‪New #FirstView @davidclogan.bsky.social, "Elite-Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Visual abstract for this one.

New #firstview: "From Cocaine to Avocados: Criminal Market Expansion and Violence," Chelsea Estancona & @tiscornia21.bsky.social ask when criminal groups seek control of markets for licit goods such as avocados & lemons, and how these attempts affect patterns of violence. cup.org/4n4MAkD

New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Can status competition solve the climate crisis? @joshfree.bsky.social theorizes about how status orders change surreptitiously, through grafting. In an era of great power rivalry, status competition might compel states to invest in decarbonization. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Congratulations to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Marika Landau-Wells, winner of the Robert O. Keohane award for the best research article in IO published by an untenured scholar (or scholars) in 2024. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Check out Michael Becher and Irene Menéndez González's new article @iojournal.bsky.social on how international trade shaped the politics of the adoption of political representation. doi.org/10.1017/S002...

Excited to share a new open-access article with @benckrick.bsky.social @jonpetkun.bsky.social in @iojournal.bsky.social, "Civilian Harm & Military Legitimacy" www.cambridge.org/core/journal.... This project started in 2018 Mosul, Iraq’s 2nd largest city, in the aftermath of a 9-month battle … 1/7

#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @iojournal.bsky.social - Apology Diplomacy: The International Image Effects of Interstate Apologies - cup.org/44DTMwc - Michaela Matte & @jlpweeks.bsky.social

1/ “Rationalist explanations for war” (1995) by @jfearon.bsky.social turns 30 and remains one of the most assigned texts in IR. This 🧵 unpacks the classic paper, originally published in @iojournal.bsky.social, and how it can help us understand current conflicts, including Russia-Ukraine war.

‪Free to read for a limited period from the latest issue of @iojournal.bsky.social - Shaming Paris: A Political Economy of Climate Commitments - cup.org/4o0Ulcc - @jmelnick.bsky.social & Alastair Smith

#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social - Trade and Exchange Rate Competition in East Asia - cup.org/45Hs6qP "We provide evidence that exchange rate depreciations are undertaken at the behest of export industries" - @markya.bsky.social & Nicola Nones #FirstView

#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social - Supplying Influence: Domestic Production Networks in Trade Politics - cup.org/45qYnU9 "We argue that firms with more linkages throughout the domestic economy enjoy a privileged political position." - Timm Betz & Leonhard Hummel #FirstView

June 15 is the deadline to submit short essays (<4000 words) for consideration for publication in our "Future of Global Governance and World Order" online supplemental issue.

New #FirstView from samsrowan.bsky.social Countries raise their climate ambition when their peers in IOs do. Strong Paris climate targets by partners led governments to set stronger Glasgow pledges. Conditional cooperation drives the ratchet mechanism. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Robert O. Keohane shares his reflections on Joseph S. Nye, Jr.'s life and career: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

DEADLINE: June 15, 2025 Call for Submissions from @iojournal.bsky.social - Special Section on the Future of IR cup.org/4iGlq0B In fall 2025, IO will publish a supplemental, online-only issue of the journal, focused on the Future of Global Governance and World Order.

IO joins the broader international relations community in mourning the death of Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Joe served on the IO board 1968-1975 & 1979-1984; he chaired the board 1973-1975. His many IO publications include: [1/5]

How should scholars of international politics think about the future of IR in the midst of important shifts in global politics? We're seeking submissions -- limited to 4,000 words -- for a special section on the future of IR, due June 15, 2025. Please share! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The IO family is saddened by the loss of Theodore (Ted) Moran, professor emeritus at Georgetown University. Moran, an expert on the politics of foreign direct investment, was a member of our editorial board from 1979-1983. Our thoughts are with his family, colleagues and friends.

This @foreignaffairs.com piece by Roseanne McManus and Chase Bloch summarizes the core findings from their 2024 IO article, and goes deeper into its policy implications. www.foreignaffairs.com/power-denial www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @iojournal.bsky.social - The Determinants of Insurgent Gender Governance - cup.org/4jjcejL "I demonstrate that armed groups exploit pre-existing gender grievances, using strategies like punishing domestic violence..." - @tessadevereaux.bsky.social

IO will take a summer recess from June 28 through July 13, 2025. During that time, we will continue to work on existing submissions, but we will not process new manuscripts. @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org

Now on #FirstView, from @jaylyall.bsky.social & Yuri Zhukov #Ukraine #polisky #conflictsky 10.1017/S002081832400033X

Now on #FirstView, from Stacie Goddard & @colleen-larkin.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thrilled to see this article out in world! A summary thread... "Threat perception" gets thrown around a lot in IR - so much that it doesn't really have a clear meaning. But many of us think it's important for understanding war, coercion, crises, etc. So what do we do? I argue 🧠s can help 1/n

In this @cartercenter.bsky.social podcast, @meicensun.bsky.social discusses her recent IO article: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... uscnpm.substack.com/p/damocless-...

