Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We are committed to helping our authors’ research reach a wider audience. We regularly highlight their work across our social media channels. We have also put together a short guide with practical tips to help authors promote their articles effectively on social media. Check out the guide below! 👇 000
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How does the regime type of states that influence leadership changes abroad shape political stability in target states? The new #JOGSS article finds that the more democratic the influencing state(s), the greater the subsequent risk of coups in the target state. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 101
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesJournal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How should we understand the impact of “emerging” technologies on nuclear deterrence? @lrand11.bsky.social proposes a sociotechnical framework that challenges technologically deterministic claims that such technologies have inherently disruptive effects. Open access 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 022
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesJournal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 07/07/2026#JOGSS has just published a special issue on Johan Galtung! A number of excellent pieces in this issue examine the enduring significance of his scholarship while critically reflecting on its limits and legacies for understanding today’s world. Read it here: academic.oup.com/jogss/issue/... 033
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesSteven T. Zech @stevezech.bsky.social · 28/07/2026"Understanding Torture Practices during Armed Conflict: The Case of Peru" recently published open access with @journalofgss.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...academic.oup.comUnderstanding Torture Practices during Armed Conflict: The Case of PeruAbstract. What does torture look like during armed conflict, and what factors account for different torture practices? We analyze torture drawing on quanti 111
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How should we understand the impact of “emerging” technologies on nuclear deterrence? @lrand11.bsky.social proposes a sociotechnical framework that challenges technologically deterministic claims that such technologies have inherently disruptive effects. Open access 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 022
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 14/07/2026🧐 What does torture look like during armed conflict, and what explains variation in how it is practised? @stevezech.bsky.social and Christopher J. Einolf examine torture during Peru’s internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000. Read the full article to explore their findings: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 031
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesIlayda B. Onder @ilaydaonder.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Our new article is out in the JoGSS! We look at why armed groups use extreme forms of violence like beheadings and find that irregular leadership successions are a big factor in explaining escalation to extreme tactics. But groups deescalate as new leaders consolidate power. It's open access👇 072
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Why do armed groups use extreme forms of violence? Read this #JOGSS article on how leadership transitions can shape the strategic use of extreme and costly violence, including beheadings, by jihadist organisations. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 151
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesMark Berlin @markberlin2.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Why do armed groups use extreme forms of violence? Excited to share this new open access article! Analyzing beheading attacks conducted by jihadist groups, we examine the impact of leadership succession, targeting, and tenure on organizational tactics academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...academic.oup.comLeadership succession and jihadist beheadingsAbstract. Why do armed groups use extreme forms of violence? Existing research argues that ideological beliefs, organizational alliances, and efforts to ge 065
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 07/07/2026#JOGSS has just published a special issue on Johan Galtung! A number of excellent pieces in this issue examine the enduring significance of his scholarship while critically reflecting on its limits and legacies for understanding today’s world. Read it here: academic.oup.com/jogss/issue/... 033
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesDr Georgina Holmes @drgholmes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The 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 174
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Does Johan Galtung’s view of the world economy as structured by imperialism remain relevant today? Håvard Hegre and Soo Yeon Kim find that a persistent disharmony of interests between Centre and Periphery remains valid in many parts of the world. Read more doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 020
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Can the audience-costs model help explain dynamics in evolving asymmetric conflicts? Jayme R. Schlesinger and @arielzellman.bsky.social delve into this question, exploring the secondary effects of audience-cost signalling on rebel groups. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 042
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesAriel Zellman @arielzellman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Very happy to note my new article with the brilliant Jayme Schlesinger at @journalofgss.bsky.social. We examine how threats and follow-through (and more importantly lack thereof) by intervening states in asymmetric conflicts influences attacks by rebel groups.academic.oup.comBigger Costs Than Audience Costs? Studying the Dynamics of Audience Costs Theory in Asymmetric ConflictsAbstract. Audience costs theory suggests that leaders face “costs” in terms of a loss public support when failing to follow through on publicly made threat 141
