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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
⏰ 📝 The preliminary programme for the next ISA conference is out! If you have been accepted and need travel support, apply for the FPA Travel Grant. The deadline is approaching! (1 October 2026). More information in the link www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
⏰ Don't forget to apply for the FPA Travel Grant. Deadline: 1 October 2026 Up to 4 grants are available for the 2027 ISA Annual Convention in Atlanta. Applicants must be FPA Section members. www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
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Amelia Shepherd: You're Getting a Grant
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Pleased to share a new collection of undergraduate student work from my course, The Political Psychology of Global Affairs. Students apply leadership profiling to explore how personality and beliefs shape foreign policy. Read here consuelothiers.com/political-psychology-leader-profiles-2025-26.pdf
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📣 FPA colleagues, two award deadlines are coming up fast on 15 July 2026 📅 🌱 Emerging Scholar Award 📝 Alexander George Best Paper Award Self-nominations are welcome. Send nominations to Valerio Vignoli or Jennifer Spindel. Details on the ISA FPA Section page.
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
FPA people, we have a LinkedIn page! Follow us for section news, calls, awards, events, and updates from the wider FPA community. Got a new article, book, workshop, job, CFP, panel, or teaching resource? Tag us, and we’ll repost relevant FPA news. www.linkedin.com/company/fore...
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Foreign Policy Analysis Section ISA | 6 followers on LinkedIn. The Foreign Policy Analysis section of the International Studies Association. | The Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International ...
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Call for Papers – Christian and Christian Democratic Approaches to International Politics www.martenscentre.eu/event/call-f...
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Call for Papers – Christian and Christian Democratic Approaches to International Politics
<p>This is a call for paper submissions for a conference taking place on 3–4 December 2026, with a submission deadline of 20 August 2026. The conference invites contributions examining Christian and C...
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📢 Don't miss the upcoming FPA Section award deadlines! 15 July: 🏆 Emerging Scholar Award 📄 Alexander George Best Paper Award 31 July: 🔍 Margaret Hermann Award 📚 Best Book in Foreign Policy Analysis Award Details: www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The 2026 ISA Annual Convention in Columbus is just a few weeks away. Time to celebrate some great scholarship. 🎉 We are excited to announce the 2026 FPA Section Award winners and highlight a few events you will not want to miss. 🧵
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James Scott @jmscott.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
@fpa-isa.bsky.social @isamidwest.bsky.social Delighted to share the news about a new book on understanding conflict and war, co-authored with Patrick James. Have a look at -- www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/con...
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Degrees of Rivalry: U.S. Paradiplomacy and the Weaponization of Education Policy against Japan and China @fpa-isa.bsky.social Paul Musgrave academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
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Degrees of Rivalry: U.S. Paradiplomacy and the Weaponization of Education Policy against Japan and China
Abstract. Both education and subnational governments have been stereotyped as promoting cooperation and soft power in international relations. In 2023, how
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
⏰ 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...
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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/...
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All Things Work Together for Good: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Affect the Allocation of Foreign Aid
Abstract. Bilateral investment treaties’ (BITs) intended effects can hardly be achieved independent of other policy instruments. We argue that foreign aid
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
🌎 #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
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Milei’s Argentina and the unmaking of diplomacy
Consuelo Thiers argues that Javier Milei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling its diplomatic institutions. As ideology replaces expertise, and institutional norms…
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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/...
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Cristian Canțâr @cristiancantir.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
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 ...
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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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
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October 10-12. 2025
Newcastle Civic Centre - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
"🌟 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"
Early Bird Exhibitor Registration - closing soon!
#ISA2026 - March 22-25, 2026 - Columbus, OH
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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-...
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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/...
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🏆 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…
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Make sure to join this interesting discussion 👇🏽
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: In Memory of Emma Hutchison: Theorizing Emotions in World Politics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Despite its centrality to world politics, emotions were rarely acknowledged as a significant point of engagement and theorization in the discipline of International Relations. That begin to change wit...
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 27/04/2025
In the face of Trump’s dramatic new trade barriers, Latin American countries are getting more creative, writes Catherine Osborn.
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Latin America Jumps up the Priority List
Ten thinkers on the start of the U.S. president’s second term.
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
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/...
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Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
Abstract. While the democratic peace literature finds that pairs of democracies face lower risks for interstate conflict than other regime pairings, the ma
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Binary Role Theory and Modeling the Superpower Confrontation in Ukraine @fpa-isa.bsky.social Stephen G Walker Akan Malici academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
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Binary Role Theory and Modeling the Superpower Confrontation in Ukraine
Abstract. On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Washington responded with economic sanctions and significant military arms and intelligence
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
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/...
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Injustices and Insecurities: Victimhood in Rodrigo Duterte's Populist Script of Philippine Foreign Policy
Abstract. Philippine foreign policy under Rodrigo Duterte is notorious for its abrupt pivot to China and the unraveling of the country's longstanding allia
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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/...
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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/...
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
🚨 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
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Social & Political Sciences at NTU @spsatntu.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
@juliacalvert.bsky.social & I argue the importance of leaders in International Political Economy, examining windfall profit taxation in Ecuador & Peru, in @ripejournal.bsky.social
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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!
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Dov H. Levin @dovlevin.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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.
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Our favorite conference, #ISA2025, is over, but here are a few pictures highlighting some key moments from our section.
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Dear FPA section members, remember we have our business meeting today (Tuesday 4) at 12:30. Make sure to come! #ISA2025 #FPA
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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
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David Cadier @davidcadier.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Dear FPA members, remember we have our reception today at 20:00. Don’t miss out! #ISA2024 @isanet.bsky.social
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Please stop by and say hello to us at the International Studies Association meeting in lovely Chicago! #ISA2025
Photograph of the Princeton University Press booth at the International Studies Association meeting in Chicago.
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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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
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Sercan Canbolat @drcanbolat.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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
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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Happening now, roundtable “Connecting Global and Regional Dimensions in Foreign Policy” with great panelist #ISA2025 @fpa-isa.bsky.social
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
It’s today! Let ISA 2025 begin! If you have any panel you’d like to advertise just tag us #ISA2025 #FPA
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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/...
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Foreign Policy Analysis @ ISA @fpa-isa.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
📢🥁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
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Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
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...
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Has Trump Changed?
Juliet Kaarbo discusses Trump’s ‘changed personality’ and how it may affect his second term.
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
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/...
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FPA Journal @fpajrnl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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/...
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