3) Launch of the ASIAC Prize for the Best International Doctoral Thesis on Central Asian and Caucasus Studies Inaugural Edition 2026 (Nominations close on Friday, 31 July 2026). To apply and for more info: www.asiac.net/eventi/asiac...

2) Call for papers and panels for ASIAC’s annual conference: On 14-16 December 2026, @CaFoscari University of Venice will host the 20th edition of the annual conference of the Italian Association for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus (ASIAC). www.asiac.net/eventi/asiac...

1) Call for papers and panels for ASIAC Days in Central Asia 2026, 7-8 September 2026, Almaty, Kazakhstan. With @capsunlock_org. Title: “Local Voices, Global Debates: ASIAC Days in Central Asia”, the first ASIAC-sponsored conference in Central Asia. www.asiac.net/eventi/asiac...

We are excited to share three initiatives: 1) ASIAC Days in Central Asia, 7-8Sep, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Apply by 23May. 2) ASIAC’s 20th anniversary conference, 14-16Dec, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy. By 21Jun. 3) ASIAC Best PhD Thesis Prize on Central Asia and Caucasus. By 31July.

🚨 Scam accommodation emails for #BISA2026 🚨 A company called Converia Travel has been targeting some conference delegates with a phishing email for conference accommodation booking - this is not us ‼️ Our only official accommodation booking platform is found via this page: https://ow.ly/fVk350YNQ5H

🚨 BISA joins TikTok! 🚨 We have just created a TikTok page and we would love for you to follow us to see behind the scenes clips from our conferences, mini interviews, video diaries and more! 🎉 Our account is https://bit.ly/4mELbli - we look forward to seeing you over there! 🌟

Our Susan Strange Best Book Prize 2026 shortlist has been announced! 🎉 The shortlisted authors this year were Peter Katzenstein, Patricia Owens, Marina Duque, Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas 🌟 Find out more about their books! 👉 https://ow.ly/clbY50YwbMC Princeton University Press

'Paganism in the Russo-Ukraine war: between extremism and empowerment?' 📣 Join BISA East Europe and Eurasian Security WG and Victoria Hudson, Ross Downing, Adrian Nonjon, Kaarina Aitamurto, Denys Brylov and Taras Tarasiuk on 15 May to explore neo‑paganism 🌍 Sign up 👉 https://ow.ly/JVQU50YOjim

Join Security Policy and Practice WG next week for a hybrid roundtable discussing the research of Tom Martin and Francesco Rigoli: two scholars studying public attitudes to security and military spending in the UK 🌍 Sign up now to attend online 👉 https://ow.ly/WB2250YIVVF Elisabeth Schweiger

'Holding up the skies: is Starlink occupying low Earth orbit?' 🌟 Join Dr Mia Bennett on 12 May as she presents her recently authored paper alongside Astropolitics Working Group, Zachary Cudney and Bleddyn Bowen for this fascinating research presentation 🌍 Sign up today 👉 https://ow.ly/K0Jn50YOSPm

🚨Vote now🚨 Our executive Committee candidates for 2026 have been announced and it's your time to vote on who gets elected! If you are eligible to vote you will receive an email today with the link to our voting system 🌟 See all our candidates and find out more here 👉 https://ow.ly/uXr850YOS8R

Our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 call & homepage is OPEN NOW 🎉 Submissions for papers open on 5 May 🌟 Find our call for papers here 👉 https://virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

Honoured to receive the BISA Early Career Small Research Grant (@mybisa.bsky.social) for my project “Critical Infrastructure, Ontological Security and Wartime Resilience in Eastern Europe.” This feels painfully timely as #Ukraine continues to withstand Russian attacks on its critical systems.

Today we hear from BISA's Marketing and Comms Director Chrissie Elliot-Duxson and comms intern Eve Harrison-Taylor about who they are celebrating for #InternationalWomensDay2026 on Sunday! 🎉 Remember to let us know who you are celebrating in the comments - we would love to hear from you! 🌟

What a great opportunity! Deadline 27 February!

Do you inspire students in Slavonic, East European & Eurasian Studies? The BASEES Teaching Excellence Prizes celebrate innovative, engaging and impactful teaching and nominations are open now. Apply by 27 February. basees.org/teaching-exc...

'The latest in IR - winter book round up' from our BISA members! 🎉 Inc: Jamie J. Hagen, Lee Jarvis, Michael Lister Mirko Palestrino, Salvador Santino Regilme, Rebecca Buxton, James Patton Rogers, Vicki Squire, Luca Trenta, Kiril Avramov 🌟 Find the full list now 👉 https://ow.ly/Yl8X50YebqE

PGN Event summary 🚨 'From PhD to postdoc - Strategies, fellowships, and real-world insights' with Dr Remi Edwards Simon Rushton and Marcus Nicolson sharing practical advice on securing postdoctoral positions and fellowships 🌟 You can find their key insights here 👉 https://ow.ly/G1w950YebSs

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

#BISA2026 submissions deadline is TODAY at 11:59pm 🌟 We cannot wait to see you all in Brighton as we look at the next 50 years in IR 🎉 Today is your final chance to get your submissions in 👉https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social

🌟We are still open for papers for our BISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2025! 🌟 'Transforming the International: Scholarship and Solidarity in a World of Inequalities' Submit now 👉 buff.ly/hVecwF2 @eeeswg.bsky.social @bisasee.bsky.social @ipegbisa.bsky.social @gnobisa.bsky.social

Last minute reminder! BISA have extended the deadline for the 2025 Conference in Belfast 18-20 June until Monday! conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 @mybisa.bsky.social