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Events

Navigating the publishing landscape

3 September 2025, Zoom

US Foreign Policy annual conference 2025: US foreign policy in the post-unipolar world

5 September 2025, UCL, London

Critical studies on terrorism annual virtual conference: contemporary issues in critical terrorism studies

9 September 2025, Online, Zoom

Annual IPEG workshop: International Political Economy in a world on fire

12 September 2025, Brighton, UK

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Latest from BISA

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Critical Alternative for World Politics Working Group launches and call for convenors

Join the new Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group convenor team!

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The Reverse Savages, Victims, Saviours metaphor of human rights

Shadi Mokhtari discusses her new RIS article along with the video abstract.

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The middling of international hierarchies

John de Bhal discusses the key points from his new RIS article.

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In discussion: Andrew Dorman

We talk to Andrew Dorman, a new BISA trustee, to get to know him a little better.

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The latest in IR - summer book round up

Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.

A group of 17 attendees of the Eocide event in July 2025

Event summary: ecocide in global politics

Find out about the International Law and Politics Working Group joint workshop in Bristol.

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Studying state-private hybrid regimes of security governance through a focus on border security

Read Samah Rafiq's article on research that was supported by the BISA Early Career Small Research Grant.

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Actions and reactions – Supporting members and developing BISA within the constraints of the Charities Act

Professor Kyle Grayson, reflects on the challenges facing professional associations and their trustees.

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