Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA
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⏰ Last call: FPA Section travel grants for #ISA2026 (Columbus) — two awards of $750. Priority: grad students, Global South scholars, and those with limited institutional support. Send CV + motivation letter by 1 Oct 2025. Details: www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⏰ Last call: FPA Section travel grants for #ISA2026 (Columbus) — two awards of $750. Priority: grad students, Global South scholars, and those with limited institutional support. Send CV + motivation letter by 1 Oct 2025. Details: www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
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All Things Work Together for Good: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Affect the Allocation of Foreign Aid
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All Things Work Together for Good: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Affect the Allocation of Foreign Aid
Abstract. Bilateral investment treaties’ (BITs) intended effects can hardly be achieved independent of other policy instruments. We argue that foreign aid
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September 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
All Things Work Together for Good: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Affect the Allocation of Foreign Aid
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Zhiyuan Wang, Jun Xiang
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🌎 #JavierMilei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling it's diplomatic institutions, argues @consuelothiers.bsky.social.
💭 As ideology replaces expertise, #Argentina is a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations.
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💭 As ideology replaces expertise, #Argentina is a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations.
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Milei’s Argentina and the unmaking of diplomacy
Consuelo Thiers argues that Javier Milei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling its diplomatic institutions. As ideology replaces expertise, and institutional norms…
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August 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🌎 #JavierMilei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling it's diplomatic institutions, argues @consuelothiers.bsky.social.
💭 As ideology replaces expertise, #Argentina is a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations.
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💭 As ideology replaces expertise, #Argentina is a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations.
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Asadzade (2025) shows, survey data from Iran before and during the 2024 Iran–Israel confrontation reveal a sharp rise in support for nuclear weapons, driven mainly by security concerns and deterrence needs.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Asadzade (2025) shows, survey data from Iran before and during the 2024 Iran–Israel confrontation reveal a sharp rise in support for nuclear weapons, driven mainly by security concerns and deterrence needs.
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The easiest way to check out candidate symbols and electoral lists for the Moldovan legislative election is www.alegeri.md, which is run by the Adept think tank. One logo made me laugh because it illustrates how rushed the pro-Russian electoral bloc was ...
August 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The easiest way to check out candidate symbols and electoral lists for the Moldovan legislative election is www.alegeri.md, which is run by the Adept think tank. One logo made me laugh because it illustrates how rushed the pro-Russian electoral bloc was ...
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Have you registered for the BISA-ISA Joint workshops in #Newcastle 2025? The pre-registration deadline is August 15th!! We hope you'll join us in Newcastle, Oct 10-12! buff.ly/iZ4GsxF
August 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Have you registered for the BISA-ISA Joint workshops in #Newcastle 2025? The pre-registration deadline is August 15th!! We hope you'll join us in Newcastle, Oct 10-12! buff.ly/iZ4GsxF
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August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Imanishi (2025) shows that U.S. emergency aid increases not just with media volume, but especially when coverage is diverse in framing—revealing that “attention diversity” significantly shapes bureaucratic responsiveness.
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July 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Imanishi (2025) shows that U.S. emergency aid increases not just with media volume, but especially when coverage is diverse in framing—revealing that “attention diversity” significantly shapes bureaucratic responsiveness.
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Heimann and Kampf (2025) examine how interpersonal diplomatic offenses, such as degradation and marginalization, disrupt state relations and call for integrating these micro-level interactions into International Relations theory.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Heimann and Kampf (2025) examine how interpersonal diplomatic offenses, such as degradation and marginalization, disrupt state relations and call for integrating these micro-level interactions into International Relations theory.
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🏆 The FPA Section is now accepting nominations for:
🔹 Distinguished Scholar Award (10 June)
🔹 Alexander George Best Paper Award (10 June)
🔹 Best Book in FPA Award (31 July)
🔹 Margaret Hermann Award for Best Text Analysis Paper (31 July)
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🔹 Distinguished Scholar Award (10 June)
🔹 Alexander George Best Paper Award (10 June)
🔹 Best Book in FPA Award (31 July)
🔹 Margaret Hermann Award for Best Text Analysis Paper (31 July)
Details: isanet.org/Programs/Award…
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May 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🏆 The FPA Section is now accepting nominations for:
🔹 Distinguished Scholar Award (10 June)
🔹 Alexander George Best Paper Award (10 June)
🔹 Best Book in FPA Award (31 July)
🔹 Margaret Hermann Award for Best Text Analysis Paper (31 July)
Details: isanet.org/Programs/Award…
🔹 Distinguished Scholar Award (10 June)
🔹 Alexander George Best Paper Award (10 June)
🔹 Best Book in FPA Award (31 July)
🔹 Margaret Hermann Award for Best Text Analysis Paper (31 July)
Details: isanet.org/Programs/Award…
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Registration is open for a @isanet.bsky.social webinar on Theorizing Emotions in World Politics in memory of Emma Hutchison. 5 June 2025 14:00h GMT. Thanks to chair/participants: @aslifc.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: In Memory of Emma Hutchison: Theorizing Emotions in World Politics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Despite its centrality to world politics, emotions were rarely acknowledged as a significant point of engagement and theorization in the discipline of International Relations. That begin to change wit...
