This new and updated edition of International Security Studies provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the subject of security studies, with a strong emphasis on the use of case studies to illustrate theoretical debates.

The most engaging, coherent, and up-to-date introduction to the field available. Extensively revised, the third edition is a comprehensive yet accessible account of IR theory, international actors, and global issues. This textbook is the ideal guide to navigating some of the most challenging and critical issues we face. World politics is changing fast. Spiralling energy and food costs are initiating a global hunger crisis. Our continued over-dependence on fossil fuels is causing dangerous climate change. International organisations, companies, sovereign states, diplomats, and citizens must work together to resolve multiple issues - from war in Ukraine to the global Covid-19 pandemic. This fully revised and updated third edition presents the concepts, theories and applications of world politics in a comprehensive and contemporary style to help you understand current global affairs. The text is packed with examples from around the world. It takes a distinctive longer-term historical perspective, showing how events from the 1500s impact on international structures and dynamics today. Covering all the essential topics, from international law and political economy to critical theory and security studies, this new edition includes: 3 brand new chapters on Foreign Policy Analysis, Race and Identity, and Global Health Fully revised historical chapters for a comprehensive historical perspective An expanded range of topics, cases, and cutting-edge research to fully reflect the latest empirical and theoretical developments Its unparalleled breadth and clarity make it the perfect introductory text for all undergraduate students of International Relations and Global Politics. Jeffrey Haynes is an emeritus professor of politics at London Metropolitan University. Peter Hough is an Associate Professor in International Politics at Middlesex University, London. Bruce Pilbeam is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University.

How can we better resolve issues like climate change or global pandemics?  When is resolution of armed conflict achievable? What impact does culture, religion or identity have on world events? Today’s world politics is complex, contested and changing fast. Sovereign states, big data, international institutions, world leaders, large companies, and citizens all have vested interests in the most momentous issues facing us. Whether it’s economic crisis, global health, nuclear deterrence or war, this text is the ideal guide to understanding the most critical issues of today, and the competing ways to interpret them.  Extensively revised, the third edition takes you through the key events and changes in world politics from the 1500s, showing how historical events and developments are essential for understanding world politics today. Packed with examples from around the world, the book introduces the reader to different theories, concepts, issues, and actors in world politics.Covering all the essential topics, from international law and political economy to critical theory and security studies, this new edition includes: - 3 brand new chapters on Foreign Policy Analysis, Race and Identity, and Global Health - Fully revised historical chapters for a comprehensive historical perspective - An expanded range of topics, cases, and cutting-edge research to fully reflect the latest empirical and theoretical developments Its unparalleled breadth and clarity make it the perfect introductory text for all undergraduate students of International Relations and Global Politics. Jeffrey Haynes is an emeritus professor of politics at London Metropolitan University. Peter Hough is an Associate Professor in International Politics at Middlesex University, London. Bruce Pilbeam is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University.