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Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 8 Volume 15, Issue 8 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Signs of Myanmar's emergence from diplomatic isolation, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Obama's new missile-defence strategy, Long wait for EU reform ends, The Iranian nuclear crisis and China's military might on display - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5
Building Peace After War Mats Berdal The widespread practice of intervention by outside actors aimed at building 'sustainable peace' within societies ravaged by war has been a striking feature of the post-Cold War era. But, at a time when more peacekeepers are deployed around the world than at any other point in history, is the international will to intervene beginning to wane? And how capable are the systems that exist for planning and deploying 'peacebuilding' missions of fulfilling the increasingly complex tasks set for them?
Preventing Nuclear Dangers in Southeast Asia and Australasia Southeast Asia is on the cusp of joining the nuclear renaissance. Three countries in this region have announced plans for nuclear power, two others are deciding on the option and two more recently expressed an interest in this form of energy for the first time. Meanwhile, Myanmar plans to build a small research reactor and is the focus of rumours about clandestine nuclear cooperation with North Korea. Myanmar’s unclear intentions give rise to proliferation worries, while elsewhere in the region the majo
Survival Volume 51, No 5 Volume 51, Number 5 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.
Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 7 Volume 15, Issue 7 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, A new approach to Afghanistan, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Operation Overt, Japan's regime change, Europe's rapid-reponse forces and Australia's new defence strategy - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5
Transforming Pakistan: Ways out of instability Hilary Synnott Can Pakistan find a way out of violent instability? How severe are the problems of this strategically crucial country, and how much of a threat do they pose beyond Pakistan’s borders? Has Pakistan become an ungovernable failed state? Hilary Synnott draws on his experience of Pakistan to argue that any strategy for addressing the country’s problems requires a nuanced understanding of its turbulent history, the failings of successive governments and the weaknesses of core institutions. H
Survival Volume 51, No 4 Volume 51, Number 4 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.
Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 6 Volume 15, Issue 6 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Deadlock on climate change, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Ethnic strife in Xinjiang, New impetus for test ban treaty, South Africa under Zuma and Election crisis in Moldova - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5
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Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 5 Volume 15, Issue 5 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, North Korea's dangerous game, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - What now for Obama's Iran policy?, Obama tackles Mideast peace, Chechnya's war hangover and Shock win in India - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5
Survival Volume 51, No 3 Volume 51, Number 3 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.
China's African Challenges Sarah Raine China’s relations with African nations have changed dramatically over the past decade. African oil now accounts for more than 30% of China’s oil imports, and China is Africa’s second-largest single-country trading partner, as well as a leading lender and infrastructure investor on the continent. Yet these developments are bringing challenges, not only for Africa and the West, but for China as well. This book examines these challenges, considering Africa as a testing ground, both for Chines
Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 4 Volume 15, Issue 4 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, The drones of war, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Power-sharing in Zimbabwe, Kenya's political stalemate, UK rethink on counter-terrorism and Economic stress continues - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5
Japan's Remilitarisation Christopher W. Hughes Is Japan on a path towards assuming a greater military role internationally, or has the recent military normalisation ground to a halt since the premiership of Junichiro Koizumi? In this book, Christopher W. Hughes assesses developments in defence expenditure, civil–military relations, domestic and international military–industrial complexes, Japan’s procurement of regional and global power-projection capabilities, the expansion of US–Japan cooperation, and attitudes towards nuclear w
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Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 3 Volume 15, Issue 3 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Islamic extremism in India, is free to all readers, with the remaining four - Chavez's awkward tenth anniversary, Russia and the financial crisis, Flickers of hope in DRC and Balkan ambitions stall - accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5
Survival Volume 51, No 2 Volume 51, Number 2 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.