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 01/06/2026#BISA2026 is nearly here, and we are looking forward to seeing colleagues and friends in Brighton. If you’re attending, please feel free to say hello to #JOGSS editors. You’ll find us across several panels and roundtables - details in the photos below. Safe travels to everyone heading to Brighton! 130
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 29/05/2026🚨 New article alert 🚨 Why do some local Islamist militant groups affiliate with al-Qaeda or the Islamic State, while others stay independent? @nihadaboud.bsky.social argues that affiliation can be a response to weak domestic legitimacy. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 040
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 26/05/2026What does peacebuilding miss when it overlooks social identity? Read Tuba Turan’s new #JOGSS article on “deep positive peace” and transforming the exclusionary identity perceptions that drive structural violence, hierarchy, and intra-state conflict. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 000
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesNihad Aboud نهاد عبود @nihadaboud.bsky.social · 22/05/2026🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 My first solo article is out! "A Quest for Legitimacy: Drivers of Organizational Affiliation with Global Jihadist Networks" @journalofgss.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogag016 Short Summary 👇doi.orgA Quest for Legitimacy: Drivers of Organizational Affiliation with Global Jihadist NetworksAbstract. Why do some locally oriented Islamist militant groups affiliate with global jihadist networks such as al-Qaeda or the Islamic State while others 3124
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 22/05/2026🚨 New article alert 🚨 Read Tor Egil Førland’s proto-biographical article with #JOGSS on Johan Galtung (1930–2024), tracing his trajectory from precocious student-cum-teacher in Oslo to his later years in Spain as head of Transcend. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 000
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Is Galtung’s pessimism about sanctions still warranted today? @geraldschneider.bsky.social revisits the question with evidence on economic sanctions from 1949–2023. It shows that Galtung’s scepticism still matters for today’s sanctions politics. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 032
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesJulie Hawke @juliehawke.bsky.social · 18/05/2026As long as Galtung's triangle continues to be a standard in peace studies 101 classes, I think we need to also include its critiques and extensions. In my argument, the framework that so usefully makes systemic harm visible to new learners also makes responsibility and justice invisible. 121
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026What if "structural violence" isn’t always as faceless as we assume? @juliehawke.bsky.social's concept of institutional violence challenges Galtung’s classic triad of direct, cultural and structural violence by asking us to look more closely at attribution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 042
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 11/05/2026New in our special issue on Johan Galtung: Iver B. Neumann revisits Galtung’s work on diplomacy. The piece reflects on why, when structural analysis eventually entered Diplomatic Studies, it did so largely through Bourdieusian rather than Galtungian frameworks. Read here: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 010
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 06/05/2026🚨 New article alert 🚨 While it is tempting to say that Johan Galtung’s work changed over time, Nils Petter Gleditsch identifies five themes that remained consistent throughout Galtung’s career. You can read more here: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 031
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Read the first contribution to #JOGSS special issue on Johan Galtung, by Solveig Hillesund and @gudrunostby.bsky.social. They trace Galtung’s influence on research into systemic inequalities and violence, and assess empirical validity of his key theoretical contributions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 000
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 30/04/2026#JOGSS’s new issue features a series of articles taking stock of Johan Galtung’s contributions to the study of war and peace. Start with the introductory article by @geraldschneider.bsky.social and Nils Petter Gleditsch, and stay tuned for more articles in the series. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 020
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 28/04/2026🚨 New article alert 🚨 How does operational engagement by the UN Permanent Five (P5) members influence peacekeeping effectiveness? @ahmed-b.bsky.social’s new study explores how different forms of P5 operational engagement influence civilian casualties and conflict duration 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 010
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 22/04/2026How do nuclear threats succeed? One way is by deterring publics in target states. The new #JOGSS article, based on survey evidence from Germany, finds that many respondents view Russian nuclear threats as credible and this perception is linked to lower support for supplying weapons to Ukraine. 131
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 14/04/2026How should we assess the role of military leaders in preventing democratic backsliding? Should there be broader normative guidance when democratic institutions are under threat? Read @charig.bsky.social’s article to unpack these complex dynamics. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 0114
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesChristoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Can civil-military relations scholarship provide prescriptive normative guidance for military leaders' appropriate behaviour in democratic backsliding? My new article in @journalofgss.bsky.social debates this civil-military conundrum academic.oup.com/jogss/articl... #CivMilSKy 511137
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesGerald Schneider @geraldschneider.bsky.social · 12/04/2026New article on Johan Galtung´s 1967 article on sanctions against Rhodesia out at @journalofgss.bsky.social. I argue that the controversial peace scholar’s pessimism regarding sanctions was partly a product of his time. 121
