What could a policy-oriented framework grounded in ontological security theory look like? In his article, @lupovicia.bsky.social aims to sensitize policymakers to ontological dynamics and provide conceptual tools for navigating them. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/e5Z6Q

How do far-right leaders narrate past disrespect to reclaim national “status” in foreign policy? 🇺🇸 In his contribution to the Special Collection, @lesliewehner.bsky.social shows how Trump 2.0 uses strategic narratives to restore US stature on the international stage. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/e5Z8f

How do narratives help states manage uncertainty in world politics? 🌍 Our first Special Collection, edited by @hildevanmeegdenburg.com & Falk Ostermann @uni-kiel.de, explores how storytelling shapes foreign policy formulation & practice. 📚️ 👉 link.springer.com/collections/...

What internal dynamics shape the International Criminal Court’s response to state contestation? In her article, Gisela Hirschmann from @unileiden.bsky.social foregrounds the critical role of crisis perception and interpretation in conditioning the ICC's contestation management. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/e5Z5K

How can organizational theory help explain how CSOs interact with the G7? In their article, @irisbartelt.bsky.social, Martin Koch & Natia Tsaritova study this interface as an organizational field that embodies the G7’s connection to society and strengthens its legitimacy. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/e5Z5d

How can subnational partnerships remain adaptable amid shifting geopolitical contexts? In their article, Weiwei Chen, @filippoboni.bsky.social, and Yameng Zhang highlight the transformative potential of city diplomacy in addressing global development challenges. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/e3Lii

❄️ JIRD Winter Break ❄️ ⛄ Our editorial team will be taking a break from December 22 to January 5 to recharge. ⛄ Please allow for extended response times for manuscript acceptances and reviews during this period. We wish all a relaxing winter break!

Why did it take so long for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to adopt the concept of national security (国家安全, guójiā ānquán) into its political lexicon? In their article, Juha A. Vuori & Jeremy Gong uncover the conceptual roots of national security in the PRC. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvSN

How do Czech political representatives and analysts work to redefine political asymmetry in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? In their article, Jana Urbanovská, Ivana Rapoš Božič, and Mária Mokrá uncover three sets of symbolic boundaries. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvSa

How is knowledge about peacebuilding produced in an intervening country? In her article, Amelie Harbisch analyses the social conditions of knowledge production about Afghanistan in German think tanks and academia, and its structuring effects. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvRd

What role does ‘foreign policy specialisation’ play for small EU member states in international negotiations? In their article, @tomasweiss.bsky.social & Sandra Fernandes define it as a deliberate, enduring prioritisation of a region or topic in national foreign policy. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvP8

How does Chinese aid influence political survival, and how does the effect vary across regime types? In his article, Muhammad Al Amin argues that recipient leaders use aid to distribute public/private goods and claim credit for large Chinese-sponsored infrastructure projects. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvPn

How do power and norm contestation play out in the AU–EU strategic partnership? In their article, @chiara-defranco.bsky.social & @ligelot.bsky.socialemploy a Bourdieusian framework to examine struggles over human rights protection in the African Union Mission in Somalia. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvN6

Under what conditions do IOs create resilient policy norms? In their article, Antje Vetterlein & @tschmidtke.bsky.social approach IOs as social sites where international norms are transformed into ‘policy norms’ and distinguish four degrees of resilience. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eSvM9

🎉 Our December Issue is out 🎉 It also marks a turning point, since from 2026 onwards, we will move to continuous article publishing. 👉 Read more about what this means in this editorial by @ajdah.bsky.social and @matthiasleese.bsky.social: rdcu.be/eSvK8

Pssst! 🤫👋 Curious about the topics that JIRD’s December Issue will cover? 🔎 We offer you a sneak peek into our article production with a first view of the upcoming cover page. Stay tuned for more…

📚 Changes to JIRD’s publication model 📆 From 2026, we will adopt a "Continuous Article Publishing" (CAP) system, where all articles accepted for publication will be integrated directly into a single annual volume. 👉 Find out more about the changes this brings in this editorial: rdcu.be/eNhyc

Why do states that have resisted legal resolution to their territorial disputes eventually submit to legal treatment? David L. Gebre-Medhin @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social argues that states may accept legal settlements as a costly signal of a broader foreign policy shift. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eI5gG

📚 Want to publish a guest-edited Special Issue or Special Collection with us? 📆 Don’t miss the submission deadline for this year’s annual call on 30 October 2025! 👉 You can find more information on how to prepare your proposal here: link.springer.com/journal/4126...

