This new textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject of security studies, with a strong emphasis on the use of ca

International Security Studies (ISS) has changed and diversified in many ways since 1945. This book provides the first intellectual history of the development o

Opposing views on the merits of formal rational choice approaches as they have been applied to international security studies. Formal theories and rational choi

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The first intellectual history of International Security Studies since 1945, providing an unparalleled survey for students and scholars.