Congratulations to @thewelshrugbyunion.bsky.social for their strong win over Italy today in Cardiff at the @sixnations-rugby.bsky.social
It has been a difficult few years, but the hard work has paid off.
Send all materials to the Committee Chair, Marybeth Peterson Ulrich at marybeth.ulrich@usnwc.edu.
Deadline for Nominations: April 1, 2026
Nomination Process: Complete nomination packets will include an electronic copy of the dissertation defended in 2025, a summary statement of no more than 1,000 words from the student, and a brief supporting statement of no more than 500 words from the supervisor.
Nominated dissertations will be judged according to four criteria: 1) contribution to security studies scholarship, 2) international security policy significance, 3) rigor in approach and analysis, 4) power of expression and originality in substance and approach.
The committee welcomes nominations that explore any aspect of security studies and that use any methodological approach (historical, quantitative, theoretical, policy analysis, etc.).
Call for Nominations
The Kenneth Waltz Dissertation Award is given by the APSA International Security Section to the best defended dissertation in 2025 on the study of international security.
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We invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals related to International Security, broadly understood, and especially welcome submissions related to this year’s theme:
“Security in a time of polarized extremes: Reassessing theory, practice, and teaching.”
APSA–ISA Joint International Security Conference October 16-18, 2025 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, in Washington, DC. Submission Deadline: June 15, 2025. www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
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We invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals related to International Security, broadly understood, and especially welcome submissions related to this year’s theme:
“Security in a time of polarized extremes: Reassessing theory, practice, and the classroom.”
APSA–ISA Joint International Security Conference
October 16-18, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, in Washington, DC.
Submission Deadline: June 15, 2025.
www.isanet.org/Conferences/...
@apsa.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social @csis.org @brookings.edu @cfr.org
If you're familiar with the Battle of Takur Ghar & the controversy surrounding the two Medals of Honor awarded for it, nothing in this article with surprise you (but you'll still be disappointed in the SEALs while reading it)
www.airandspaceforces.com/article/batt...
Big 6 Nations match in Rome. Wales vs. Italy
This one is a little too personal.
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The most powerful tool in the 1990s-era American Army.
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On this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @jimludes.bsky.social and I discuss disinfo in Switzerland, Germany, and Canada as well as the Chinese AI phenom DeepSeek and its admiration for pro-Beijing disinfo! See link below or wherever you get your podcasts.
omny.fm/shows/active...
Our PhD candidate Dino Mahtani @dinomahtani.bsky.social has been quoted in The New York Times @nytimes.com on the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
🔗 Read the article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/w...
Starter Pack with 150 international security organizations, forums, and outlets that are on Bluesky.
Please send additions and comments for the second starter pack to @warprof.bsky.social
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The Institute of Heraldry is the organization that designs (and makes under contract) military unit crests, emblems, guidons, regimental flags, etc., using a combination of art and history.
2025 International Security Awards for Best
- Journal Article
- Dissertation
- Book
- Distinguished Public Service
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Please direct questions to the APSA International Section Chair @warprof.bsky.social
This was obviously made by a historian. Well done my interdisciplinary friend.
A print copy of the book must also be sent to each member of the committee. Digital copies of the book will not be considered by the committee.
Deadline for Nominations: March 1, 2025
Direct questions to the International Security Section chair @warprof.bsky.social
Nomination Process: A letter of nomination (self-nominations acceptable) should be submitted to Dr. Sumit Ganguly, the award committee chair, at sumit2@stanford.edu.
Books will be judged according to four criteria: 1) contribution to security studies scholarship, 2) international security policy significance, 3) rigor in approach and analysis, 4) power of expression and originality in substance and approach.
The committee welcomes nominations that deploy any approach (historical, quantitative, theoretical, policy analysis, etc.), in the field of security studies.
The Robert Jervis Best International Security Book award is presented by the American Political Science Association's International Security Section to the best international security themed book published in 2024 by an early career scholar who completed their PhD in 2019 or later.
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