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Why do some states become persistent users of offensive cyber operations while others do not? @willakoto.bsky.social shows that low- and mid-capability states are unlikely to sustain offensive cyber operations, while highly capable states are far more likely to do so. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 021
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Thank you to everyone who joined us at our joint reception last Sunday. We hope you enjoyed the event and reconnecting with colleagues. It was also a pleasure to share merchandise with our reviewers and authors as a small token of appreciation. Thanks for being part of it. Hope to see you again. 000
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Why does security sector reform (SSR) so often fail? In this #JOGSS new article, Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic shows how donor-side operational practices can weaken coordination and create opportunities for aid misuse. 📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 000
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 20/03/2026New #JOGSS research by Ernest Mensah Akuamoah finds that populist leadership is positively associated with government-sponsored electoral violence. What does this mean for elections amid the global rise of populism? Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 011
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 19/03/2026#ISA2026 is just around the corner. Join #JOGSS for our joint reception and an evening of drinks, conversation, and networking with colleagues and editors. 📅 Sunday, 22 March 19:30 📍 George Bellows Ballroom C, Hilton Columbus 001
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Can’t make the #JOGSS joint reception? No problem 👋 You can still meet our editors at the sessions they are presenting in or taking part in during #ISA2026 🎤📚 Find out more ⬇️ 1/4 Featuring @jamespattison.bsky.social and Ulrich Petersohn 120
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 11/03/2026🚨 Under 2 weeks to go until #ISA2026! 🚨 Early career researcher? Thinking about publishing with #JOGSS? Join our Meet the Editor session on Wednesday 25 March, 4:00–5:45 PM. Join @jamespattison.bsky.social and editors from other #ISA journals on how to navigate the publishing process 062
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesInternational Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026🚨 One day left to submit your proposal for #ISAVirtual2026! You can do so through buff.ly/czQUPx6 until tomorrow! 001
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesInternational Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 05/03/2026With approximately 5,000 participants, 1,200 panels, & 100 special programming and #Networking opportunities, ISA’s Annual Convention is a lot to navigate! Join ISA Staff for an information session on making the most of #ISA2026 & the city of #Columbus! Submit questions in advance: buff.ly/luWawpQ 011
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Thinking about publishing your research on global security? #JoGSS welcomes submissions across several formats: • Research Articles (8,000–10,000 words) • Research Innovations (3,000–5,000 words) • Forums (3,000–4,000 words) • Special Issues • Correspondence (max 1,000 words) 132
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Heading to #ISA2026? Join us for #JoGSS’s joint reception for an evening of drinks, great conversation, and a chance to meet and chat with our editors in a relaxed setting. 📅 Sunday, 22 March 19:30 📍 George Bellows Ballroom C, Hilton Columbus Come for the drinks, stay for the conversations 🍻 010
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 04/02/2026When - and why - does ethnicity matter more than unity inside armed groups? 🤔 Read the new #JOGSS article by Makena Micheni to unpack how ethnic identity becomes foregrounded in multi-ethnic militant organisations 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 052
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 27/01/2026🤔 How should we understand Sino-Russian tech cooperation? In a new #JOGSS article, Roman Kolodii argues that Sino-Russian ties in key high-tech sectors look more like allyship than a formal alliance or strategic partnership. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 000
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 23/01/2026🚨 New article alert! Read Esther van ’t Veen and @jorikalkman.bsky.social’s work to learn about the climate strategies of the Departments of Defense of NATO and EU member states since 2020. Read more: 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 010
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Do disasters facilitate child recruitment by armed groups? 🧐 📘 New JOGSS research by @dafnikalatzi.bsky.social & Yun Jung Yang uses a mixed-methods approach to show how disasters boost rebels’ demand for child soldiers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 032
Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 19/01/2026How do citizens in targeted countries respond to international human rights sanctions?🤔 @ryanyulinliou.bsky.social uses a survey experiment in India to test competing narratives: human rights protection vs foreign interference – and how these shape public support. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs... 040
Reposted by Journal of Global Security StudiesRyan Yu-Lin Liou @ryanyulinliou.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Do human rights sanctions truly protect the people they’re meant to help? Or do they inadvertently make things harder? I’m excited to share my latest article in @journalofgss.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/jogss/ogaf034 371
Reposted by Journal of Global Security Studiesnicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 17/12/2025#ESSC2026 | Save the date! Thrilled to announce that the European Security Studies Conference is taking place on 11–12 June 2026 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social The conference is jointly organised by COST Action NetSec, @eissnetwork.bsky.social , & @stockholm-uni.bsky.social eiss-europa.com/2026.htmleiss-europa.comEISS - 2026 Conference 61713