⏰ Last call: FPA Section travel grants for #ISA2026 (Columbus) — two awards of $750. Priority: grad students, Global South scholars, and those with limited institutional support. Send CV + motivation letter by 1 Oct 2025. Details: www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

All Things Work Together for Good: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Affect the Allocation of Foreign Aid @fpa-isa.bsky.social Zhiyuan Wang, Jun Xiang academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

🌎 #JavierMilei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling it's diplomatic institutions, argues @consuelothiers.bsky.social. 💭 As ideology replaces expertise, #Argentina is a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations. 👉 buff.ly/oJPgD5y

Asadzade (2025) shows, survey data from Iran before and during the 2024 Iran–Israel confrontation reveal a sharp rise in support for nuclear weapons, driven mainly by security concerns and deterrence needs. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

The easiest way to check out candidate symbols and electoral lists for the Moldovan legislative election is www.alegeri.md, which is run by the Adept think tank. One logo made me laugh because it illustrates how rushed the pro-Russian electoral bloc was ...

Have you registered for the BISA-ISA Joint workshops in #Newcastle 2025? The pre-registration deadline is August 15th!! We hope you'll join us in Newcastle, Oct 10-12! buff.ly/iZ4GsxF

"🌟 Thinking about exhibiting at #ISA2026? Don’t forget—Early Bird Rates are available through August 31st! Secure your spot and save: buff.ly/0SJbqdp #InternationalRelations #PoliticalScience #UniversityPress #JournalPublishers"

Imanishi (2025) shows that U.S. emergency aid increases not just with media volume, but especially when coverage is diverse in framing—revealing that “attention diversity” significantly shapes bureaucratic responsiveness. academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...

Heimann and Kampf (2025) examine how interpersonal diplomatic offenses, such as degradation and marginalization, disrupt state relations and call for integrating these micro-level interactions into International Relations theory. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

🏆 The FPA Section is now accepting nominations for: 🔹 Distinguished Scholar Award (10 June) 🔹 Alexander George Best Paper Award (10 June) 🔹 Best Book in FPA Award (31 July) 🔹 Margaret Hermann Award for Best Text Analysis Paper (31 July) Details: isanet.org/Programs/Award…

Make sure to join this interesting discussion 👇🏽

Registration is open for a @isanet.bsky.social webinar on Theorizing Emotions in World Politics in memory of Emma Hutchison. 5 June 2025 14:00h GMT. Thanks to chair/participants: @aslifc.bsky.social @freyberg-inan.bsky.social Zaynab El Bernoussi Jessica Auchter isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In the face of Trump’s dramatic new trade barriers, Latin American countries are getting more creative, writes Catherine Osborn.

Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict @fpa-isa.bsky.social @chaselaspisa.bsky.social @sbmitche.bsky.social academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Binary Role Theory and Modeling the Superpower Confrontation in Ukraine @fpa-isa.bsky.social Stephen G Walker Akan Malici academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Injustices and Insecurities: Victimhood in Rodrigo Duterte's Populist Script of Philippine Foreign Policy | @fpa-isa.bsky.social Enrico V Gloria academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Visceral reactions play a role in foreign policy decision-making. Houghton & Mendez’s 2023 study uses somatic marker theory to examine how internal sensations influenced key U.S. decisions from McKinley to Rice. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Do inducements improve the success of military threats? Kwon’s 2024 study finds that combining incentives with compellent threats increases the likelihood of conflict resolution. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

🚨 It’s time to put political psychology back at the center of global analysis. My new commentary out today with @rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs" Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social

This promises to be a very timely event in light of global trends. Do join our colleague @dresztersimon.bsky.social who will be co-hosting this event on 6 May. @fpa-isa.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social

@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social

Meet our newly elected FPA Section Executive Council! 🎉 🔹 President: Burcu Bayram 🔹 VP & Program Chair: Jordan Tama 🔹 At-large Officers: Consuelo Thiers, Jen Spindel, Adriana Boersner & Mariya Omelicheva 🔹 Past President: Falk Ostermann Congrats to all! 🎊 #FPA

That’s a wrap for the @isanet.bsky.social 2025 conference Great to see everyone and nice to have 5 former/current PhD students in a row at the @fpa-isa.bsky.social business meeting!

One of the nicest things at #ISA2025 was getting at @fpa-isa.bsky.social reception for my reviewing of some articles for the @fpajrnl.bsky.social journal a free t-shirt by FPA editor Brian Lai. some more nice gestures like that by academic journals & they will find it much easier to get reviewers.

Our favorite conference, #ISA2025, is over, but here are a few pictures highlighting some key moments from our section.

