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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My latest. (I realize it's paywalled, but I will mirror it before long.) www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Why we should stop taking Alberta separatism seriously
Albertans are not a ‘people’ in a way that international law would recognize
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#OpenAccess - The problem of intelligence in International Relations theory - cup.org/4x9BVtf - Robert Schuett (Stanford University) #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#OpenAccess - Accidental architects: self-effacing objectives in international relations - cup.org/4x9BVtf - Krzysztof Pelc (Oxford University & Korea University) #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#OpenAccess - Anarchy versus organization: how the social science of International Relations emerged from controversies over war, evolution, and Darwinism - cup.org/46FwE1C - Jens Steffek & Anna Nakhratian (both Technische Universität Darmstadt) #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#OpenAccess - Strategic desecuritization under asymmetry: from security opportunity to security trap - cup.org/4bACYKW - Kai He & Huiyun Feng (both Griffith University) #FirstView
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Peace Medie @peacemedie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My article, African Feminisms in International Relations, is out in International Theory. In it, I discuss how engagement with African feminisms can enhance the study of IR.
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Check out the symposium on African systems of thought and IR in the latest issue of @internatltheory.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/journal.... H/T @ttieku.bsky.social, Andrew Grant, Karolina Werner, and all the contributors! #GlobalIR
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEW ISSUE - International Theory - Volume 18 - Issue 2 - cup.org/4hl9Zyo Includes a Symposium: African systems of thought and IR A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - The ethics of the international monetary system - cup.org/4qvVWXp "The ethics of the international monetary system (IMS) can be framed either as a case of background injustice or of structural injustice." - Constanza Guajardo
International Theory abstract discussing the international monetary system and concepts of domination and unfairness. It references the Mundell-Fleming system and addresses different exchange rate regimes. The focus is on policies and regulations to prevent these issues.
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Realism, ideology, and exile - cup.org/3OnrUbp "This article reconceptualizes the realist relationship with ideology in terms of a recurring experience of ideological exile" - @lefteleven.bsky.social
International Theory abstract from an article discussing the relationship between political ideology and realism in international relations. The text mentions figures like Hans Morgenthau and John Herz and explores the concept of exile related to ideological views.
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This was Emma’s last project. She gave it her everything, working out of hospitals in very difficult circumstances. In the end she ran out of time and life. I then spent the next 18 months doing my best to complete the project as Emma had envisaged it. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#OpenAccess - Ritual, emotion, and change in world politics - cup.org/4bpYz8z "we introduce and build on existing scholarship that presents emotions as central to how rituals create a sense of collective unity" - Emma Hutchison & @bleiker.bsky.social #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#OpenAccess - The disciplinary power of gratitude: gift-giving and moral indebtedness in Cuba (1962–1963) and Ukraine (2022–2025) - cup.org/3SGs6nU "hierarchy is mostly sustained through emotional regimes that prescribe what subordinate actors must feel..." - Rainer Ricardo #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
#OpenAccess - Reassurance versus coercive bargaining: barriers to cooperative signaling in international relations - cup.org/47FBAVh - Brandon K. Yoder (Australian National University) #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#OpenAccess - #Brexit and the trust paradox of sovereigntist internationalism - cup.org/4dUz2q1 - Benjamin Martill & @tobiaswille.bsky.social #FirstView
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NATO may not officially be involved in Trump's war in Iran, but why is a Luxembourg-registered AWACS plane doing a monitoring flight plan in Turkey?
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
What in the Hell is this chopper doing?
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is interesting. American aerial-refueling tankers are broadcasting on ADS-B transponders, publicly revealing their locations in real time. Here are two that appear to have been refueling Israeli aircraft en route to attack Iran.
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
#OpenAccess from our new issue - Atmospheric violence: Fanon and postcolonial subjectivity - cup.org/46vlUCw "Revolutionary violence in anti-colonial movements is either glorified as a liberating force or vilified as terrorism" - Hye Yun Kang
Abstract discussing Frantz Fanon's influence on revolutionary violence, highlighting the concept of 'atmospheric violence' as pervasive and omnipresent. It emphasizes violence's nature beyond physical acts, involving societal structures and being dynamic.
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
#OpenAccess from our new issue - Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas - cup.org/4269AY9 "...paves the way for scholars to develop determinate schemes that can identify each state’s fair share..." - Liwu Gan (@syracuseu.bsky.social)
Abstract discussing the distribution of responsibility for refugees among states. It addresses challenges in weighting different principles like liability, community, and capacity, and suggests a solution involving multiple principles to create fair schemes in complex scenarios.
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
NEW ISSUE - International Theory - Volume 18 - Issue 1 - March 2026 - cup.org/4u77Ji1 A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New article! "The ethics of the international monetary system," by Constanza Guajardo. International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The ethics of the international monetary system
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
#OpenAccess - Globalizing International Relations from within: discovering globality in Chineseness in Chinese International Relations theory - cup.org/4jEPewo - Chengxin Pan & Nahui Chen #FirstView
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
My latest. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Why Canada should make a bid to host the United Nations headquarters
The United States has lost any moral claim it had to play host to the UN’s headquarters as it withdraws from internationalism
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Oddly, this otherwise excellent legal analysis overlooks the question of whether the United States has enforcement jurisdiction in a foreign state. The answer is no. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
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Can the U.S. Legally ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? Here’s What to Know.
