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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: 1.880 (rank #27/95 International Relations)

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  • Unity among al-Qaeda groups in the Sahel

    Despite many centrifugal forces, al-Qaeda groups have maintained alliance cohesion in the Sahel since 2017. This is largely the outcome of the multi-pronged strategy of the al-Qaeda affiliated groups that shapes local communities and reduces the tension created by communal cleavages. International interventions need to break the ties among the al-Qaeda groups and their links to the local population. Read more →

  • Who wants to ban killer robots?

    Despite much talk about a killer robots, few states support a ban. In a new article, Ondřej Rosendorf shows that states lacking capacities to pursue killer robots are most in favour of a ban in addition to states with a strong humanitarian orientation. Read more →

  • Changes to the editorial board

    Contemporary Security Policy has an active Editorial Board, which reflects its aims and scope and its worldwide audience. The membership of Editorial Board is updated on an annual basis. Two colleagues are leaving the Editorial Board and four new colleagues have joined. Read more →

  • Adolescent Girls in Protracted Crises: Promoting Inclusion and Advancing Peace

    In protracted crises, adolescent girls experience violence in a manner that can be substantially different from women and boys, and unique to their demographic. Eleanor Gordon and Katrina Lee-Koo argue for the need to include adolescent girls in crisis response programming. Read more →

  • Three generations of proxy war research

    In a recent article, Vladimir Rauta reviews evaluates the progress of the proxy wars debate. He finds that there are three different generations of scholars: the founders, framers, and reformers. This conceptualization is helpful in thinking how to take research on proxy wars forward. Read more →

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