- "Security studies, also known as international security studies, is an academic sub-field within the wider discipline of international relations that studies organized violence, military conflict, national security, and international security."
The study of threats to state security, including military threats, terrorism, and cyber warfare.
State sovereignty: The principle that each state is autonomous and has exclusive control over its territory, population, and government.
International law: The body of rules and regulations that govern relations between states and other international actors, such as international organizations and multinational corporations.
Defense policy: The strategies, plans, and decisions related to military forces and the use of force by states.
Arms control and disarmament: Efforts to limit or reduce the number and types of weapons, such as nuclear weapons, held by states.
Intelligence and national security: The gathering and analysis of information relevant to a state's security, and the policies and actions taken to protect that information.
Cybersecurity: The protection of computer networks and systems from unauthorized access or attack.
Terrorism: Politically motivated violence perpetrated by non-state actors against civilians or government institutions.
Human security: The protection of individuals from threats such as poverty, disease, and violence.
Military doctrine: The set of principles and strategies that guide a state's military forces.
Peacekeeping and conflict resolution: Efforts to prevent violence or resolve conflicts peacefully, often through the deployment of international peacekeeping forces.
International organizations: E.g. United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Criminal Court) and their role in security studies.
Nuclear deterrence and proliferation: The use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent against aggression and efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Development and security: The relationship between economic development and international security, including issues such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.
International terrorism and responses: Terror tactics, transnational terrorism, and state responses to terrorism.
Radicalization and de-radicalization: The process by which people become radicalized and the methods that can be used to prevent or reverse this process.
Intelligence and counterintelligence: The gathering and analysis of information relevant to a state's security, and the policies and actions taken to protect that information.
National security strategy: The framework for a state's policies, plans, and procedures related to its national security goals.
Environmental security: Including the impacts of climate change, resource depletion, and environmental degradation on international security.
Non-state actors and militias: Including transnational criminal organizations, insurgent groups, and militias.
Humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect: The role of the international community in protecting individuals from harm, including through the use of force.
Military Security Studies: This type of security study focuses on the use of military force to protect national interests and deter threats from other states.
Strategic Studies: Strategic studies analyze the strategic environment and identify potential threats, with an emphasis on developing strategies to prevent or mitigate those threats.
Intelligence Studies: Intelligence studies focus on the collection and analysis of information to identify and assess threats to national security.
Terrorism Studies: This type of security study focuses on the study of terrorist groups, their ideology, tactics, and methods of operation.
Cybersecurity Studies: Cybersecurity studies examine the threats and vulnerabilities related to the use of computer networks and technology.
Environmental Security Studies: Environmental security studies consider the impact of environmental issues on national security, such as climate change, natural disasters and resource depletion.
Human Security Studies: This type of security study focuses on the human aspects of security, including food security, health security, and social and economic security.
Economic Security Studies: Economic security studies examine the economic factors that affect national and international security, including trade and financial policies and the role of multinational corporations.
Energy Security Studies: Energy security studies examine the importance of energy resources in the context of national security and international relations.
Legal Studies: Legal studies focus on the role of international law and human rights issues in the context of national security and international relations.
- "While the field (much like its parent field of international relations) is often meant to educate students who aspire to professional careers in think tanks, consulting, defense contractors, human rights NGOs or in government service positions focused on diplomacy, foreign policy, conflict resolution and prevention, emergency and disaster management, intelligence, and defense."
- "it can also be tailored to students seeking to professionally conduct academic research within academia, or as public intellectuals, pundits or journalists writing about security policy."
- "organized violence, military conflict, national security, and international security."
- "think tanks, consulting, defense contractors, human rights NGOs or in government service positions focused on diplomacy, foreign policy, conflict resolution and prevention, emergency and disaster management, intelligence, and defense."
- "tailored to students seeking to professionally conduct academic research within academia."
- "diplomacy, foreign policy, conflict resolution and prevention, emergency and disaster management, intelligence, and defense."
- "within the wider discipline of international relations."
- "much like its parent field of international relations."
- "organized violence, military conflict, national security, and international security."
- "focused on... conflict resolution and prevention."
- "focused on diplomacy, foreign policy."
- "focused on emergency and disaster management."
- "think tanks, consulting, defense contractors, human rights NGOs or in government service positions."
- "organized violence, military conflict, national security, and international security."
- "focused on... intelligence."
- "focused on... defense."
- "focused on... human rights NGOs."
- "educate students who aspire to professional careers."
- "as public intellectuals, pundits or journalists writing about security policy."