October 16-18 Event to Explore Security in a Time of Polarized Extremes
Johns Hopkins University will host the 2025 Joint International Security Studies Conference on October 16-18 at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. The event is co-sponsored by the International Security Studies Sections of both the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association, with support from the JHU’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Approximately 275 scholars and practitioners from around the world will present research on a variety of international affairs and security topics to include:
- Extremism, Organized Crime, and Irregular Warfare
- Artificial Intelligence
- Strategy and Grand Strategy
- Civil-Military Relations
- Great Power War
- Nuclear Proliferation and Non-Proliferation
- Space and Cyber Operations
- Domestic Politics and Public Opinion
- Sanctions, Embargos, and Trade
- Violence, Human Trauma, and Medical Intervention
- Security Studies Education, Curriculum, and Pedagogy
- Deterrence
- Alliance Politics
- Military Innovation and Emerging Technologies
- Small States and Middle Powers
- Regional Security Dynamics
- Sino-American Competition
- Arms Transfers, Defense Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chains
A collection of panel and roundtable discussions will facilitate the sharing of robust and compelling work taking place in both theory and practice around varied global security challenges while also exploring creative, imaginative, and innovative ways to confront rigidity in thinking that has resulted from current polarizing political extremes.
“This conference will expose our students and other participants to cutting-edge research centered around inherently complex international security challenges,” said director of the MA in Global Security Studies program Stephen M. Grenier, who along with Assistant Program Director Kathryn M. Fisher, will co-chair the conference. “Since solutions to these issues are rarely found within a single academic discipline, the conference allows interdisciplinary scholars – everyone from health researchers, artists, filmmakers, ethicists, and physicians – to discuss the effects of war on individuals and society. For example, attendees might observe natural and social scientists exploring how new technologies intersect with public policy and organizational change. Or they may hear economists, historians, and international relations scholars examining the global impacts of trade, conflict, and competition on state and non-state actors. We are pleased to host this high-impact opportunity for global discourse and discovery.”