Survival: June–July 2026

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.

In this issue:

· Ruben Stewart assesses that military integration rather than mass would critically diminish if the United States were to end its involvement in NATO – free to read

· Nick Childs observes that, with both sides poised for escalation, there is no plausible military option for reopening the Strait of Hormuz – free to read

· Carrie Soderman argues that the United States’ considerable domestic sources of rare-earth elements cast doubt on any alleged strategic necessity for it to territorially control Greenland

· Following Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Boldizsár Nagy reports joy in Budapest and forecasts Hungary’s rehabilitation as a reliable European Union and NATO partner

· And seven other thought-provoking pieces, as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column.

To read free articles from the journal, please visit its homepage at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tsur20.

Editor: Dr Dana Allin

Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson

Associate Editor: Carolyn West

Editorial Assistant: Anna Gallagher

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a registered charity with offices in Washington, London, Manama, Singapore and Berlin, is the world’s leading authority on political–military conflict. It is the primary independent source of accurate, objective information on international strategic issues. Publications include The Military Balance, an annual reference work on each nation’s defence capabilities; The Armed Conflict Survey, an annual review of the world’s active conflicts; Survival, a bimonthly journal on international affairs; Strategic Comments, an online analysis of topical issues in international affairs; and the Adelphi series of books on issues of international security.