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A???????????????????nswer the below questions from the attached readings. – Does it matter where we trace the origins of a discipline back to? – Some things to think about might be: how (if at all) does debating the origins of the field affect contemporary International Security Studies? What is the point (if any) in agreeing on a ‘start point’ for the discipline? Is this just academic navel gazing, or is there more to it? The attached readings will help you with this discussion: Buzan, Barry and Lene Hansen. The??????????????????? Evolution of International Security Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Especially “Introduction”, pages 1–7 and Chapter 1 “Defining International Security Studies”, pages 8–20. The inter-war years Baldwin, David. “Security Studies and the End of the Cold War.” World Politics 48, no. 1 (1995): 117–14120. 1930s America Ekbladh, David. “Present at the Creation: Edward Mead Earle and the Depression-Era Origins of Security Studies.” International Security 36, no???????????????????. 3 (2011-12): 107–141.