The ISSS Annual Best Book Award recognizes a book on any aspect of security studies that excels in originality, significance, and rigor, published in the prior calendar year.
Eligibility Requirements
The book must have been published in 2019 on any aspect of security studies.
The author must be a member of ISA.
Application Process
The deadline for nominations is July 15,2020July 15, 2019.
Congratulations to the 2020 recipient of the ISSS Book Award, Lindsey (O'Rourke, Boston College) for her book Covert Regime Change: America’s Secret Cold War.
For a list of past recipients, please check below.
Past Recipients
Jennifer Dixon | Chair Villanova University March 2020- March 2021
Meet the Committee
Award Chairs please review dates to ensure deadlines are met.