Welcome to the International Security Studies Section (ISSS) of the ISA!

The ISSS is dedicated to enhancing knowledge and understanding about a wide range of international security issues including war and peace, military effectiveness, civil-military relations, alliances and security institutions, terrorism, intervention, peacekeeping, and the political economy of violence, among others. We welcome a wide range of methodologies, disciplines and subject matter and seeks to encourage and recognize exceptional scholarship on security issues.

Like all sections of ISA the ISSS is entitled to sponsor panels and host events at the ISA Annual Convention. Other section events and activities will be organized by the section officers and leaders.

Please use the ISSS Links menu to the right to navigate the International Security Studies Section website.