Dear FPA section members, remember we have our business meeting today (Tuesday 4) at 12:30. Make sure to come! #ISA2025 #FPA

Tomorrow, we will have a great panel on leaders and foreign policy. Stephan Fouquet and I will present our work on Milei and foreign policy bureaucracies. If you are interested in the latest research on this topic, make sure to come! @edinburghpir.bsky.social #ISA2025 @fpa-isa.bsky.social

Happening now “Understanding foreign policy change: a role theoretical approach” with Anna Michalsky, @lesliewehner.bsky.social @cameronthies.bsky.social @sibeloktay.bsky.social Kai Oppermann, Stephan Klose & Damian Strycharz #ISA2025

Attending #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social ? Interested in fresh scholarly insights on the foreign policies of populist actors across the world (they might come in handy these days)? Come to our roundtable at 4, organised around our upcoming Handbook and with many authors present! @fpa-isa.bsky.social

Dear FPA members, remember we have our reception today at 20:00. Don’t miss out! #ISA2024 @isanet.bsky.social

Please stop by and say hello to us at the International Studies Association meeting in lovely Chicago! #ISA2025

Good Morning Chicago! 🌞 Our editors @therealisthom.bsky.social, @priaad.bsky.social, Maria Mälksoo, Soumita Basu, Cian O'Driscoll & Ben Martill are at #ISA2025 and most importantly will be at the BISA/RIS/EJIS drinks reception tonight! Register: www.bisa.ac.uk/events/bisar... @mybisa.bsky.social

Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social

Happening now, roundtable “Connecting Global and Regional Dimensions in Foreign Policy” with great panelist #ISA2025 @fpa-isa.bsky.social

It’s today! Let ISA 2025 begin! If you have any panel you’d like to advertise just tag us #ISA2025 #FPA

How do states frame repression for international audiences? Villegas-Cruz’s 2025 study analyzes Chinese diplomatic messaging on Xinjiang, showing how narratives shift based on audience characteristics. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

📢🥁The envelope, please… 🏆✨ The winners of the Foreign Policy section awards are 2024-25: 🏆 Alexander George Award: Ryan Yu-Lin Liou 🏆 Distinguished Scholar Award: Dursun Peksen 🏆 Best Book in Foreign Policy: Elizabeth N. Saunders Congratulations! #ISA2025

Pleased to share my blog piece with International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social, linking my current Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.bsky.social research on how leaders change, my previous IA article on breaking bad, and Trump 2.0 medium.com/internationa...

How do perceptions of leadership influence nonaggression pacts? Yinlong Li’s 2024 study examines how leaders with strong reputations for unpredictability shape security agreements academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

What shapes public support for humanitarian interventions? Zlatin Mitkov’s 2023 study finds that framing effects from prospect theory influence support more strongly than elite or social group cues. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

How do strategic culture and decision-makers’ beliefs shape foreign policy? Eidenfalk & Doeser’s 2023 study integrates these concepts through a case study of Australia’s role in the anti-ISIS coalition. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Introducing the CEDAW ROCS dataset: A Dataset on the United Nations Treaty the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women––Reservations and Objections of Committed States @fpa-isa.bsky.social Willow Kreutzer academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

Public Perceptions of Women Peacekeepers in Troop Contributing Countries Laura Huber @fpa-isa.bsky.social academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...

📢 Attention FPA Section Members! 🗳️ Cast your vote for the FPA Section Executive Council elections! You should have received an email with details—vote electronically on ISAnet by Friday, February 7, 2025.

📢 Final call for FPA At-Large Officer nominations! (1-year term, renewable x2) ⏳ Email our FPA president Falk Ostermann by Jan 12, 2025 with your nominees.

Applications are now open for 2025-26 Fellowships at IASH, with 60 places available! Apply here: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-... Senior/mid-career programmes close 28 Feb. Postdoctoral/early-career programmes close 25 April. See our Fellowship pages for details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/fellowship-p...

Do military alliances promote peace or war? Jesse Johnson & Ashley Leeds 2011 article finds defensive pacts lower the probability of conflict, making them a good policy for maintaining peace academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...

Do democracies prefer bilateral negotiations or 3rd party conflict resolution? Ellis, Mitchell, & Prins 2010 study shows that dem states favor bilateral talks for less militarized, more salient issues but turn to 3rd parties when power imbalances exist academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...

Does regime type or religion shape US public opinion on foreign countries? Lacina & Lee 2013 article shows religious cues are more influential than regime type in shaping attitudes, challenging the "democratic peace" & "clash of civilizations" views. academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...

🎉 It's 2025 so we are now #OpenAccess. 🎉 All articles accepted for publication in BJPolS since the 2nd of July 2024 will be #OA; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. Find out about your open access options - cup.org/4gD95tA