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April 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Registration is open for a @isanet.bsky.social webinar on Theorizing Emotions in World Politics in memory of Emma Hutchison. 5 June 2025 14:00h GMT. Thanks to chair/participants: @aslifc.bsky.social
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Zaynab El Bernoussi
Jessica Auchter
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Zaynab El Bernoussi
Jessica Auchter
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In the face of Trump’s dramatic new trade barriers, Latin American countries are getting more creative, writes Catherine Osborn.
Latin America Jumps up the Priority List
Ten thinkers on the start of the U.S. president’s second term.
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April 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the face of Trump’s dramatic new trade barriers, Latin American countries are getting more creative, writes Catherine Osborn.
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Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
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Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
Abstract. While the democratic peace literature finds that pairs of democracies face lower risks for interstate conflict than other regime pairings, the ma
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April 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
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Binary Role Theory and Modeling the Superpower Confrontation in Ukraine
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Stephen G Walker
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Binary Role Theory and Modeling the Superpower Confrontation in Ukraine
Abstract. On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Washington responded with economic sanctions and significant military arms and intelligence
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April 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Binary Role Theory and Modeling the Superpower Confrontation in Ukraine
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Stephen G Walker
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Injustices and Insecurities: Victimhood in Rodrigo Duterte's Populist Script of Philippine Foreign Policy |
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Enrico V Gloria
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Injustices and Insecurities: Victimhood in Rodrigo Duterte's Populist Script of Philippine Foreign Policy
Abstract. Philippine foreign policy under Rodrigo Duterte is notorious for its abrupt pivot to China and the unraveling of the country's longstanding allia
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April 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Injustices and Insecurities: Victimhood in Rodrigo Duterte's Populist Script of Philippine Foreign Policy |
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Enrico V Gloria
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Visceral reactions play a role in foreign policy decision-making. Houghton & Mendez’s 2023 study uses somatic marker theory to examine how internal sensations influenced key U.S. decisions from McKinley to Rice.
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March 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Visceral reactions play a role in foreign policy decision-making. Houghton & Mendez’s 2023 study uses somatic marker theory to examine how internal sensations influenced key U.S. decisions from McKinley to Rice.
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Do inducements improve the success of military threats? Kwon’s 2024 study finds that combining incentives with compellent threats increases the likelihood of conflict resolution.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Do inducements improve the success of military threats? Kwon’s 2024 study finds that combining incentives with compellent threats increases the likelihood of conflict resolution.
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🚨 It’s time to put political psychology back at the center of global analysis. My new commentary out today with
@rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs"
Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social
@rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs"
Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the resurgence of personalist rule, how essential is it to recenter leaders in strategic analysis? Dr Consuelo Thiers explores this question further in the latest RUSI Commentary.
Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the resurgence of personalist rule, where leaders increasingly shape global politics and challenge the international order, it is essential to bring the individua...
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April 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🚨 It’s time to put political psychology back at the center of global analysis. My new commentary out today with
@rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs"
Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social
@rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs"
Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social
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This promises to be a very timely event in light of global trends. Do join our colleague @dresztersimon.bsky.social who will be co-hosting this event on 6 May.
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I'll be co-chairing this @isanet.bsky.social + @trust-ir.bsky.social virtual event w/ @drdavidjwilcox.bsky.social. We've a stellar line-up of speakers: @andrewkydd.bsky.social, Deborah Larson, Nick Wheeler, @vckeating.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/2dr5n9by. #Trump, #trust, #globalpolitics
April 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This promises to be a very timely event in light of global trends. Do join our colleague @dresztersimon.bsky.social who will be co-hosting this event on 6 May.
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@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
Meet our newly elected FPA Section Executive Council! 🎉
🔹 President: Burcu Bayram
🔹 VP & Program Chair: Jordan Tama
🔹 At-large Officers: Consuelo Thiers, Jen Spindel, Adriana Boersner & Mariya Omelicheva
🔹 Past President: Falk Ostermann
Congrats to all! 🎊 #FPA
🔹 President: Burcu Bayram
🔹 VP & Program Chair: Jordan Tama
🔹 At-large Officers: Consuelo Thiers, Jen Spindel, Adriana Boersner & Mariya Omelicheva
🔹 Past President: Falk Ostermann
Congrats to all! 🎊 #FPA
March 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Meet our newly elected FPA Section Executive Council! 🎉
🔹 President: Burcu Bayram
🔹 VP & Program Chair: Jordan Tama
🔹 At-large Officers: Consuelo Thiers, Jen Spindel, Adriana Boersner & Mariya Omelicheva
🔹 Past President: Falk Ostermann
Congrats to all! 🎊 #FPA
🔹 President: Burcu Bayram
🔹 VP & Program Chair: Jordan Tama
🔹 At-large Officers: Consuelo Thiers, Jen Spindel, Adriana Boersner & Mariya Omelicheva
🔹 Past President: Falk Ostermann
Congrats to all! 🎊 #FPA
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That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!
March 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!
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One of the nicest things at #ISA2025 was getting at @fpa-isa.bsky.social reception for my reviewing of some articles for the @fpajrnl.bsky.social journal a free t-shirt by FPA editor Brian Lai. some more nice gestures like that by academic journals & they will find it much easier to get reviewers.
March 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One of the nicest things at #ISA2025 was getting at @fpa-isa.bsky.social reception for my reviewing of some articles for the @fpajrnl.bsky.social journal a free t-shirt by FPA editor Brian Lai. some more nice gestures like that by academic journals & they will find it much easier to get reviewers.
