Survival: April - May 2023

<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> <p> </p> <li>Franz-Stefan Gady and Michael Kofman assess that Ukraine will not be able to avoid attrition in its military strategy against Russia</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Nigel Gould-Davies assesses that Vladimir Putin's priority has shifted from demobilising the population from politics to mobilising it behind the war</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Bastian Giegerich and Ben Schreer judge that Germany still requires significant changes to its defence and foreign policies for <i>Zeitenwende</i> to be meaningful</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Lynn Kuok believes that framing great-power competition as an ideological struggle is counterproductive to the United States' partnerships in the Asia-Pacific</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Adam Mount observes that a fixation on nuclear assurance is harming the military alliance between the United States and South Korea </li> </ul><p>And seven more thought-provoking pieces as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.</p><p>Editor: Dr Dana Allin</p><p>Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson</p><p>Associate Editor: Carolyn West</p><p>Editorial Assistant: Charlie Zawadzki</p>