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Iran under Ahmadinejad Ali M. Ansari The election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the summer of 2005 thrust Iran into the international limelight in a way that few...
Ending Terrorism Like all other terrorist movements, al-Qaeda will end. While it has traits that exploit and reflect the current international context, it is not utterly without precedent: some aspects of al-Qaeda are unusual, but many are not. Terrorist groups end according to recognisable patterns that have persisted for centuries, and they reflect, among other factors, the counter-terrorist policies taken against them. It makes sense to formulate those policies with a specific image of an end in mind. Understanding how
Classic Adelphi Papers The Evolution of Strategic Thought
Military Reform and Democratisation Karabekir Akkoyunlu There is no recipe for democratisation that can be readily applied to all countries. Every country presents unique factors that influence the fate of its democratic...
The Search for Security in Post-Taliban Afgha Cyrus Hodes and Mark Sedra By the middle of 2007, Afghans had become increasingly disillusioned with a state-building process that had failed to deliver the peace dividend that they were...
Russian Foreign Policy Beyond Putin Eugene B. Rumer Russia’s resurgence as an assertive actor in the global diplomatic arena after a long period of introspection and preoccupation with domestic troubles, and the economic...
Strategic Survey 2007 Launch Click here for the contents for Strategic Survey 2007. Strategic Survey 2007 was launched on Wednesday 12 September 2007 at 10:30am. Dr John Chipman, Director-General of...
Repairing the Damage Possibilities and limits of transatlantic consensus Dana H. Allin, Gilles Andréani, Philipe Errera and Gary Samore The damage that has been done to the transatlantic alliance will not...
Contemporary Piracy and Maritime Terrorism The threat to international security Martin N. Murphy Do piracy and maritime terrorism, individually or together, present a threat to international security, and what relationship if any...
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Developing the Mekong Regionalism and regional security in China–Southeast Asian relations Evelyn Goh In Southeast Asia, China’s growing economic and political strength has been accompanied by adept...
Year 2008 - Issue 1 Volume 50, Number 1 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.
Year 2008 - Issue 2 Volume 50, Number 2; Survival; the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.
Year 2007 - Issue 4 Volume 49, Number 4 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.
Year 2007 - Issue 1 Volume 49, Number 1 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.
Year 2007 - Issue 2 Volume 49, Number 2 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.
Year 2007 - Issue 3 Volume 49, Number 3 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.
The UK and Nuclear Deterrence The United Kingdom and Nuclear Deterrence Jeremy Stocker In December 2003 the British government announced that within a few years it would need to take decisions about the future of...