Understanding militarism after the end of the Cold War : History, international relations, and media studies ask new questions

Since the end of the Cold War, the study of militarism and militarization has been eclipsed by other, newer, concepts especially in the fields of history, international relations, and media studies. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, militarization has taken a back seat in discussions and questions concerning new types of conflicts, security, and actors that began to emerge in the 1990s. In this article, we document the work that has continued on the subject of militarism in various fields, explore the relevance of militarism as a concept in post-Cold War literature, and address what questions the field of militarism is equipped to answer.