the ages, arguing that trust in leadership is essential in the struggle against infectious diseases</li> <li>Rebecca Barber and Sarah Teitt contend that ASEAN should take a more activist approach to the Rohingya crisis to salvage its credibility</li> <li>Greg Austin assesses the strategic implications of China’s weak cyber defences</li> <li>Øystein Tunsjø casts doubt on the prospect of the Arctic becoming a theatre of great-power conflict</li> </ul><p>And eight more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular book reviews and Noteworthy column.</p> <p><strong>Survival 62.5 (October–November 2020), pp. 1–236</strong></p><p>Pandemics and Politics <em>Adam Roberts</em></p><p>The Rohingya Crisis: Can ASEAN Salvage Its Credibility? <em>Rebecca Barber and Sarah Teitt</em></p><p>The New Threat to the Test-Ban Treaty <em>Edward Ifft</em></p><p>Is Donald Trump America’s First Constructivist President? <em>Christopher J. Fettweis</em></p><p><strong>Noteworthy</strong></p><p>Saving Strategic Arms Control <em>Alexey Arbatov</em></p><p>Battalions to Brigades: The Future of European Defence <em>Sven Biscop</em></p><p>The Strategic Implications of China’s Weak Cyber Defences <em>Greg Austin</em></p><p>The Great Hype: False Visions of Conflict and Opportunity in the Arctic <em>Øystein Tunsjø</em></p><p>Iran’s Grand Strategic Logic <em>Kevjn Lim</em></p><p>Worse than Nothing: Why US Intervention Made Government Atrocities More Likely in Syria <em>Richard Hanania</em></p><p>Proper Spying <em>Rodric Braithwaite</em></p><p>Book Reviews</p><p>Middle East <em>Ray Takeyh</em></p><p>Economy <em>Erik Jones</em></p><p>South Asia <em>Teresita C. Schaffer</em> </p><p>Living and Dying Nations and the Age of COVID-19 <em>Benjamin Rhode</em></p>