The @dandrezner.bsky.social list of Albies includes two IO articles: 1. Wilfred Chow and Dov Levin, The Diplomacy of Whataboutism and US Foreign Policy Attitudes

Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt, @lisadellmuth.bsky.social‬, and Jonas Tallberg show that people view IOs as #ideological actors and accord IOs greater #legitimacy when they perceive these organizations as ideologically closer. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

What can neuroscience do for IR? Using data from 500+ fMRI studies, @mlandauwells.bsky.social shows how brain data improves our understanding of threat perception and offers new insights into its effects on conflict and coercion. #polisci #polisky #conflictsky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New @iojournal.bsky.social is a must read for those studying threats, conflict, etc. It epitomizes how we can learn from other fields to enhance our understanding of political science. Congratulations @mlandauwells.bsky.social on an impressive contribution. doi.org/10.1017/S002...

New paper in @iojournal.bsky.social uses data from numerous countries to examine public perceptions of IO’s ideology and how those perceptions moderate the legitimacy of IOs. Congrats to @lisadellmuth.bsky.social, Tallberg, and Ecker-Ehrhardt on a great article. doi.org/10.1017/S002...

Here's IO's fall issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (Just in time, on the final day of northern hemisphere autumn :)

IO will not process new submissions between December 20 and January 2. While we will continue to process existing submissions during this time, we also will enjoy a bit of a holiday break!

Our latest full issue is here and everything in it is #OpenAccess. Check it out: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Super interesting work at the intersection of tech, secrecy, and bureaucratic politics

#FirstView: UCSDPoliSci's Michael Joseph and Michael Poznansky ask why some of the most radical innovations of the last century came from orgs shrouded in secrecy. The findings have important implications for debates about tech, innovation, and US-China rivalry. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Gendered selection into leadership can explain why some female leaders fight harder than male leaders in inter-group contests. Their decisions reflect their preferences, not just stereotyping pressures. New from Stephen Chaudoin, Sarah Hummel & Yon Soo Park. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How does education affect support for trade openness? Omer Solodoch leverages compulsory schooling reforms in 18 countries to find out (spoiler: education >>> support for trade liberalization). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Black leaders hold leadership positions in major international organizations (IOs). Does this affect the legitimacy of IOs? David Steinberg and Daniel McDowell consider this question using survey experiments in Kenya, South Africa and the US. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New to #FirstView: "The Laws of War and Public Support for Foreign Combatants," by Yonatan Lupu & Geoffrey Wallace. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

At #APSA2024, we presented the 2023 Robert O. Keohane award (for the best article published in IO by an untenured scholar) to @janevaynman.bsky.social & @tristanvolpe.bsky.social. "Dual Use Deception: How Technology Shapes Cooperation in Internationla Relations." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Also new to #FirstView: how does violent competition affect terrorist targeting strategies? Sara Polo and Blair Welsh demonstrate that when competition becomes violent, groups opt for a strategy of restraint and reduce their share of attacks on civilian targets. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New on #FirstView: are states more likely to claim territories with oil and minerals? Using 200 years of geocoded historical data, @soyounglee37 finds that states are *less* likely to claim such lands. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On #firstview: Derek Bolton, "Security, Society and the Perennial Struggles over the Sacred." Bolton seeks to challenge myths regarding the Wars of Religion, in ways that help us to better understand the propensity for “religious” or “secular” violence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How do contemporary Chinese IR scholars understand international order? In this #FirstView article, Haoming Xiong, David A. Peterson and Bear F. Braumoeller compare four modern Chinese IR theories with conventional paradigms. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Now on #FirstView: Racial Tropes in the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: A Computational Text Analysis, by @carsonaust.bsky.social, @ericmin.bsky.social and Maya Van Nuys. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

IO will be on summer recess from July 1-31, 2024. During this time, we will not accept new submissions. We will continue to process and review existing submissions. (Thanks, as always, to our reviewers!)

How does #DiaologicOversight affect state compliance with InterAmerican Court of Human Rights rulings? @notredame.bsky.social @aperezli.bsky.social & A.K. García Atehortúa analyze reparation measures,1989 to 2019, to find out (hint: civil society engagement matters!) #FirstView bit.ly/3K0mZra

My new piece w/Wilfred Chow “The Diplomacy of Whataboutism and US Foreign Policy Attitudes” Now out @iojournal.bsky.social. We study effects of whataboutism in int. arena & find it weakens U.S. public support for critiquing & penalizing foreign countries. #polisky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...