James Pattison

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...

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/...

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.

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...

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

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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 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

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...

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

- 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.

- 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.

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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My new paper, "The duty to confront global authoritarianism", is now out in the European Journal of Political Theory.
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The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad The forthcoming article “The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad” by James Pattison is summarized by the author below. The past decade has seen many previously liberal democratic …

ajps.org/2025/04/14/t...

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.

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.

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

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?

The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad The forthcoming article “The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad” by James Pattison is summarized by the author below. The past decade has seen many previously liberal democratic …

I've written a short blog about my paper on responding to backsliding, available here: ajps.org/2025/04/14/t...

Really delighted to see this out

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...

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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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 👇
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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 main section of the image features a background of green algorithmic code on black. Overlaid on this is the article title and author’s name: “The Subversion Aversion Paradox: Juxtaposing the Tactical and Strategic Utility of Cyber-Enabled Influence Operations” by Christopher Whyte.

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.

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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...

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/...

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

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...

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.

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

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!

Russia is now hitting Kyiv with drones.

Trump looks like a naive idiot to the world.

Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting Russia insists on terms to end the war that spell the end of democratic Ukraine, and has followed up the Trump call with an assault on Kyiv.

A very good summary of where we are after the Trump-Putin call from @politico.com Jamie Dettmer. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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✅ The Politics department at the University of Manchester is hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy.

⏱️Apply by 23rd April.

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🔍 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.

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Norm Complexity and Contestation: Navigating China’s Approaches to the Protection of Civilians The Protection of Civilians (POC) is an internationally institutionalized norm that has been applied as a core mandate in most UN peacekeeping operations. Given its relatively high level of institu...

Thrilled to share that my PhD work on China’s contestation of the Protection of Civilians principle is now published in @intpeacekeeping.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @jamespattison.bsky.social,
@jessgifkins.bsky.social, and Laura McLeod for their guidance!

Open Access 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1353...