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Dr Georgina Holmes @drgholmes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Journal of Global Security Studies is at #ISAPretoria2026 Our roundtable discussion is on Wednesday 2:30pm. Come and find us! #ISA @journalofgss.bsky.social Editorial team: Ulrich Petersohn; @jamespattison.bsky.social @birtegippert.bsky.social, Reed Wood; Belgin San-Akca and Dr Georgina Holmes

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I've written a new blog post on the ethics of intervention in Iran. Some justify the US–Israeli strikes as humanitarian. I argue, by contrast, that the ethical case is even weaker than the 2003 Iraq War. @publicethicsblog.bsky.social www.publicethics.org/post/the-eth...

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The Ethics of Intervention in Iran

James Pattison criticises the humanitarian intervention rhetoric used to justify the recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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The Public Ethics Blog @publicethicsblog.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Humanitarian Regime Change? In our latest post, @jamespattison.bsky.social criticises the humanitarian rhetoric used in the justification of the ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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The Ethics of Intervention in Iran

James Pattison criticises the humanitarian intervention rhetoric used to justify the recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

CFP for our wonderful Brave New World graduate conference in pol theory. Please share.

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Yonghao Matt Huang @yonghaohuang.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Please share!!! Brave New World Graduate Conference in Political Theory 2026 at Mancept @uompols.bsky.social Call for papers:

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Delighted to announce that Fredrik Dybfest Hjorthen and I have secured an ARHC grant to work on "The Ethics of Responding to Rising Global Authoritarianism", for two years from Feb 2026.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🚨New Shepherd.com article by James Pattison article out now! 🚨 Exploring 'The best books to understand how the global order is changing' w/ Anne Applebaum, Lucia Rafanelli Henry Farrell Abe Newman and more! 🌟 Read more about his book and his picks here 👉 ow.ly/MMMW50XxyAS

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The best books to understand how the global order is changing

James Pattison gives us his best books to understand how the global order is changing.

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Cord Schmelzle @cordschmelzle.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

. @jamespattison.bsky.social and I are organizing a section for the upcoming ECPR GC, this time in lovely Krakow (08-11 Sept. 2026). This year's theme is: A World in Crisis: Conflict and the Future of Global Justice. Please consider submitting panels or papers by January 5. ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

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A World in Crisis: Conflict and the Future of Global Justice

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our book, Prioritizing Global Responsibilities, is now featured on Shepherd.com. For this feature, I highlight five best books that have helped me understand how the changing global order affects our understanding of global responsibilities. shepherd.com/best-books/u...

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Shepherd - Explore the books that readers love.

Join the rebellion and meet the indie book platform readers deserve! Meet the books that you will love, not just like. 

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Watch the interview with #JOGSS editors @jamespattison.bsky.social & Ulrich Petersohn! JOGSS welcomes novel research on global security 📝 No fixed reference style at submission 📚 Bibliography excluded from word count ⚡ Quick turnaround 🤝 Pre-submission exchange 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6oe...

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Interview with James Pattison and Ulrich Petersohn | Journal of Global Security Studies

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Important paper on the Tigray War. Key points: Death toll likely to be larger than 800k and Ethiopia obscured the crisis, creating 'zone of invisibility' to reduce calls for international action : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Tigray war: Modern geographies of mass violence and the invisibilization of populations

The war in Tigray, Ethiopia, which erupted in November 2020, has been marked by widespread atrocities, including organized massacres, the systematic u…

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 03/09/2025

By a factor of 10. And the number users who likely saw it in their feeds is higher over on Bluesky as well, which is remarkable. www.altmetric.com/details/1807...

Attention counts for article:

2 blogs
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154 X users
facebook
2 Facebook pages
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1254 Bluesky users

157 X users - with an upper bound of 4,056,809 followers.

So far, Altmetric has seen 1341 Bluesky posts from 1254 Bluesky users, with an upper bound of 4,785,712 followers.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

With global health budgets collapsing, @lukeglanville.bsky.social and I have a short reply up at BMJ Global Health. We argue that states must resist the pull of self-interest and short-termism. Ethical prioritisation means focusing on effectiveness and the worst-off. 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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Trump 2.0: what implications for global health?

The second Trump presidency will be disruptive for global health, so threats must be anticipated and opportunities seized argue Kent Buse and Martin McKee If the 2024 US presidential election was dif...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

From 2025, #JoGSS is run by a new editorial team headed by Ulrich Petersohn & @jamespattison.bsky.social. Read their editorial to learn about the vision and goals shaping the journal's next chapter 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

The cover image of The Journal of Global Security Studies appears on the left. At the bottom, the journal’s homepage URL (https://academic.oup.com/jogss) and Bluesky handle (@journalofgss.bsky.social) are displayed in white text on a navy blue background. The background for the rest of the image features a firework held in a hand. Overlaid on this is the article title and author names: “JoGSS New Editorial Team Introduction” by Ulrich Petersohn and James Pattison.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/06/2025

A fight in a madhouse about who is Napoleon...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

How do China and Russia employ economic coercion through subtle and less conspicuous means? 📘 @victoraferguson.bsky.social’s comparative study offers valuable insights into the mechanisms and strategic logic underpinning their sanctioning behaviour. 🔗 Open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

“The Journal of Global Security Studies” cover image appears on the left. The journal's homepage URL (https://academic.oup.com/jogss) and Bluesky handle (@journalofgss.bsky.social) are provided in white text on a navy blue background at the bottom of the image. The background for the rest of the image features coins pouring out of a glass bottle. This is overlaid with the article title and author name(s): “Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Not: China and Russia’s Implementation of Economic Sanctions” by Victor A. Ferguson.

