International security studies

What it covers

This unit introduces you to key approaches, institutions, and contemporary issues in international security. It engages both traditional and non-traditional forms of security, examining global responses and options to address conflict, build peace, and create lasting security for states and individuals. You will engage with contemporary issues such as great power competition, the prospects for cooperation under conditions of uncertainty about the future, and the balance between justice and order in addressing global security threats. You will also examine different kinds of international security actors, forms of security governance and key challenges posed by environmental change and new technologies.

Assessment

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