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Post-Assad Syria and the Gulf States: reflections on the past year
The ISMMEA Working Group will be joined by Anoushiravan Ehteshami for a talk on Post-Assad Syria and the Gulf States.
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Alternative ecological futures: Art, climate change and the radical imagination
Join author Carl Death and others for a roundtable on questions his new book African Climate Futures poses.
Analysis
Two decades of analysing the state in the green transition: Where are we now?
Mathias Larsen and James Jackson explore why climate researchers routinely return to the state.
Analysis
States of transition? From governing the environment to transforming society
Peter Newell discusses his new book on governing the environment and transforming society.
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US Foreign Policy
The US Foreign Policy working group promotes the study, research and teaching of US foreign
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IR career starters - December 2025
Over 300 internships, traineeships, fellowships and entry-level positions in IR.
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Efforts to end the Israel-Palestine conflict
Join the SPP Working Group for a webinar on peace and Israel-Palestine conflict.
Analysis
Outsourcing anti-dependency: Brazil’s fraught embedded-autonomy approach to China
Rute Ester Brasileiro da Silva discusses the key points from her new RIS article and video abstract.
Analysis
Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions
Author Sylvain Maechler discusses the key points from his co-authored article with Jacqueline Best.
Analysis
In discussion: Andrew Dorman
We talk to Andrew Dorman, a new BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.
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Teaching ethics in dark times
Join the Ethics and World Politics Working Group for their virtual workshop.
Analysis
Event recording - New dimensions, 50 years on: Reflections on continuity and change in global politics
Watch the recording of this virtual event, revisiting the first ever BISA conference in 1975.
Analysis
Dirty hands, savage enemies, and bad apples: A taxonomy of war crimes apologia
Neil Christopher Renic and Jessica Wolfendale discuss the key points from their new RIS article with the video abstract.
News
An update from the European Journal of International Security
Our journal brings you updates on new articles and special section papers.
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A festive message from BISA Chair, Juanita Elias
BISA Chair, Juanita Elias, addresses and thanks members before the winter break begins.
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Meet the new Foreign Policy Working Group conveners
The Foreign Policy Working Group introduce new conveners, making up the team for the next two years.
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Take Five - 28 November 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
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A festive message from BISA Chair, Kyle Grayson
BISA Chair, Kyle Grayson, addresses and thanks members before the winter break begins.
Event
POSTPONED: The politics of digital money: cryptocurrencies and the future of the euro
Join the ISET Working Group for a virtual discussion
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International Law and Politics Working Group: ideas workshop and introduction
Join the International Law and Politics Working Group for a chance to meet the conveners and suggest ideas for the new year.
Analysis
BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives – Democracy and human rights challenges
Ruth Blakeley shares perspectives on events and challenges that have shaped the discipline.
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Call for special issue proposals - Review of International Studies
The call for RIS special issue proposals is open. Find out more and submit yours by 24 February 2026
Analysis
Analysing recognition multidirectionally: Canada, United Nations membership, and the Algerian question
Caroline Elizabeth Dunton discusss the key points from her new RIS article with the video abstract.
Analysis
Event summary: Voices in learning and teaching
Insights from Dr Edwards and Dr Jackson on participatory methods for inclusive learning.
Analysis
Event recording: Global development cooperation at a crossroads - ground rules for partnership in a fragmented world?
Catch up on the recent event from the Global Politics and Development Working Group
Best Article in the Review of International Studies Prize
This Prize is awarded annually by the editorial advisory board of our journal Review of International Studies (RIS). It’s awarded for the best article published in the previous year's volume of the journal.
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Fifth annual climate negotiation simulation takes place in partnership with Chatham House
Find out what went on at this year's climate simulation and which universities won the awards.
News
Take Five - 12 December 2025
Eve Harrison-Taylor gives you a rundown of the 5 best IR podcasts and articles this fortnight.
Event
From PhD to Postdoc: Strategies, fellowships, and real-world insights
Join the next PGN event to discover how to successfully navigate the leap from PhD to postdoc.
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Speed networking: opportunities in security studies
Join the War Studies Working Group for in-person speed networking event.
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