⚡ Looking for career inspiration? Want to start 2026 off with some new connections and insights? Join us on Friday 27 February 2026 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for our event 'Speed Networking: Opportunities in Security Studies'! 👇 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR #BISA2026!! Take a look at the conference programme and register now via the conference website: conference.bisa.ac.uk Participant registration deadline: 2 March See you in Brighton 🌊🏖️ @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social

✨Speed networking: opportunities in security studies, 27 February✨ @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Join our experts to learn about a range of opportunities across the discipline of security studies: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social

#BISA2026 BISA War Studies keynote! 🎉 ‘Waging war, making peace’ 🌎 🌟 Chaired by Professor Michael Cox and with speakers Professor Mary Kaldor, Professor Caroline Kennedy Pipe, Dr Aaron Edwards , Dr Richard Hargy, Professor Roger Mac Ginty & Dr Fiona Stephen More here 👉 https://ow.ly/MZ4m50XvBOP

Don't forget to check out our Early Career Small Research Grants and Learning and Teaching funds! 🎉 Tailored to provide support at each stage of your academic career so don't miss out 🌟 All eligibility requirements here 👉 https://ow.ly/pLYg50XnB5h @julietdryden.bsky.social Juanita Elias

Calling all undergrads! 🎉 We are looking for a Chair, Vice chair and ⅔ other committee members who will lead our new undergrad network through its first year - a chance to get involved in the world of IR! 🌟 Deadline: 27 October 👉 https://ow.ly/ICTs50XgLNV @julietdryden.bsky.social

🎉 We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2026 🎉 'Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions' 🌎 Submit here! 👉 buff.ly/kK9oIlM @visitbrighton.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social

On 24 September, submissions will open for #BISA2026 in Brighton ☀️🌊 View the #callforpapers on @mybisa.bsky.social's website and submit all of your War Studies abstracts for consideration! conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social

✨ DEADLINE EXTENDED ✨ If you want your updates, publications, events etc. to be considered for the upcoming BISA War Studies Working Group newsletter, please email [email protected] by 5PM BST on 9th JULY! @mybisa.bsky.social

🌟 Upcoming UnderGrad event: 'Geographies of escalation - Disputes on territory, sovereignty and control in an ever-changing international system' w/ @glodesblum.bsky.social 🌎 Free and open to all sign up now - buff.ly/xWuinWF @bisawarstudies.bsky.social @epir-bisa.bsky.social @gnobisa.bsky.social

🌟BISA referral scheme 🌟 Our BISA referral scheme allows current members to receive three months free BISA membership added on to the end of their membership for every new member they refer! 🎉 Read more about the scheme 👉 buff.ly/rbi4Wns @ipegbisa.bsky.social @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social

@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social is hiring! 🎉 Full time & permanent Assistant Professor in International Organisations & Assistant Professor in International Relations (Conflict and Security)📚 Deadline to apply - 17th July 2025 🌟 Read more 👉

📜 We're preparing our newsletter & want to include YOUR publications, events & updates! Email [email protected] BY 3 JULY for the chance to be featured 📷 @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social @epir-bisa.bsky.social @gnobisa.bsky.social @irss-bisa.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social

📢 Yesterday was a great day for #WarStudies @mybisa.bsky.social! Our events ranged from Publishing in War & Security Studies to a #Belfast Blitz History Talk with Scott Edgar of Wartime Northern Ireland. Don't miss out on today's remaining sessions at #BISA2025 👇 indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/474/ti...

We're having a fantastic time at #BISA2025! Yesterday we had excellent presentations (including our keynote with Michael Cox) with topics ranging from 'Conflict in South America' to 'The Russo-Ukrainian War and Beyond'. 🌍 Upcoming events here: indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/474/ti... @mybisa.bsky.social

Have you seen our fantastic event line-up at the British International Studies Association's 50th Anniversary Conference #BISA2025? 🔍Find our upcoming sessions here by searching ‘war studies’: indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/474/ti...

👏 Fantastic gathering for our keynote with Prof Michael Cox @mybisa.bsky.social's 50th Anniversary Conference. Sponsored by @politybooks.bsky.social, Prof Cox is discussing #Belfast Days: Teaching War - Living Peace, 1972-1995. Check our upcoming sessions here: indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/474/ti...

👏 Our Future of #NATO event gathered over 30 experts, academics & postgraduates @lborouniversity.bsky.social for thought-provoking and important discussions on the challenges facing NATO. Huge thanks to our organisers & attendees for making this such an engaging day! @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social

🚨 Event this week - 11 June!🚨 ‪ @bisawarstudies.bsky.social hybrid workshop 🌟 'The future of NATO' both online and ‪ @lborouniversity.bsky.social‬ inc: @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social & more read more - buff.ly/2snyHDU @patrickbury.bsky.social

If you're interested in topics ranging from 💻 #military innovation to 📜 doctrine and strategy, from 🤝 #alliance building to🖌️ arts and conflict, check out the #BISA2025 programme and look out for our #WarStudies Working Group Events! indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/474/ti... @mybisa.bsky.social

🌟 #BISA2025 featured events 🌟 Including: 🚨Keynote talk with @bleiker.bsky.social 🚨Michael Cox War Studies keynote - sponsor @politybooks.bsky.social 🚨Publishing in War and Security Studies & more 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk/featured-eve... @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social @bisawarstudies.bsky.social

With #BISA2025 coming up, check out our #WarStudies Working Group events! 📣 Join us 18 June for fascinating discussions ranging from "Arts & Conflict: Bodies, Landscapes, and Generations" to our keynote w/ Prof Michael Cox, sponsored by @politybooks.bsky.social ⤵ indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/474/ti...

