Quatar gifted a luxury Boeing to Trump. Autocracies give more lavish diplomatic gifts than democracies. Why? Domestic politics. New article w @olejacobsending.bsky.social and Neil Ketchley in The Review of International Organizations @springernature.com link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“Ambassador, you’re really spoiling us!” Diplomatic gifts and profligate autocrats - The Review of International Organizations

The Review of International Organizations - Qatar’s “unconditional” gift of a $400 million Boeing 747-8 to Donald Trump serves as a reminder that states have long used diplomatic...

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"How empires emerge" by @skumsrud.bsky.social has been recently published in EJIR and is available online! You can read it here: t1p.de/w01bi

The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa, by Neil Ketchley, Morten S. Andersen & Ole Jacob Sending

The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa

It is now common for US government officials and policy analysts to cite China as the most significant current threat to US foreign policy interests. This article examines how the US foreign policy...

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The BRI isn’t really a thing in the MENA - but you wouldn’t know that from U.S. think tank reports. Neil Ketchley, @olejacobsending.bsky.social, and I analyzed 3000 of them. We show the “China threat” is used to repackage old U.S. foreign policy concerns under the banner of “great power competition»

The Chinese are coming! US think tanks and the Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa

It is now common for US government officials and policy analysts to cite China as the most significant current threat to US foreign policy interests. This article examines how the US foreign policy...

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Very much looking forward to presenting a paper next week at the NUPI Theory Conference, on "Diagnosing Disorder and the Historical Turn." The roundtable discussion later in the week will be streaming at the link below.

Roundtable: Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics | NUPI

What is the relevance of constructivist scholarship in a world shaped by great power competition, war, and security concerns?

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When we analyze international politics, we take many things for granted – including the idea that the world is governed by a balance of power and "anarchy," meaning that no one stands above states. But where do these assumptions come from? More from @skumsrud.bsky.social's most recent article ⬇️

Concepts Don’t Float Above Politics | NUPI

When we talk about and analyze international politics today, we take many things for granted – including the idea that the world is governed by a balance of power and "anarchy," meaning that...

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Thrilled that my article on treason and political community is (finally) out with International Political Sociology! academic.oup.com/ips/article-...

IR101 says anarchy leads to balance of power. What if it’s the other way around? My new ISQ article (OA!) rethinks two core IR concepts through conceptual history

Anarchy Is What the Balance of Power Made of It: Two Core Concepts and the Public/Private Distinction in International Relations

Abstract. In this article, I question a familiar assumption in International Relations (IR): that the balance of power and anarchy are mutually reinforcing

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Permanent position, senior researcher on Asia & int’l pol. Deadline: May 15.

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🌏 NUPI is seeking a senior researcher with expertise on major regional powers, #China and #India in particular, and political developments in Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia. Apply by 15 May!

Heads up IR friends: you have five days left to submit your abstract to NUPI'a inaugural theory conference! 250-500€ travel reimbursements, plus (most) food will be provided. www.nupi.no/en/events/20...

Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI

Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times

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📣 Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference, 22-24 Sep. "Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times" 🗓️ Abstract (max 300 words) due by 1 April 2025. NUPI will provide accommodation and travel reimbursements. Details: www.nupi.no/en/events/20...

Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI

Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times

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IR scholars working in/on the Nordic countries: Join us for the Inaugural Meeting of the Nordic Caucus (NOCA) of the @isanet.bsky.social at #ISA2025 (Sunday March 2, 12:30-13:30 in Buckingham, Chicago Hilton)!

The Call for Abstracts for the first ever NUPI (@nupinytt.bsky.social) Theory Conference in Oslo 22-24 September: "Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times". With a keynote by the excellent Stefano Guzzini, and a roundtable tba. We hope to see you there!

Call for Abstracts: 2025 NUPI Theory Conference | NUPI

Constructivism in an Era of Geopolitics: Social Construction in Turbulent Times

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Her blir det nye redaktørlaget til tidsskriftet Internasjonal Politikk 🌎 Dette blir gøy! www.nupi.no/nyheter/nytt...

Nytt redaktør-team i Internasjonal politikk | NUPI

Tre nye redaktørar tek over styringa i NUPI-tidsskriftet Internasjonal politikk (IP).

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🌐 Just Released! «The Political Economy of National Security, Critical Infrastructure and Securitization of Foreign Investments», edited by Jakub M. Godzimirski and me, investigates how states reorient their strategies facing the securitization of foreign direct investments. bit.ly/405vV6d

The Political Economy of National Security, Critical Infrastructure and Securitization of Foreign Investments

This book comprehensively examines the subsequent repositioning of foreign investment policy and its consequences for national and international politics.

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Blended finance uses public funds to attract private investments to close a $2.5 trillion SDG funding gap.💸 How it works in practice is unclear. @nupinytt.bsky.social is now hiring to help find out! Apply by Jan 15: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Senior researcher (272846) | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Job title: Senior researcher (272846), Employer: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 2025

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Pleased (and relieved) to have just submitted proofs for our volume "Governing Nature and the Making of World Order". Thanks to our contributors for their wonderful chapters & meeting our rather strict deadlines! Here's a sneak preview of the cover we settled on after extensive public polling...

A gentle reminder to all IR scholars out there: proposals for KICKASS SPECIAL ISSUES are due in about TWO WEEKS.

Cooperation and Conflict@coco-journal.bsky.social · 2y ago

Cooperation and Conflict has just published its annual call for Special Issue proposals. Deadline is 15 December: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...

📦 November 29, 2024, will be the last day NUPI is located at C.J. Hambros plass in Oslo. After over 20 years in the same location, from 2025 we will be at Rosenkrantz Gate 22, a stone's throw from Rådhusplassen.

NUPI is moving! | NUPI

November 29, 2024, will be the last day NUPI is located at C.J. Hambros plass in Oslo. After over 20 years in the same location, from 2025 we will be at Rosenkrantz Gate 22, a stone's throw from ...

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«A Nordic Caucus within the ISA would serve as a dedicated platform to promote regional collaboration, foster dialogue, and support scholars working in and on Nordic-related topics»

Halvard Leira@halvardl.bsky.social · 2y ago

Dear academic friends and members of the ISA. Please take a minute to read and sign this! www.openpetition.eu/petition/onl...

This just arrived at my door! Honored to contribute to this festschrift, edited by @halvardl.bsky.social, Alireza Shams Lahijani, and Einar Wigen, celebrating my friend, colleague, and mentor Iver B. Neumann. @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social, Jon Harald S. Lie, and I ponder the Neumannian methodology.

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A Starter Pack for History/IR folks - just to make this space more useful more quickly. It’s super improvised & I’m sure I forgot to include many, so please lmk! 👇 go.bsky.app/CUyrrn3

@hist-isanet.bsky.social is on here! Follow & spread the word #HistIR