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>