REGISTER HERE for your free space at our upcoming workshop on the Future of NATO 🌍 But be quick! Spaces are limited: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

THE FUTURE OF NATO 🤝 🌍 We are thrilled to host this one-day workshop at @lborouniversity.bsky.social London on 11 June 2025. Participants will gain a multi-layered understanding of #NATO’s trajectory in a rapidly shifting international order. Contact Wooyun Jo at [email protected] to register ✉️

🚨BISA-sponsored submissions open now for #ISA2026 in Ohio🚨 Next years theme: 'Back to the Fundamentals: Rethinking Knowledges, Practices, & Imaginaries & the World'. Learn more - buff.ly/3NJRokq Deadline - 26 May 2025 @bisawarstudies.bsky.social @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social @ipegbisa.bsky.social

Congratulations to one of our co-convenors, Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, who has been awarded a Fellowship by the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! Read about Caroline's fascinating research in the news item from @lborouniversity.bsky.social: www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/... @mybisa.bsky.social

🚨Call for abstracts🚨 With a session on publishing in @bisawarstudies.bsky.social at #BISA2025 - War Studies would like to invite the submission of abstracts for potential discussion. buff.ly/fHqiPWI @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social @tarazammit.bsky.social

🌟CAREER STARTERS 🌟 @akborum.bsky.social, Policy Leader Fellow for @eui-eu.bsky.social has shared his March list of internships, fellowships & entry positions in International Relations! Search the list here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @gnobisa.bsky.social @bisawarstudies.bsky.social

#Callforabstracts ➡️ We're thrilled to be hosting a dedicated session on Publishing in War and Security Studies at #BISA2025 in Belfast! More information available on our website: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

LAST CHANCE🚨 @bisawarstudies.bsky.social are holding a new panel: 'Lawfare: the utilisation of the law' Feat. @perugininic.bsky.social Carolyn Horn (@amnesty.org) Luca Cinciriprini (@iaionline.bsky.social) 20 Feb, 2pm Register here👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social

🌟CAREER STARTERS 🌟 @akborum.bsky.social, Policy Leader Fellow for @eui-eu.bsky.social has shared his February list of internships, fellowships & entry positions in International Relations! Search the list here: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work... @gnobisa.bsky.social @bisawarstudies.bsky.social

📣 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! At BISA #WarStudies we are putting together our next newsletter & want to include your publications, events & updates. Please email [email protected] with your news & the chance to be featured in our next edition 📰 @mybisa.bsky.social @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social

🚨 REGISTER NOW for TWO exciting events we have coming up - first on 20 February w/ 'Lawfare: the utilisation of the law' and then 5 March w/ 'Should #SouthKorea go nuclear?' Details available on our social media pages & our website (scroll down for Upcoming Events) 👇 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

DON'T FORGET! We celebrate our 50th anniversary with the #BISA2025 Conference in Belfast! Come join us 17-20 June for an amazing list of speakers inc. Prof Cynthia Enloe! Register for single day or 3-day tickets : conference.bisa.ac.uk @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social @bisawarstudies.bsky.social

📢Call for Papers Join us online April 25 for the 2025 @BISANuclear Annual Conference - 'Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence in am Era of Strategic Uncertainty' Students, practitioners, all disciplines/approaches welcome! Abstracts due March 14, details 👇

MARK YOUR CALENDARS 🗓️ We have TWO fantastic events coming up. First, join us via Zoom on 20 February @ 2PM GMT for 'Lawfare: the utilisation of the law' w/ @perugininic.bsky.social, Carolyn Horn @amnesty.org & Luca Cinciriprini @iaionline.bsky.social👇 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...

UPCOMING EVENTS ⭐ We have a huge number of exciting online and in-person events coming up in Feb, including roundtables, webinars, & our Model NATO 2025! See what we have to offer: www.bisa.ac.uk/events @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social @bisawarstudies.bsky.social @eeeswg.bsky.social @gnobisa.bsky.social

🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS #DidYouMiss @risjnl.bsky.social invite for proposals for a new special issue! Proposals can relate to any area of the discipline, theoretical orientation, or methodology Deadline: 24 Feb 2025 Read more: www.bisa.ac.uk/news/call-sp... @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social

Remember to register as an observer to our January #VirtualBISA conference! Observers get a discounted rate (£6-£16) based on membership & location Don't miss our inaugural #online conference at @sheffielduni.bsky.social Find out more about the conference & register👉 virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk

🌟Into 2025 - Happy Birthday to BISA! 🌟 At the start of a new year, BISA director @julietdryden.bsky.social takes a look back at 2024, the history of BISA, and what we have to come! Read Juliet's message here: www.bisa.ac.uk/news/2025-ha... @eeeswg.bsky.social @bisawarstudies.bsky.social

🚨#BISA CONFERENCE 2025 Exhibitor, sponsor & advertiser booking is now open for #BISA2025 in Belfast! Take a look & book here: conference.bisa.ac.uk/exhibit-spon... @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social @howgatepublishing.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

@bisawarstudies.bsky.social announced their #BISA2025 keynote speaker! Esteemed Professor Michael Cox will deliver a keynote titled ‘Belfast Days: Teaching War - Living Peace, 1972-1995’. 👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/news/bisa202... @lseir.bsky.social @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social @patrickbury.bsky.social

📣 Welcome to the official @mybisa.bsky.social War Studies BlueSky Page! Follow to connect and learn about ongoing research and upcoming events and activities. We can't wait to see what fantastic research is going on in the field of #WarStudies! 👇 www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...