Why do activists, who are aware of technocratic institutions' depoliticizing effect, still participate in transnational politics? @felixanderl.bsky.social and @mariamsalehi.bsky.social show that activists consciously navigate dangerous arenas based on an aspirational politics. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eI4Te

How can international actors justify their roles in new social contexts? By analyzing the EU’s aspiration for a role in the Arctic region, Aslak Veierud Busch uncovers arguments used by aspirant actors when attempting to carve out a role in a new social context. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eI4zQ

What happens to digital diplomacy after Twitter? Drawing on theories of facework and aesthetic insecurity, @ericvanr.bsky.social argues that Twitter’s recent transformation represents a source of insecurity for states, particularly liberal democratic ones. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eI4y6

How did efficient mobilization in the Russia-Ukraine war become possible and lasting, despite all odds? In his article, @reshetnikov.bsky.social reconstructs the discursive conditions of possibility for mobilization in both Russia and Ukraine by analyzing combatants’ rhetoric. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eI4yz

What is the political significance of crass vulgarity for the far-right in Brazil and beyond? Anna Leander and @lulubats.bsky.social show that de-centering reason and re-centering resonance help explain how vulgar vibes spread, orient politics, and how they may be challenged. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eI4vj

🎉 We are excited to announce that JIRD has migrated to a new website! 🎉 👉 Check it out here: link.springer.com/journal/41268

Pssst! 🤫👋 Are you curious about the topics that JIRD’s September Issue will cover? 🔎 Here we offer you a first view of the upcoming cover page. Stay tuned for more updates to come!

🤖 How does JIRD approach the issue of AI and academic publishing? 🤖 👉 In their editorial, @matthiasleese.bsky.social & @ajdah.bsky.social explicate our AI policy and call on all authors and reviewers to make use of AI tools sensibly and responsibly. 📄 Read it here: rdcu.be/eGCFt

At @jird-jour.bsky.social, we have implemented a new AI policy that clarifies what is allowed and what is not. In the latest editorial, @ajdah.bsky.social and I introduce this policy, discuss what is at stake, and explicate our rationale as editors. Read it as open access here: lnkd.in/eB-p4GNB

🤖 JIRD AI Policy 🤖 We have a new policy on LLMs and other AI tools: 🚫 No acceptance of partly or wholly AI-generated texts 🔎 Need to disclose AI use for copy-editing of existing texts 👉 Read the full policy here: www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/4...

📣 Temporary Changes to Our Editorial Team 📣 🌟 From 1 August 2025 onwards, @ajdah.bsky.social will be promoted to interim co-editor-in-chief as maternity cover for @dagmarvorlicek.bsky.social 🌟 During this 11-month period, Ajda's managing editor duties will be assumed by @melikamah.bsky.social

🌞 JIRD Summer Break 🌞 ⛱️ Our editorial team will be taking a break from July 15 to August 15 to recharge. ⛱️ Please allow for extended response times for manuscript acceptances and reviews during this period. Wishing all a relaxing summer!

How does new expert practice in international organizations emerge and gain recognition? Drawing on the case of arms embargo monitoring by the UN, Aurel Niederberger illustrates how trans-sectoral cliques shaped practices of the Panels of Experts and generated recognition. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eraKf

What role do local actors and grassroots engagement play in humanitarian crises? Examining Polish humanitarian responses to assist Ukrainian refugees, Galia Chimiak & Patrice McMahon identify such ad-hoc, needs-based partnerships as an important evolution in grassroots activism. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eraJh

Thinking about publishing with JIRD? Now you have all the more reason to do so! According to this year’s Journal Citation Reports, we are 🏆 in Q1 🏆 with an Impact Factor of 2.5, 🏆 ranking 28th out of 169 in International Relations. 📄 👉 Submit your article with us here: shorturl.at/GdAUM

