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Politics & Security is an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal published quarterly since 2017 by the Higher School of Security and Economics, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and operated by ESS-Press. Issues appear in March, June, September and December. English has been the primary language of publication since 2021, giving the journal a broad international readership.
Focus and Scope. The journal publishes original peer-reviewed research at the intersection of political science, security studies, public administration, law, and the economic dimensions of security. Its core areas are:
- national and international security;
- governance under security pressure;
- financial and economic instruments of statecraft;
- legal frameworks regulating security policy.
Manuscripts outside these thematic boundaries are not considered. All content is freely available on publication, without embargo.
ISSN 2815-3324 (Online) · ISSN 2535-0358 (Print)