Strategic Survey 2016 – The Annual Review of World Affairs

Strategic Survey 2016: The Annual Review of World Affairs provides objective, in-depth analysis of the developing relationships between major powers, charting the significant events and strategic decisions of the year.

Rising populism and intractable conflict shook the international system in the year to mid-2016. Worldwide dissatisfaction with ruling elites and resistance to globalisation appeared to reach a crescendo. Wars across the Middle East showed little sign of abating. The increasing assertiveness and military capabilities of China and Russia amplified competition, and the attendant risk of conflict, between major powers.

The 2016 Strategic Survey analyses the trends that shaped relations between global powers in the past year. This edition contains an expanded chapter of thematic essays to give the reader broader insight into these important trends, focusing its analysis of domestic events on those that affect relations between countries.

Essay topics include:
+ the difficulties facing the nuclear non-proliferation movement
+ the effects of geo-physical change on international politics
+ the role of technology in shaping the character of conflict

The Drivers of Strategic Change chapter identifies the most important overarching trends in each region, using select data and other indicators.

The Strategic Geography section includes maps on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the development of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL), and the impact of sanctions on Russia.

• Primary Source

IISS: Press Release, 27.09.16: World in drift as power shifts undermine global order, IISS study concludes http://www.iiss.org/en/about-s-us/press-s-room/press-s-releases/strategic-survey-2016-8fb4

Strategic Survey 2016 is also accessible via Taylor and Francis Online http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tssu20/116/1

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