Papers first presented to the 30th Anniversary Annual Conference of the IISS held in Brighton, England, from 8 to 11 September 1988. IISS annual conference papers -- in 3 parts. Cover title. "Spring 1989." Adelphi Paper 235 -- Adelphi Paper 236 -- Adelphi Paper 237. PDF is available via the Library's subscription to Infomaworld: www.informaworld.com

pt. 1. The strategic environment: present and future -- a view from London/The Rt Hon. George Younger, TD DL MP -- IISS, the first thirty years: a general overview/Professor Sir Michael Howard -- The contribution of strategic studies : future challenges/Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- Is Soviet military strategy changing?/Dr. Paul Dibb -- The Soviet high command looks at Gorbachev/Dale R. Herspring -- The United States : decline or renewal?/Professor Samuel P. Huntington -- The United States : strengths and weaknesses/Dominique Moisi -- The European pillar : the American view/Hon. Helmut Sonnenfeldt -- Western Europe's strategic role : towards a European pillar?/Dr. Christoph Bertram ; pt. 2. The use of military force : constant factors and new trends/Professor Robert O'Neill -- The evolution and future of extended nuclear deterrence/Professor Lawrence Freedman -- The logic of strategy and the upkeep of extended deterrence/Dr. Edward N. Luttwak -- The East-West military balance : assessing change/Simon Lunn -- An unfavorable situation : NATO and the conventional balance/Dr. James A. Thomson -- Arms control : problems of success/Professor Adam Roberts -- From arms control to arms reductions : achievements and perspectives/Ambassador Gerard C. Smith ; pt. 3. Directions of change in the world strategic order/Professor Karl Kaiser -- Directions of change in the world strategic order : part II/Yehoshafat Harkabi -- The quest for technological superiority -- a misunderstanding of war?/Dr. Steven L. Canby -- Strategy : the impact of technology/Erik Klippenberg -- Economic change and alliance breakdown/Professor Bernard K. Gordon -- The strategic impact of world economic changes/Dr. Hanns W. Maull -- The super-powers, regional conflicts and world order/Dr. Shahram Chubin -- Regional conflicts : trends in a period of transition/Professor Jose Thiago Cintra -- Conclusion/Francois Heisbourg.