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Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology @cmist-cmu.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Why do states implement certain cyber strategies, and why might they change over time? CMIST’s Nadiya Kostyuk together with Evan Perkoski and Michael Poznansky argue that bureaucratic politics is an important factor. Read their latest in @journalofgss.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...

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The Bureaucratic Politics of Cyber Strategy

Abstract. Why do states implement certain cyber strategies, and why might they change over time? We argue that an important but overlooked factor is bureau

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

- Fulfilling this duty requires the eschewing of illiberal measures, given the risk of weakening the fight against global authoritarianism even further.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

- The indirectness of this duty means that it should be viewed as weighty – and sometimes weightier than other emerging duties because it concerns the prerequisites required for the fulfilment of other duties.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

- Just as states possess duties to tackle the ongoing and emerging threats posed by climate change, the misuse of AI, and pandemics, they also have a duty to confront global authoritarianism.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Here are the key points: - This duty stems from states' domestic duties of self-defence, threats to democracy and human rights in other states, and more broadly the need for a conducive international environment in order to fulfil global responsibilities.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

My new paper, "The duty to confront global authoritarianism", is now out in the European Journal of Political Theory. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

To do this, I consider three potential approaches. The first (the ‘complicity-based approach’) holds that states and other liberal democratic actors should avoid being causally involved in backsliders’ violations of democratic freedoms.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

further towards aligning with authoritarian global powers and weaken the prospects of collective action to tackle key global challenges.In “The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad”, I consider how states should respond to democratic backsliding in other states.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

It might seem that it is vital for liberal actors to adopt a strong line. They should, the thought goes, react firmly to protect the civil and political rights of those affected to avoid being complicit, as well as to maintain their own integrity. Yet reacting robustly might push backsliding states

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The past decade has seen many previously liberal democratic states weaken or abandon key aspects of their liberal democracies and take authoritarian turns. This poses a major dilemma for remaining liberal democratic actors. What should they do?

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Victor Ferguson @victoraferguson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

New open access article in @journalofgss.bsky.social on how China and Russia (similarly!) use economic sanctions. Using new data, I disaggregate 53 CN and 50 RU cases from 2000-23 to look at ~300 separate sanctions, examining 6 mechanisms of implementation and their dynamics. doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

our new editorial team of the Journal of Global Security Studies at the ISA JOGSS's reception @journalofgss.bsky.social @drgholmes.bsky.social

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Curious about the latest research from our editorial team? 📖 Read @dingbatacus.bsky.social's article exploring how electoral turbulence and violence lead to gendered outcomes — and how they impact women's representation in legislative bodies 🗳️ Available open access 👇 doi.org/10.1177/1065...

At the bottom of the image, the journal’s homepage URL (https://academic.oup.com/jogss) and Bluesky handle (@journalofgss.bsky.social)appear in white text against a navy blue background. The main background features an empty parliamentary chamber. A small image of the Political Research Quarterly cover is also included. Overlaying the background are the article title, “The Effects of Electoral Violence on Women’s Legislative Representation,” and the author’s name, Reed M. Wood.

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Read Christopher Whyte's research to explore the "subversion aversion paradox" in cyber-enabled influence operations (CEIOs). While CEIOs favour subtle tactics, states are more likely to adopt performative actions when chances of subversive success diminish. 🔍 Learn more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My paper on “The Ethics of Responding to Democratic Backsliding Abroad” is now out in AJPS (open access). It defends “a responsibility-based approach” that emphasises the challenges that backsliding poses to the fulfilment of global responsibilities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

The past decade has seen a marked shift as many previously liberal democratic states have backslidden, taking authoritarian turns. How should liberal actors respond to democratic backsliding by other...

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Interesting -- makes a lot of sense (even if not the right strategy)

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Yesterday, Germany decided to increase borrowing to fund defence. In my paper on borrowing, I argue this approach is wrongheaded for intergenerational justice. TDLR: young and future generations will have much to handle, given climate change and rising authoritarianism—this is unfair on them.

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State Borrowing and Global Responsibilities

This article explores the ethics of state borrowing to fulfil global responsibilities. Although borrowing may appear attractive in the face of budgetary pressures and an increased number of crises in...

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I wouldn't normally repost The Sun, but this headline is excellent

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Russia is now hitting Kyiv with drones. Trump looks like a naive idiot to the world.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia was a very good and productive one. We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine. This War would have never started if I were President!
Many elements of a Contract for Peace were discussed, including the fact that thousands of soldiers are being killed, and both President Putin and President Zelenskyy would like to see it end.
That process is now in full force and effect, and we will, hopefully, for the sake of Humanity, get the job done!

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Marta Cantijoch @mcuanti.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

📢Join my wonderful department! ✅ The Politics department at the University of Manchester is hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy. ⏱️Apply by 23rd April. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy:Oxford Road

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🔍 How do ‘deviant’ states come to see themselves as victims in the international system? Aniruddha Saha’s research examines Iran-US nuclear politics to reflect the dichotomy of good/normal and bad/deviant states. 🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 10/03/2025

The general trend is crazy. Here is Twitter vs Bluesky volumes for the last week. On some days they are equal in volume.

Altmetric Explorer view - Twitter/X vs Bluesky in bar graphs.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 10/03/2025

Get off of X. You are handing a member of the Trump administration data directly. When (not if) they coerce advertisers back onto the platform, you will be giving those ads pageviews at minimum, which will help the platform game their performance stats. And you're helping train Grok.

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Is wading through treacle. Bloody jetlag!

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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

our new editorial team of the Journal of Global Security Studies at the ISA JOGSS's reception @journalofgss.bsky.social @drgholmes.bsky.social

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

If you can’t make it to the two JOGSS events, why not meet our editors at the sessions where they’ll be presenting or participating? #ISA2025 Find out more 1/3 @jamespattison.bsky.social

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