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Here we bring you editorial and analysis on the hot topics in International Relations, including summaries from our two journals and research from our members and working groups.
If you’d like to contribute an article please get in touch with our Communications Manager, Chrissie Duxson: Chrissie.Duxson@bisa.ac.uk
Collective defence of the territorio: Vernacular concepts and practices of security in Colombia’s Pacific South-West
A group of authors discuss the key points from their Review of International Studies article.
Making International Relations theory accessible, three minutes at a time
Introducing a new free OpenLearn course on 'Concepts and theories in International Relations'.
Costs, crowds and conference halls: the balancing act behind an annual conference
Juliet Dryden, shares information and insights on putting the annual conference together.
Spotlight on: Andrea Brewington
Andrea Brewington shares her research interests and future plans with the Gendering IR Working Group.
The hierarchy life cycle in world politics: Bridging liberal and critical approaches to international hierarchies
Daniel Connolly and Alexander M Hynd discuss the key points from their new RIS article.
‘In the West but not of the West’: Notes on Wittgenstein, dialogue, and decoloniality
Garrett FitzGerald discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
On participation, presence and absence in hierarchies of knowledge production at times of academic precarity
Fjolla Çeku Sylejmani reflects on their experience at academic conferences as a Kosovan delegate.
The [Re]Imagined state: The Central African Republic. Navigating liberal and postliberal state theorisation
Adrian Gallagher discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
Colonial difference under UN supervision? Racialized status hierarchies and the reconfiguration of empire in the UN Trusteeship System
Maria Ketzmerick-Calandrino discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
New Books Network podcast: Black climates. Notes on race, our environment, and visions for equitable futures
Pauline Heinrichs talks to Selina Nwulu about her latest book.
The global architecture of disappearances: Unifying a fragmented field
Iosif Kovras discusses the key points from his new co-authored RIS article
New Books Network podcast: Decolonizing environmentalism alternative visions and practices of environmental action
Pauline Heinrichs from Environment and Climate Politics talks to Prakash Kashwan about his book.
Neocolonial decoloniality?: Ontological (in)security and the Pantayong Pananaw master fantasy
Michael Magcamit discusses the key points from his new RIS article.
Politics of international energy crises and resentment
Roland Dannreuther and Wojciech Ostrowski discuss the key points from their RIS article.
Spotlight on: Hazel Yeoun Choi
Hazel Yeoun Choi shares her research interests and future plans with the Gendering IR Working Group.
In discussion: New Voices in Cultural Relations Prize 2026 winner - Megan Green
Megan Green discusses her prize-winning dissertation with Juliet Dryden and Christine Wilson.
In discussion: Chris Rossdale
Trustee Chris Rossdale discusses their career journey, research and advice for early-career scholars.
Snapshots podcast: episode 11 - Dr Sara E Davies
Episode 11 of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Dr Sara E Davies.
Populist realism, civilizationalism, and the right: On the intellectual history of contemporary US foreign policy
Jean-Francois Drolet summarises the key points from his new RIS article
In discussion: Andrew Neal
New trustee Andrew Neal discusses his new role as academic freedom lead, his research and more.
A justice approach to climate and environmental issues in Turkey's Kurdish region
Read Nisan Alici's article on research supported by an Early Career Small Research Grant.
In discussion: Alice Finden
New trustee Alice Finden discusses her career journey, trusteeship and the benefits of working groups.
The latest in IR - summer book round up
Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.
Framing Sámi experiences: narrative construction of discrimination in truth and reconciliation commission in Finland
Read Anna Katila's article on research supported by an Early Career Small Research Grant.
Global Aid Rethink - Three bonus episodes
Listen to new episodes of the podcast from the Global Politics and Development Working Group.
In discussion: Patricia Owens
New trustee Patricia Owens discusses her career journey, books, research and publishing advice.
Spotlight on: Bulbul Prakash
Bulbul Prakash shares her research interests and future plans with the Gendering IR Working Group.
In discussion: Holly Eva Ryan
New trustee Holly Eva Ryan discusses her career journey, research and advice for early-career scholars.
CPD Paper Prize Honourable Mention 2026: An Indo-Pacific history from below? Kerala, the Indo-Pacific and the ocean as method
Lauren Rogers talks to Anand Sreekumar about his paper, interest in international relations, and more.
CPD Paper Prize Winner 2026 - The coloniality of exploitation in fast fashion manufacturing in the UK
Andy Hom talks to Susy Williams about her paper, interest in international relations, and more.
Locating the rural in international aid work
Read Hannah Owen's article on research supported by an Early Career Small Research Grant.
Spotlight on: Gala Kumec
PhD candidate Gala Kumec shares her research interests and future plans.
The consequences of narratives of decline on foreign policy preferences
Read Robert Ralston's article on research supported by an Early Career Small Research Grant.
Neither convergence nor resistance: A hybridization framework for norm evolution in the digital age
Ilaria Carrozza summarises the key points from her new RIS article
Snapshots podcast: episode 10 - Dr Suzanne Hindmarch
Episode 10 of the Global Health Working Group's podcast features Dr Suzanne Hindmarch.
Event recording - Paganism in the Russo-Ukraine war: between extremism and empowerment?
Watch the recording of this event from the East Europe and Eurasian Security Working Group.
#BISA2026 keynote recording: Professor Kimberly Hutchings
Watch the #BISA2026 keynote from Professor Kimberly Hutchings on 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace'.
Global Nuclear Order/Atomic Anxiety event: Unsiloing pedagogy and research
Global Nuclear Order explored innovative approaches to teaching and learning about nuclear weapons.
Open access and the future of the monograph in International Studies
Juanita Elias reflects on how greater public accessibility will affect long-form publications.
Spotlight on: Pelumi Obisesan
Pelumi Obisesan shares her research interests and future plans with the Gendering IR Working Group.
Spotlight on: Joe Dolan
PhD candidate Joe Dolan shares his research interests and future plans.
The contested origins of the GATT: Imperialism, anti-imperialism, and the making of multilateral free trade
Hermann Derwanz summarises the key points from his new RIS article
#BISA2026 public lecture recording: Professor Ilan Pappe
Watch the #BISA2026 public lecture on Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order.
(Un)desirable women: The production of the ideal Women, Peace and Security agenda participant in Myanmar
Author Rebecca Haines summarises the key points from her new co-authored RIS article
SOAS School of Methods - Critical reflections to carry through to doctoral studies
Sadeen Haddad discusses highlights from the SOAS School of Methods in preparing for her PhD.
SOAS School of Methods – 'A view from somewhere': Situatedness, ‘truth’, and the power of honest humiliation
Phoebe Malone reflects on the first SOAS School of Methods for which she was sponsored to attend.
SOAS School of Methods - Refining methodological approaches to prepare for fieldwork
Daniel Bioh discusses valuable highlights from the course in preparing for fieldwork in Ghana.
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