International Affairs

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Volume 101 Issue 3 | International Affairs | Oxford Academic The official journal of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Publishes content across the entire discipline of international relations and is renowned for its academically rigo...

📣 Belated publication announcement – I have never really gotten round to properly introducing the @iajournal.bsky.social special section on ‘Boundary work and the (un)making of global cooperation’, co-edited with the wonderful @marenhofius.bsky.social.
academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/3

If diplomacy is about communication, what does ghosting communicate?

Lunting Wu examines the strategic practice of ghosting diplomacy used by China recently: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

Our autumn issue is out now! 🍂

Here is our Editor, @lycidas.bsky.social, breaking down some of the many stories we bring to you in this issue.

Read them here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

NEW issue of International Affairs featuring article from Prof Roy Allison (Professor of Russian & Eurasian International Relations, Director of Russian & Eurasian Studies Centre):
'Averting acute escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine'
Read article: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

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Last week, we published our September issue.

It includes a special section on how the rise of Asia reshapes international financial affairs, general articles on ghosting diplomacy, pharmaceutical firms' foreign policies and lots more!

Read the issue > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/5

Summer may be over, but good reads ease the transition. The new issue of @iajournal.bsky.social is out with my article on how non-democratic regional organisations can nonetheless adopt human rights norms. More here: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

⬇️A fascinating issue edited by my brilliant colleagues, and it is open-access!⬇️

@chasiapacific.bsky.social @chgef.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org @osgaoxford.bsky.social @annagrzywacz.bsky.social

fabianpape.bsky.social, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @johannespetry.bsky.social, @goetheuni.bsky.social @lenarethel.bsky.social reed.edu @utoronto.ca @shaharhameiri.bsky.social @umeshmoramudali.bsky.social @apollines.bsky.social @drianhall.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au @sophiepomme.com

🚨 NEW ISSUE 🚨

🌏 Special section on how the rise of Asia reshapes international financial affairs
🗣️ Articles on ghosting diplomacy, ASEAN and human rights, India's China strategy and more
🤝 Policy paper on China and 'America First'
📚 25 book reviews

Read the issue > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/5

Managing Editor, International Affairs - Chatham House Exciting opportunity to lead on the editorial production of the journal, and set and deliver the journal’s business plan and strategic objectives, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

📢 JOB ALERT: We are looking for a Managing Editor to join our team!

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on our editorial production, and set and deliver our strategic objectives and work with a vibrant team!

Apply by 14 September below ⤵️

careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6364630...

Editors past and present: Professor Jack Spence OBE Alex Vines

You can read more about Professor Jack Spence’s time at
@chathamhouse.org and as editor of International Affairs here: medium.com/internationa...

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Jack’s insight, generosity and commitment to the study of foreign policy have left a lasting impact on colleagues and students, and his legacy lives on in the pages of our journal. He will be remembered with great respect and affection, and we extend our condolences to his family and friends.
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A distinguished scholar of international relations, Jack played a pivotal role in shaping the direction and influence of International Affairs. His work helped ensure that IA continues to thrive as an academically rigorous, policy-relevant journal of global renown.

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We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor Jack Spence, former editor of International Affairs (1991–96) and @chathamhouse.org director of studies (1991–97).

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How non-democratic ROs overcome political resistance in adopting human rights norms?

I address this question in my latest article, Embracing human rights norms in non-democratic regional organizations, just published in @iajournal.bsky.social

👉https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaf145
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New job opportunity! 🎉

The @gvagrad.bsky.social is hiring - an 'Associate Professor in Gender and International Relations'! 🌟
Application deadline : October 1 2025 🚨

Find more details here 👉

@risjnl.bsky.social ; @therealisthom.bsky.social ; @ejir.bsky.social ; @kristinhaugevik.bsky.social‬ ; @taylorborowetz.bsky.social ; @millennjournal.bsky.social ; @europeanisa.bsky.social

Are you attending #EISAPEC25 in Bologna this year?

Come attend our Meet the Editors session on 27 August to learn all about publishing in leading journals! 👇

The animated abstract for @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social & my @iajournal.bsky.social article is finally finished ✨ Check out our #openaccess article on "The Arctic as a boundary object" at doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

*For educational purposes only*

#academicsky #academicchatter #abstract #videoabstract

thrilled to see my latest piece for @iajournal.bsky.social is trending in 1st position among the latest research in International Relations!

👉🏼 read it here: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

🚨 New in @iajournal.bsky.social : My latest article examines how the EU collectively framed “disinformation” as a security threat, culminating in the unprecedented 2022 ban on RT & Sputnik after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

The collective securitization of ‘disinformation’ and the EU's ban on Russia Today and Sputnik The European Union's swift decision to ban Russian state-affiliated media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik within days of Russia's full-scale invasion of U

New Publication Alert! 🚨

My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social examines how the EU has increasingly framed #disinformation as a security threat, culminating in the unprecedented ban on RT and Sputnik after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine:

academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

Happy to have a publication from my Central Asian collaboration out in this special issue of @iajournal.bsky.social. My article with Rachel Vanderhill and Roza Tulepbayeva looks at how historic land claims and treatment of coethnics impacts Chinese soft power in Central Asia.

Negotiating marine protected areas across knowledge systems: multilateral boundary work in practice The process of defining ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) that need protection offers a rich case-study for boundary work. This

🌐 August 9 - International Day of the World’s #IndigenousPeoples - a day to reflect knowledge systems & inquire the role of #ILK in #negotiations.

📝 We are proud to present our @iajournal.bsky.social article @silviaruiz01.bsky.social & @alicevadrot.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

India's China strategy after Galwan: minilateral and multilateral soft balancing in the Indo-Pacific Since the 2020 clash between Chinese and Indian troops on the Line of Actual Control, India has judiciously deployed a range of soft balancing tactics agai

#India responded to the bloody clash at #Galwan in mid-2020 with hard balancing. But as I argue in this new (open access) article in @iajournal.bsky.social, it also began to disrupt and spoil Chinese initiatives in several minilaterals and multilaterals. academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

Thank you for featuring Assembly by Design in exceptional company @iajournal.bsky.social !!

Cool! "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" is no.1 on the @iajournal.bsky.social summer reading list. 👇☀️😎🥂👇 @princetonupress.bsky.social