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The latest issue of the other journal I co-edit is now available! www.ofo.ca/library/view...
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Boom! Couldn't agree more. Why the New Canadian-Swedish Partnership Matters, by Carla Norrlöf @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/bmAh1uU
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Why the New Canadian-Swedish Partnership Matters
Carla Norrlöf sees sound geopolitical reasons for the two Arctic middle powers to deepen their military-industrial ties.
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
#OpenAccess - From democratic peace theory to a Kantian critical cosmology of peace - cup.org/3JGAEY5 - Benjamin Banta #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
NEW ISSUE - International Theory - Volume 17 - Issue 3 - November 2025 - cup.org/4p72taK A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy #OpenAccess
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
New article! "International society as an ontological security provider: a framework for analysis,” by @jasonralph.bsky.social. @internatltheory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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International society as an ontological security provider: a framework for analysis | International Theory | Cambridge Core
International society as an ontological security provider: a framework for analysis
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
It is frankly shocking and embarrassing that the Canadian government is dragging its feet on processing visas for these Palestinian students at risk. Get with the program, folks. www.linkedin.com/posts/pssar_...
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#standwithstudents #gaza #pssar #university #canada | PSSAR Network
We will not give up calling on our Canadian government to follow the steps taken to evacuate those students by the UK, France, Italy, and Ireland. We call on Prime Minister Mark Carney: Do not fail t...
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
International Theory is an #OpenAccess Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy - Volume 17 - Issue 2 - cup.org/4fIuyll #APSA2025
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
#OpenAccess - ‘The Conduct of Inquiry’ in ontological security studies: scientific methodologies and their implications - cup.org/4pwr7CD - Lukas Grundsfeld #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
#OpenAccess - Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas - cup.org/4269AY9 "...paves the way for scholars to develop determinate schemes that can identify each state’s fair share in contexts where multiple principles apply" - Liwu Gan #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
#OpenAccess - Are international organizations agents in their own right? A plural subject perspective - cup.org/46xBaim "...IO agency is not transient, but a stable and enduring feature." - Jelena Cupać #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
#OpenAccess - E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis - cup.org/46t6Cya - Tim Rood #FirstView
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#OpenAccess - Atmospheric violence: Fanon and postcolonial subjectivity - cup.org/46vlUCw "Revolutionary violence in anti-colonial movements is either glorified as a liberating force or vilified as terrorism" - Hye Yun Kang #FirstView
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
New article: "E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis," by Tim Rood. @internatltheory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis | International Theory | Cambridge Core
E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
My latest quixotic attempt to get people to stop talking about genocide. @theconversation.com theconversation.com/imagine-a-wo...
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Imagine a world without genocide
We should not need the word ‘genocide’ to galvanize action to stop the horrors unfolding in Gaza
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
New article: "Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas," by Liwu Gan, @syracuseu.bsky.social @internatltheory.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas | International Theory | Cambridge Core
Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Very sad to hear of the passing of Ken Dryden. He and his Cornell teammates were very kind to me and to my brothers when my father, the team doctor, died in 1969. (That's me on the right, in my hockey prime.)
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This is so very sad. Margaret was a terrific scholar, a treasured colleague, a wonderful mentor, and an outstanding corporate citizen. She also brightened up the room. May she rest in peace. balsillieschool.ca/the-bsia-com...
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The BSIA Community mourns the loss of Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts - Balsillie School of International Affairs
The BSIA community was saddened to lose Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts, a treasured mentor, scholar and friend, on Monday, August 11, 2025. Margaret was a role model for so many at the School, as a brill...
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#OpenAccess - The scope of accountability of international organisations: the relevance of power, institutional structure, and salience - cup.org/41frS90 - Liliana B. Andonova #OpenAccess
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
#OpenAccess - The perils of technocratic power: central bank discretion and the end of Bretton Woods revisited - cup.org/45FYSs2 - Aditi Sahasrabuddhe & Jack Seddon #FirstView
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
If the union thinks it's going to get a better deal from the airline that it will from an arbitrator after it's been ordered back to work, it's absolutely crazy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Air Canada flight attendants' union says it will risk jail time to strike for a better deal | CBC News
The union representing thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants says it will risk jail time and fines but will not order its members back to work, despite the federal labour relations board ...
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
New article: The tripartite structure of critical international theory, by @charliethame.bsky.social, doi.org/10.1017/S175... @internatltheory.bsky.social
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The tripartite structure of critical international theory
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Tip for prospective students: Try not to leave [Your name here] and [Your email here] at the bottom of your AI-generated queries about admission.
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
New issue feat. @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social; Todd Hall & Pat James; @elifkalay.bsky.social; @lrafanell.bsky.social; Yong-Soo Eun, Peter Marcus Kristensen, & Deepshikha Shahi; Michael Barnett & @aysezarakol.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @internatltheory.bsky.social
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International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
#OpenAccess - Sequencing binding and non-binding agreements: the case of outer space governance - cup.org/45BX2K4 - @jfmorin.bsky.social & @paulinepic.bsky.social #FirstView
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David A. Welch @davidawelch.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
What should Global IR try to be, and where should it go? Read the exchange in IT, hot off the press!
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