Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security. The second workshop focused on emerging trends and methods in international security and this publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop.

• Front Matter
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Status, Power, and Reputation
• 3 Strategic Use of Information
• 4 Forecasting Methods and Topics
• 5 Trends in Social Science Methods
• 6 Closing Thoughts
• Appendix A: Statement of Task for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security
• Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix C: Participants List
• Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members and Presenters