Christopher McIntosh is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bard College. His research explores the intersections of time, temporality, quantum social theory, war and political violence. His published work appears in International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Global Security Studies, International Theory, Security Dialogue, International Studies Review, Time and Society, and Millennium, among others. Currently, he is completing a book manuscript on the importance of the present as a frame for thinking international relations called: The Time of Global Politics.