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100+ years as a leading international relations journal.

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Our first issue of the year is OUT NOW‼️

This issue features research articles on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, and Syria's future, policy papers on the UN's role in peace and conflict, and 25 book reviews.📚

👉 Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
📢 NEW BLOG ALERT!

To ring in the new year, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira is back with 5️⃣ recommendations of the latest International Relations books to keep you hooked.

Check them out 👇
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Top 5 books: January 2026
Every new year brings new challenges, but picking which book to read next should not be one of them. In this round-up of the best books…
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January 27, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Whilst the UN system may not be capable of resolving the most major contemporary conflicts, it remains an important channel for diplomatic bargaining between the veto powers.

Learn why in the latest policy paper by
richardgowan1.bsky.social (of @crisisgroup.org): doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Have you read our newest issue yet? 📚

We bring you research on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, Syria's future and lots more.

Read here 👉 academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Very happy that my review of Aaron McKeil’s ‘Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder’ - exploring why modern cosmopolitan ideas and movements have been unable to overturn the norms of international order - is available now in @iajournal.bsky.social

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Cosmopolitan imaginaries and international disorder
One can hardly envisage a more intelligently cogent exploration of the cosmopolitan imaginary in international society. In this book, Aaron McKeil addresse
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January 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Delighted to be included in the first issue of International Affairs in 2026! I review Yongjin Zhang's "Reimagining the international: Chinese world ordering before the west." Read it here: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
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Our first issue of the year is OUT NOW‼️

This issue features research articles on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, and Syria's future, policy papers on the UN's role in peace and conflict, and 25 book reviews.📚

👉 Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Also featuring my first solo authored paper presenting an index of LGBTIQ+ inclusion and agency in truth commissions - you should check it out: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

(I did a thing!)
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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#Trump 2.0 has just disengaged the #US from 66 more int’ institutions!

My systematic study of Trump 1.0’s attacks against #multilateralism, published in the latest issue of @iajournal.bsky.social, offers some lessons for today’s challenges:
doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
Our first issue of the year is OUT NOW‼️

This issue features research articles on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, and Syria's future, policy papers on the UN's role in peace and conflict, and 25 book reviews.📚

👉 Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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📚 My review of Mark Lowenthal's excellent study of the US intelligence community, Vigilance Is Not Enough, is available in the @iajournal.bsky.social journal.

A comprehensive study of the the development of US intelligence - well worth a read.

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January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Great to write w my brilliant friend Cintia Quiliconi @flacsoecuador.bsky.social about Latin American regional migration governance and its shift from human-rights frameworks towards more discretionary, security-driven approaches- and what it means for protection and policy. doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
January 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Our first issue of the year is OUT NOW‼️

This issue features research articles on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, and Syria's future, policy papers on the UN's role in peace and conflict, and 25 book reviews.📚

👉 Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
What will 2026 mean for international affairs? 🌏

Check out the latest story from our sister publication @theworldtoday.org that brings together @chathamhouse.org experts to tackle this question:
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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📢 Our winter issue is here! ❄️

Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎

Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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What can we learn from Trump 1.0 for Trump 2.0 🇺🇸 and the future of the liberal international order #LIO? 🌐

In a recent study in @iajournal.bsky.social, I assessed #Trump 1.0’s attacks against int’ institutions and their consequences: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Key findings & implications👇
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Order 'Insurgent Nations' by Paula Cristina Roque 👉 www.hurstpublishers.com/book/insurge...

Part of the 'African Arguments Series'.
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄

Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.

Check them out 👇
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Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Vuk Vuksanovic's "Serbia's Balancing Act" is featured on this curated list!

📚 www.bloomsbury.com/9781350400603

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Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄

Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.

Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
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December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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We are truly honoured to be one of ten titles on @iajournal.bsky.social's Christmas reading list 2025. 🎅🎄
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄

Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.

Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
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December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄

Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.

Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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More on the “mainstreaming of Marxism” here with International Affairs
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Mainstreaming Marxism: on the anarchic structure of world economy
This article argues that issues of class and race have been excluded from considerations of the anarchic structure of world economy. By studying together s
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December 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
📢 We want your contribution!

Are you a policy-maker or practitioner in conflict prevention, humanitarian intervention, international law or security issues? Submit a policy paper to us!

Read our author guidelines to find out more👇
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November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Check out the latest work from our senior lecturer, Dr Birte Gippert published in @iajournal.bsky.social 📚
⚡️Delighted to see my new article out in International Affairs! doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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⚡️Delighted to see my new article out in International Affairs! doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
October 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🚨Our November issue is out now!

🛡️ 14 research articles on security in the Gulf, decolonizing the British army and more

💴 1 policy paper on Chinese private capital in west Africa

🌏 1 review forum on world orders

📚 26 reviews of latest IR books

Read here > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/6
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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My new article in International Affairs (with Alicia Fjällhed): the Strategic Self explains how wartime digital diplomacy works—where communication becomes strategy. 1/3
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October 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM