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Contemporary Security Policy

At the nexus of proof and policy, we have published research on armed violence, intervention, and conflict resolution since 1980. Impact factor: 5.900 (rank #3/96 International Relations)

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  • Call for the 2025 Special Issue

    Contemporary Security Policy is seeking Read more →

  • U.S. Alliance Credibility after the 2021 Afghanistan Withdrawal

    In late 2021, numerous commentators feared that America’s dramatic troop withdrawal from Afghanistan would hurt its credibility as a great-power security patron among onlookers in key allied and adversarial countries. A new article by D.G. Kim, Joshua Byun, and Jiyoung Ko shows why such fears are likely overblown.  Read more →

  • Privatizing security and authoritarian adaptation in the Arab region since the 2010–2011 uprisings

    In a new article, Engy Moussa studies the rise of private security companies in the Arab region since the 2010-2011 uprisings. She finds that this development offer new venues to enrich and strengthen the ruling elites. Read more →

  • Zero-day vulnerabilities are powerful cyber weapons: Use them or patch them?

    The U.S. government faces a dilemma regarding zero-day vulnerabilities: it can either stockpile or disclose them. In a new article, Marcelo M. Leal and Paul Musgrave show that Americans overwhelmingly support the disclosure of information about zero-day vulnerabilities to vendors. Read more →

  • What drives states to join universal WMD treaties

    Our understanding of WMD treaties is largely based on what we know about the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Jan Karlas studies instead state participation in all 10 universal treaties. He finds that states ratify those treaties for a variety of reasons. Read more →

Recent Posts

  • Call for the 2025 Special Issue
  • U.S. Alliance Credibility after the 2021 Afghanistan Withdrawal
  • Privatizing security and authoritarian adaptation in the Arab region since the 2010–2011 uprisings
  • Zero-day vulnerabilities are powerful cyber weapons: Use them or patch them?
  • What drives states to join universal WMD treaties

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