What role does gender equality play in the EU’s civilian Common Security and Defence Policy? Adopting a feminist institutionalist framework, Eileen Mullen & @dimitrisbouris.bsky.social seek to answer this question by examining three civilian CSDP missions. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eraHm

What can a feminist perspective on visuals depicting grieving mothers tell us about their transformative potential? In her article, @agarwalamya.bsky.social reflects on the significance of art in reinforcing gendered scripts of motherhood as well as creative forms of resistance. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eraGf

We are thrilled to announce updates to our International Advisory Board! Its members will support us in promoting JIRD as a relevant forum for scholarship on global politics and development while maintaining our regional roots. You can find a complete list of the board here: tinyurl.com/mpwcjj5u

Pssst! 🤫👋 Curious about the topics that JIRD’s June Issue will cover? 🔎 We offer you a sneak peek into our article production with a first view of the upcoming cover page. Stay tuned for more…

🚨 JIRD is aware of the problems with the new submission system, and we are doing everything possible to resolve them. ⌛ We are currently waiting for Springer to fix the issues with their platform. ➡️ Our sincere apologies, and please don’t let this deter you from submitting your work to us!

🚨 Happy to announce that our editorial board has decided to permanently delete the X account of the #JIRD journal 🚨 🔎 👉 To stay up to date with our events, publications, and special issue calls, you can follow us here on Bluesky or LinkedIn (shorturl.at/Levf1). See you there 👋 👋

How do ideas of sexuality shape the EU’s move toward military power and sovereignty? In her article, @hlmuehlenhoff.bsky.social seeks to answer this question through a queer intertextual discourse analysis of the EU’s Strategic Compass. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/efPwG

How does populism reconfigure diplomacy? Ehud Eiran, Piki Ish-Shalom, and Markus Kornprobst introduce and unpack the concept of “champion diplomacy” as a new populist diplomatic practice. Read the article for free in our March issue: rdcu.be/efPuD

“Why do rentier states seek out hosting rights for major international events?” In our March issue, @jlaporte.bsky.social investigates this question through a qualitative case study of mega-events programs in Azerbaijan. Read it for free here: rdcu.be/eeuex

Why, despite its longstanding identity as a non-aligned country, did Sweden apply for NATO membership in May 2022? Did this decision not fundamentally challenge its ontological security? Elvira Hjertström & @linushagstrom.bsky.social explore these questions in our March Issue. 📄 👉 rdcu.be/eet8T

"How do peace narratives avoid or invoke ontological insecurity?" In his article, @dangudg.bsky.social approaches this question through an investigation of South Korean language games about building peace with North Korea. Read it in our March Issue for free: rdcu.be/eet2F

🎉 Our March Issue is out! 🎉 It contains five original research articles on topics ranging from peace narratives in South Korea, populist diplomacy, and the role of sexuality in EU militarism to Azerbaijan's political economy and Sweden's NATO membership. 📚 Read here ➡️ shorturl.at/Avvv0

First issue of @jird-jour.bsky.social under our editorial tenure is live 💥 link.springer.com/journal/4126...

New publication with Eileen Mullen, The Interrelationship Between #Gender and #European Union #Foreign Policy: A #Feminist Institutionalist Analysis of #EULEX Kosovo, #EUPOLCOPPS and #EUMM Georgia. #CSDP #FFP @aissr.bsky.social @fmg-uva.bsky.social @jird-jour.bsky.social rdcu.be/ecZZ0

Our most downloaded article from 2024 deals with the mismatch between the Russian leadership’s AI narrative and the country’s actual technological capabilities. Read Anna Nadibaidze’s (@cwswarstudies.bsky.social) article for free as part of our 🏆 Top 10 of 2024 🏆 series: rdcu.be/ecUBK

Thinking about publishing with JIRD? We have a thematically open annual Special Issue call with a deadline set for 🚨 October 30 🚨 More details on how to put together a proposal for a JIRD SI can be found here: shorturl.at/0RGlc