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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.

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  • U.S. troops abroad lower allies’ will to fight for their own country

    U.S. President Donald Trump has Read more →

  • War as violent politics: A proposed framework for irregular and non-traditional strategies

    David H. Ucko and Thomas A. Marks propose a theoretical framework that places military tasks in their proper supporting relation vis-à-vis the political and which identifies and explores the interaction of military tasks with other, non-military lines of effort. Read more →

  • 2018 ISA Conference: The Power of Rules and Rule of Power

    The theme of the 2018 ISA Annual Convention is The Power of Rules and Rule of Power. Over the past five years, Contemporary Security Policy has published various articles that address questions of power, rules as well as their interaction. Read more →

  • Chemical weapons justice for Syria

    There appears to be agreement at the international level that those who employ chemical weapons should be punished. But in the Syrian case it has been clear that this does not equate to a guarantee of swift prosecution. Read more →

  • How contestation can strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime

    How robust is the Non-Proliferation Treaty which has recently come under attack? Carmen Wunderlich and Harald Müller examine contestation within the nuclear nonproliferation regime. They argue that debate over international norms does not necessarily result in erosion. Read more →

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