This special issue is conceived out of the proposition that recent developments in quantum theory as well as innovations in quantum technology have profound implications for international relations, especially in the field of international security. Interaction with quantum theory outside the circle of physics has been limited; our goal is to catalyse an informed debate on the virtues of quantum theory for international relations. As new scientific discoveries and technological applications suggest large-scale quantum phenomena, near-simultaneous interconnectivity creates global entanglements, and ubiquitous media produce profound observer-effects, we wish to make of quantum theory a human science. With the arrival of quantum computing, communications and artificial intelligence, we can also expect to see significant transformations in the nature, production and distribution of power and knowledge. This special issue introduces quantum approaches that can help us better understand, anticipate and perhaps even ameliorate the most pressing global issues facing us today and in the near future.

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“量化国际关系”：国际理论和安全实践的量子方法案例

本期特刊的构思源于量子理论的最新发展以及量子技术的创新对国际关系，尤其是国际安全领域的深远影响。与物理学界以外的量子理论的互动受到限制；我们的目标是就量子理论在国际关系中的作用展开一场有见地的辩论。由于新的科学发现和技术应用表明了大规模量子现象，近乎同时的互连性造成了全球纠缠，无处不在的媒体产生了深刻的观察者效应，我们希望使量子理论成为一门人文科学。随着量子计算、通信和人工智能的到来，我们也可以期待看到自然界的重大转变，权力和知识的生产和分配。本期特刊介绍了量子方法，可以帮助我们更好地理解、预测甚至改善我们今天和不久的将来面临的最紧迫的全球问题。