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Events

Annual IPEG workshop: International Political Economy in a world on fire

12 September 2025, Brighton, UK

UG event: Geographies of escalation - Disputes on territory, sovereignty and control in an ever-changing international system

25 September 2025, Zoom

BISA-ISA joint workshops

10 October 2025, Newcastle, UK

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Latest from BISA

hot spots on a digital map of North and South America and Africa

Leadership decapitation in civil war: Leadership arrest and the negotiations between the state and the insurgents.

Ulaş Erdoğdu discusses the key points from his new RIS article.

A panel at the Europa Hotel during #BISA2025, consisting of five panelists and a full auditorium

BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives - Personal takes on #BISA2025

We asked some #BISA2025 delegates to share their reflections of the conference in Belfast.

The lead up to the UN main building with each nations flags lining the walkway

The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence

Alvina Hoffmann discusses the key points from her new RIS article.

metal abstract globe against white wall

Global Aid Rethink - episode six

Listen to the new podcast from the conveners of the Global Politics and Development Working Group.

blue and white global map

Global Aid Rethink - episode four

Listen to the new podcast from the conveners of the Global Politics and Development Working Group.

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Global Aid Rethink - episode five

Listen to the new podcast from the conveners of the Global Politics and Development Working Group.

putin with a skull face

Authenticity, performativity, and profilicity in international relations: Autocracies and the evolution of the liberal world order

Federico Salvati discusses the key points from his new Review of International Studies article.

rural road with a white car on it

Gender and land-use change in South and Southeast Asian resource frontiers

Read Saba Joshi's article on their research that was supported by the BISA Early Career Small Research Grant

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