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Policy Lab: Governance and artificial intelligence (AI)
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One cheer for the WTO: Reflections from the field on MC14
Erin Hannah and James Scott talk about their attendance at the Ministerial Conference in Cameroon.
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Leaning into this difficult political moment for climate mitigation
Caroline Kuzemko discusses her new book on the politics of climate change mitigation
Analysis
Migration diplomacy in Mexico–United States relations: Decision-making under asymmetric structures
Natalia Saltalamacchia discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
Analysis
Conspiracy theory as counter-securitization: Contestation and resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ugo Gaudino discusses the key points from his new RIS article co-authored with Tim Aistrope.
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The inescapable future of AI-enabled security: Imagining future terrorism and counterterrorism in UN technocratic governance
Alice Martini discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
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Call for contributions | Un-siloing pedagogy and research: Intersecting harms and risks in international security
The Global Nuclear Order Working Group and Atomic Anxiety project announce an event in Glasgow.
Analysis
New Books Network podcast - African climate futures
Pauline Heinrichs talks to Carl Death about his latest book.
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Nominations for Academy of Social Science Fellowships
Put forward distinguished scholars as fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
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UK public opinion on security and military spending
Join the Security Policy and Practice Working for a hybrid roundtable.
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New thinking and new directions for global nuclear politics
Join the Global Nuclear Order Working Group for their virtual conference.
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Book talk: Currency of nihilism
Join the Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group for a virtual book talk.
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Critical Alternatives for World Politics Early Career Paper Prize
The Critical Alternatives to World Politics Working Group are launching their first paper prize.
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Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP)
The Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP) Working Group aims to foster a welcoming spac
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After Yaoundé: what does WTO MC14 mean for development?
Join the Global Politics and Development Working Group for a discussion on MC14.
Elections
Alongside a small team of employees, BISA is run by an Executive Committee of volunteer trustees.
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Call for applications: Undergraduate research presentations
Apply to share your work with fellow students and academics at our UGN development day.
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Trustee election results 2025 announced
We are pleased to announce the newly elected members of our Executive Committee.
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Ethics and World Politics
International Studies is suffused with ethical questions.
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Paganism in the Russo-Ukraine war: between extremism and empowerment?
Join the East Europe and Eurasian Security Working Group for a webinar on Paganism in the Russo-Ukraine War.
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Book talk - The psychic lives of statues: reckoning with the rubble of empire
join the EPIR Working Group and author Rahul Rao for a virtual book talk.
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Modes of agency: how marginalised actors navigate inclusion and power
Join the Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights Working Group for a new webinar.
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BISA/PSA research directors' forum - Thinking beyond articles and books: diverse and non-traditional outputs in REF 2029
We are hosting a joint reasearch directors' forum with the PSA!
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UK National Security Strategy: progress, setbacks and priorities
The Security Policy and Practice Working Group are hosting an event with KCL and Rethinking Security.
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Postgraduate Network (PGN) Conference: Supporting research by emerging scholars
PGN Conference at Northumbria University, Newcastle – Programme Now Live!
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Masculinity, micropolitics, and global (dis)ordering
Join the Emotions in Politics and International Relations Working Group for their annual lecture.
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Undergraduate development day
Register for the first annual undergraduate development day to learn academic and professional skills.
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LGBTQ+ rights in foreign policy and diplomatic practice during times of homophobic backlash
Join the Gendering International Relations Working Group for a virtual event.
Analysis
Of statues, struggles, and subaltern memory: The aesthetics of commemorating Birsa Munda
Ananya Sharma discusses the key points from her new RIS article.
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Call for papers: re-orienting critical terrorism studies
Submit a paper for the upcoming Critical Studies on Terrorism annual conference in September.
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