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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When do narratives become tools of geopolitical balancing? New #JOGSS article by Ryuta Ito introduces “narrative balancing” and three types - deceptive, institutional, and assertive - to explain how states use narratives to constrain rivals and strengthen alignments. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

On the left is the cover of the Journal of Global Security Studies. Along the bottom, the journal’s homepage, https://academic.oup.com/jogss, and Bluesky handle, @journalofgss.bsky.social, appear in white text on a navy-blue background. The main image depicts numerous cargo ships anchored in the blue ocean. Overlaid on the image are the article title and author’s name: “Narrative Balancing as Classical Realist Statecraft in the Indo-Pacific,” by Ryuta Ito.

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We 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! 👇

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Featuring Sung Min Yun, Seong Hun Yoo, and Andrew J. Enterline

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How 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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

How 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...

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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/...

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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...

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Ilayda B. Onder @ilaydaonder.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Our 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👇

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Why 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...

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Mark Berlin @markberlin2.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Why 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...

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Leadership succession and jihadist beheadings

Abstract. Why do armed groups use extreme forms of violence? Existing research argues that ideological beliefs, organizational alliances, and efforts to ge

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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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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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Does 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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Can 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...

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Ariel Zellman @arielzellman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Very 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.

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Bigger Costs Than Audience Costs? Studying the Dynamics of Audience Costs Theory in Asymmetric Conflicts

Abstract. Audience costs theory suggests that leaders face “costs” in terms of a loss public support when failing to follow through on publicly made threat

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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!

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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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What 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...

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Nihad 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 👇

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A Quest for Legitimacy: Drivers of Organizational Affiliation with Global Jihadist Networks

Abstract. Why do some locally oriented Islamist militant groups affiliate with global jihadist networks such as al-Qaeda or the Islamic State while others

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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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Is 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...

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Julie Hawke @juliehawke.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

As 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.

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

What 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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New 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...

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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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Read 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...

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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...

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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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Featuring @wucherpfennig.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel, Felix Lemmer, and Dino Kolonić Read it more 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

How 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.

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

How 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...

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Can 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

Civil-Military Relations in the Prevention of Democratic Backsliding Christoph Harig

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Most civil-military relations scholarship implicitly or explicitly sees the military as a threat to democratic institutions and governments. In recent years, however, there have been several instances in which democratically elected governments tried to use the armed forces for undermining democratic institutions. Hence, military leaders may sometimes have to contest lawful political decisions if these potentially threaten democracy. This challenges fundamental normative assumptions in civil-military relations research. The present article therefore asks: Which analytical tools does civil-military relations scholarship provide for assessing the appropriate role of military leaders in the prevention of democratic backsliding? Should there be general, prescriptive normative theories for military leaders’ appropriate behaviour in contexts of democratic backsliding? The article begins by reviewing civil-military relations scholarship’s perspectives on the appropriate political role of armed forces and discusses how these are challenged by democratic backsliding. Building on previous attempts to conceptualise military dissent and the military’s role in autocratization processes, the article argues that military behaviour in backsliding processes cannot be assessed without taking military role conceptions as explanatory variable for military leaders’ ideas about appropriate behaviour into account. Illustrative examples from the Americas then assess military leaders’ reaction to backsliding attempts and their consequences for democracy and civil-military relations. The findings underline that prescriptive guidance for military disobedience should be treated with caution.

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Gerald Schneider @geraldschneider.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

New 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.

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Why 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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thank 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.

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Why 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...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New #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...

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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

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Can’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

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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

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International 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!

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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

With 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

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