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Events

Challenges of Peripheral Development in Open Economies: Financial Markets and Policy Space in Brazil

27 May 2025, Zoom

The future of NATO

11 June 2025, London, UK and Zoom

Postgraduate and early-career development day 2025

17 June 2025, Belfast, UK

Global health research and pedagogy workshop

17 June 2025, Belfast, UK

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Latest from BISA

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Call for papers: International Political Economy in a world on fire

Submit your papers for the new International Political Economy Workshop!

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Heritage as power: History and tradition in constructing Brazil’s far-right populism

Deborah Barros Leal Farias discusses her new RIS article along with the video abstract.

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Film, narrative agency, and the politics of care in veteran Britain

Nick Caddick discusses his new RIS article along with the video abstract.

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The latest in IR - spring book round up

Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.

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The best books that explain why the West keeps getting the world wrong

Oz Hassan gives us his best books that explain why the West keeps getting the world wrong.

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Decoloniality in Eastern Europe: a field of struggle

Ana Vilenica reflects on the proceedings from the International Conference: “Postcolonial, Decolonial, Postimperial, Deimperial,”

BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - From small acorns grow large postgraduate networks!

Founding Postgraduate Network Chair James A Malcolm reflects on the beginnings of the Network.

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IR career starters - May 2025

Over 350 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in International Relations

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