The Future of Security Studies

Abstract We situate the chapters that follow in the changing context of the study and practice of international security and show how rigorous thinking about the future informs the volume. Dramatic changes in the international security landscape against the backdrop of the increased salience of the classical security agenda of great power rivalry call for a new state-of-the-field compendium. The state of the field, meanwhile, is not what it was even a few years ago, with the rise of new approaches and the transformation of older ones. By asking leading thinkers to address developments in international security through a future-oriented lens, we are able to present readers with a comprehensive and cutting edge guide to the field.