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A British Army report into the post-conflict stabilisation of Iraq has just been declassified. Here, the report is published and its author – IISS Senior Fellow for Land Warfare Ben Barry – explains some of its conclusions.
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North Korea conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test on 9 September, and is moving towards mounting a nuclear bomb on ballistic missiles of increasing range. Greater US and Chinese assertiveness and more creative strategies are needed to restrain Pyongyang.
Now in its 50th edition, Strategic Survey 2016: The Annual Review of World Affairs charts the significant events and strategic decisions of the year. The book launch, featuring IISS experts, was streamed live from our London headquarters on 27 September.
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In this issue, Anatol Lieven, Nigel Inkster and Kori Schake consider America's electoral choices. Also in the issue, Pierre Noël on the new oil regime; Sophia Besch, James Black and Seyed Hossein Mousavian on Brexit; and Bruno Tertrais on imagining a NATO-Russia conflict.
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All IISS Adelphi books are on offer at three for the price of two. Here we recommend the nuclear collection, to mark the publication of 'Improving the security of all nuclear materials', a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP).
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This new Adelphi book looks at what constitutes an effective and realistic strategy for dealing with armed groups.
The IISS’s inaugural online Annual Review highlights its key achievements in 2015–16.
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The annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of over 171 countries. It is an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious studies of security policy and military affairs.
New features of Military Balance 2016
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