"This book brings various concepts, issues, debates and other developments in international relations, strategic studies and security studies together for the convenience of the student community. Concepts and issues including nation state, national power, national security, war and peace, internal security, regionalism, regional organisations, nuclear strategies, etc. along with approaches to conflict management and conflict resolution are spelt out.
The book also seeks to explain the evolution of strategic studies and nuclear strategies of various countries. Finally, the discussions done in the earlier chapters is used as a base to understand and analyse some of the contemporary security issues."