This textbook aims to introduce students to the study of contemporary international security. It is aimed at second and third year undergraduates as well as postgraduate students undertaking a taught Masters degree programme. The style will be clear and accessible, with a minimum of jargon, and the book will include pedagogical features, such as boxes, key points, further reading and student questions.

Key theories and concepts will be presented in the introductory chapters, and applied to the case-stu