In her article, @luciafrigo.bsky.social conducts a longitudinal study to understand the changes in the EU’s intelligence network as a result of Brexit and the eventual war in Ukraine. Read it #openaccess in our special section on security provision in Europe: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag047

The contributors to our latest special section look at how narratives within NATO, the US and European states have evolved in times of permanent emergency. Read the introduction here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag090

‘NATO … must also update the way it conceptualizes twenty-first century warfare’, write @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social, Dominika Kunertova, James Wesley Hutto & Elizabeth H. Redmond. Read their #openaccess policy paper as our Editors’ Choice article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag092

In their latest article, Aube Tollu examines the intimacies of jihadist group members through a queer lens. Read more about how queer theory offers critical insights into the social dynamics of Islamic State members: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag051

While the third nuclear age discourse brings significant security challenges to our attention, focusing on certain policy options as ‘realistic’ silences others. Learn more in @carolinapantoliano.bsky.social and @rhyscrilley.bsky.social’s #openaccess article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag039

China’s special envoy system is a neglected yet increasingly important aspect of their foreign policy. Hao Wu and Benjamin Barton develop an understanding of this system in our July issue: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag041

Was Ukraine’s post-independence attempt to be a buffer state a success between 1990 and 2014? Read more about how the lack of institutional anchoring contributed to the outcome in Anne Ingemann Johansen’s latest article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag055

How are the US's core allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific responding to changes in US foreign policy? Read @wdjames.bsky.social's article on the alliance strategies of the US with Australia, Japan, Poland and the UK: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag059

Does framing the oppression of women and girls as gender apartheid rather than gender persecution have an impact on US public opinion and policy preference? Read @joshschwartz.bsky.social and @mmgarrity.bsky.social’s latest #openaccess article to find out: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag088

How has China embedded long-term leverage across key sectors in Panama while avoiding confrontation with the US? Read Klaas Dykmann’s latest article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag057

In our July issue, Amlan Mishra develops the concept of positional power to explain how states strategically exploit institutional rivalry. Read more: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag056

‘Focus on nuclear escalation options is misguided and should be relaxed’, argue @lindedesma.bsky.social and Austin R. Cooper. Read their #openaccess article on rethinking European deterrence in our latest issue: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag091

‘The narrative of resilience replaced the peace one’, write Pol Bargués, Jonathan Joseph and @aejuncos.bsky.social. Read their #openaccess article on the EU and Nato in our July special section: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag050

In her latest #openaccess article, @mariannalovato.bsky.social looks at EU-UK sanction cooperation before and after Brexit to compare formal and informal institutions. Read more in our special section on the EU’s evolving security provision landscape: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag093

‘The EU has adopted regulatory instruments despite ongoing disagreements over the meaning and goals of technological sovereignty’, writes @catherinehoeffler.bsky.social. Read more about the EU’s approach to digital policy in our latest special section: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag085

In their latest article, Paul Bacon and @edoy12.bsky.social interview 12 leading Japanese experts on EU-Japan relations and security. Read it #openaccess in our special section on security provision in and beyond Europe: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag046

In just-published research in @iajournal.bsky.social, @joshschwartz.bsky.social and @mmgarrity.bsky.social test the impact of rhetorical framing and legal codification on public opinion about the severity and scope of human rights abuses. Read their findings: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

The limits of language: gender apartheid and public opinion

Looking at the case of the #EndGenderApartheid movement, this article evaluates how language in activist movements shapes public opinion and policy prefere

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Debates over language are omnipresent in politics, but what are the limits and unintentional effects of rhetorical framing? @mmgarrity.bsky.social and I explore these questions as it relates to the #EndGenderApartheid campaign in a new article in @iajournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

The limits of language: gender apartheid and public opinion

Looking at the case of the #EndGenderApartheid movement, this article evaluates how language in activist movements shapes public opinion and policy prefere

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‘The Brexit-induced disconnection from the EU’s intelligence network has had catastrophic security consequences’, writes @luciafrigo.bsky.social. Read her #openaccess article in our latest special section on security provision in Europe: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag047

‘The Brexit-induced disconnection from the EU’s intelligence network has had catastrophic security consequences’, writes Lucia Frigo. Read her #openaccess article in our latest special section on security provision in Europe: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag047

Our latest special section dives into transformations in security provision in and beyond Europe. 📖 Read the introduction Sarah Wolff, @karolinapomorska.bsky.social & @rgwhitman.bsky.social to learn how fluidity and flexibility are key in moments of transition: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag090

Our latest special section dives into transformations in security provision in & beyond Europe. 📖 Read the introduction by the guest editors Sarah Wolff, Karolina Pomorska & Richard Whitman to learn how fluidity and flexibility are key in moments of transition: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag090

🚨NEW ISSUE ALERT! 🌍Special section on Security provision in & beyond Europe 1️⃣5️⃣ articles on China’s special envoys, nuclear disarmament, gender apartheid & more! 📝Policy paper on NATO amid full spectrum drone warfare 1️⃣8️⃣ reviews of the latest IR books Read here: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/4

To have meaningful impact in the Middle East, the UN must rebuild credibility by moving beyond inherited structures and functions and embrace a genuine regional perspective. Alexander Costy and Adam Day’s (@adamdaygeneva.bsky.social) IA policy paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag054

⚖️ The interplay of loyalty, ego and necessity reflects the continual rebalancing of the moral economy that underpins strategic practice in warfare, writes @tom-waldman.bsky.social (@lborouniversity.bsky.social). Read his #openaccess article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag042

What can we learn from the cooperation and escalations in the Chile–Bolivia and Chile–Peru rivalries? @consuelothiers.bsky.social focuses on the period of 2006-2014 to identify how a leader’s personal characteristics shape foreign policy decisions: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag031

How have China & Russia attempted to mitigate implications of the EU’s shifting alignments and geopolitical distancing? Read @luissimonn.bsky.social (@csds.bsky.social) and Olivia Cheung’s #openaccess article to learn more about damage limitation strategies: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag044

👩‍⚖️ How do rule-makers claim authority to unilaterally make laws for other states? Helen Nesadurai focuses on the implications of the EU Deforestation Regulation and mandatory supply chain due diligence laws on sovereignty: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiag036

Read @sandbaggerone.bsky.social's review of @georgetownup.bsky.social's THE INTELLIGENCE INTELLECTUALS by @petercgrace.bsky.social in International Affairs this month. @iajournal.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org Buy the book in Europe! @ipsuk.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

We attended the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Brighton last week. Along with an exhibit booth, we were on 4️⃣roundtables: ➡️ Ask me Anything: IR Journal Publishing ➡️ Meet the Editors ➡️ Maximizing Impact: Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences ➡️ Bridging Academia and Policy in a Changing World