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Survival 67.6 (December 2025-January 2026), 244

The Geopolitics of Governance, by Michael Carpenter

Double-talk: Russia's Variable Ideology, by Marlene Laruelle

Reverse Convergence? Donald Trump and the Prospect for US-China Stability, by Lanxin Xiang

Why the Vatican Matters in Global Politics, by Jodok Troy

The Deals-based International Order?, by John Raine

Cause for Relief? US Strategic Policies in Trump's Second Term, by Michael O'Hanlon

India's Multi-alignment Challenges, by Viraj Solanki

Noteworthy: Dialogues

The Atlantic Alliance: Diverging Interests, Converging Policies, by Jonathan D. Caverley and Ethan B. Kapstein

Russia's Sabotage Campaign in Europe, by Seth G. Jones

The War Within: Gaza, Netanyahu and Israel's Security Services, by Guy Ziv

Reforming for Relevance: The UN at 80, by Farrukh Khan

Can China Win the Trade War?, by Chris Clague

Storyboarding America, by Jonathan Stevenson

Book Reviews

War, Conflict and the Military, by Franz-Stefan Gady

United States, by David C. Unger

Europe, by Hanns W. Maull

Counter-terrorism and Intelligence, by Jonathan Stevenson

Syria's Unsteady Transition, by Emile Hokayem