Survival : global politics and strategy (February-March 2020) : deterring North Korea

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue Nigel Gould-Davies assesses the impact of Western sanctions on Russia, arguing that they represent a major development in economic statecraft In a special colloquium on the North Korean nuclear threat, Jina Kim, John K. Warden, Adam Mount, Mira Rapp-Hooper, Vipin Narang, Ankit Panda, Ian Campbell and Michaela Dodge offer their ideas for deterring Pyongyang Alexander Klimburg warns that CYBERCOM’s strategy of ‘persistent engagement’ is encouraging a cyber arms race And eight more thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular book reviews and noteworthy column Cover Title Page Table of Contents Copyright Page Strategic Economic Statecraft Russia, the West and Sanctions Colloquium: Deterring a Nuclear North Korea Introduction Limiting North Korea's Coercive Nuclear Leverage Nuclear Stability on the Korean Peninsula North Korea: Risks of Escalation Deterring North Korea Noteworthy: After Soleimani - The Iran Crisis Back to Arms Control The New Nuclear MADness Lessons for Negotiating with North Korea The Cyber Challenge Mixed Signals: A Flawed Approach to Cyber Deterrence Deterring Cyber Coercion: The Exaggerated Problem of Attribution Eastern Promises Contemplating a Russia-Japan Rapprochement Political Transition on the Great Steppe: The Case of Kazakhstan Balkan Errands Serbian Interests in an Independent Kosovo Review Essays Greenland’s Hidden Treasure The Church and the Military in Russia Book Reviews Russia and Eurasia War, Conflict and the Military Asia-Pacific Letter to the Editor Closing Argument Impeachment, Trump and US Foreign Policy Strategic Survey Analyses The Events That Shaped Relations Between Major Powers, Region By Region, In The Last Year, And Identifies Key Themes For Policymakers And Analysts Looking Ahead To 2020. The 2019 Edition Features Essays On: · 5g Mobile Network Technology And Geopolitics · The Fate Of The New Start Agreement · Afghanistan And Regional Politics After A Us Withdrawal · The Gulf States' Competition In The Horn Of Africa · Putin's Russia: Consolidation And Manoeuvre · Iran After Khamenei · Germany, 30 Years After The Fall Of The Wall · Venezuela's Crisis And The Challenge Of Reconstruction This book analyses the events of the year that shaped relations beween major powers. It includes essays on the future of the World Trade Organisation; electoral disruption and the liberal order; urbanisation and violence; and the resurgence of information warfare The Strategic Survey is the annual review of world affairs from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It is an invaluable tool for interpreting world-wide strategic developments and the year's key events in international relations. Survival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs.