The Strategic Survey 2021

INTRODUCTION

? Editor's Introduction

? Drivers of Strategic Change

KEY EVENTS 2020-21

STRATEGIC PROSPECTS

STRATEGIC POLICY

? How Have Global Power and Influence Shifted?

? Vaccine Diplomacy: How is global politics shaping the fight against COVID-19?

? Digital Conflicts: Higher intensity, inadequate responses

? European Geo-economic Strategies towards the Indo-Pacific: Diversifying engagement to enhance resilience?

? The Rise of Carbon Neutrality: Is the new optimism justified?

NORTH AMERICA

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? US-China Relations: A game of two halves

? America's Crisis of Democracy: Is the country governable?

? Trump's Legacy for America's National-Security Institutions: Can the damage be repaired?

ASIA

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? Taiwan: A front line in the new cold war?

? South Korea's Foreign Policy: Local or global?

? India-China Border Tensions: What are the strategic implications for the Indo-Pacific?

? The Biden Administration's South Asia Policy: Change or continuity?

EUROPE

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? Britain and the European Union After Brexit: How far is Brexit really 'done'?

? The Reality of EU Defence Capabilities

RUSSIA AND EURASIA

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? A Belarusian Spring in Autumn: How much has changed, and what next?

? The Changing Security Landscape of the South Caucasus: A new Armenia-Azerbaijan war

? Uzbekistan: Testing the Mirziyoyev Agenda: How are domestic reforms and more cooperative diplomacy faring?

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? Restoring the Iran Nuclear Deal: Can Iran's nuclear hedging be constrained by diplomacy, or merely legitimised?

? The Abraham Accords: How important are they?

? The Future of Islamic Insurgencies: Have they passed their peak?

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? Sudan's Slow-Motion Revolution: Will transition lead to stability and growth?

? Ethiopia's Conflict in Tigray: Will the centre hold?

? France's African Intervention: Is Gulliver tied up in the Sahel?

LATIN AMERICA

? Drivers of Strategic Change

? 2020-21 Review

? The Crisis of Mass Emigration from Venezuela: How severe and what can be done?

? Alberto Fernandez's Challenges in a Pandemic World: Can Argentina put populism and defaults behind it?

? Militarisation in Mexico: Many risks and few rewards?