Did you know that RIS is published by Cambridge University Press?

They are also on Bluesky 🦋 be sure to give them a follow: @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Follow our sister journal, @ejisbisa.bsky.social as well!

A good reminder for this Tuesday morning. #EduSky

Offene Stellen / Open Positions

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"A Field of Her Own: Property Rights and Women’s Agency in Myanmar" by Alexander Fertig, Alexandra Hartman, Lakshmi Iyer, and Edmund Malesky.

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#ESSC2026 | Save the date! Thrilled to announce that the European Security Studies Conference is taking place on 11–12 June 2026 at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social The conference is jointly organised by COST Action NetSec, @eissnetwork.bsky.social , & @stockholm-uni.bsky.social eiss-europa.com/2026.html

‼️ Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP project 👇.

🧵1/5 Happy to report that this article has an issue in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1177/0022...
Abstract
Why do countries mutually agree to constraints on their behavior? Why do they comply with such constraints in the absence of enforcement mechanisms?

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As did Turkey when Russia violated it's air space ten years ago. What's there to scoff at?

It’s true generally but here even more so: for anyone who received an award or honor, there are dozens more who would have been worthy

Who among us has not gone to war and said "my kingdom for the world's longest bridge"?

Basi Militari: tutte le notizie - Limes Basi Militari: aggiornamenti e approfondimenti. Tutte le notizie a tema Basi Militari pubblicate su Limes

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Europe’s roads and rail unfit for war with Russia, EU transport chief warns Brussels aims to spend €17bn on upgrading transport networks to be prepared for conflict

This is why the extra 1.5% of GDP on defense-related expenditures is absolutely necessary and could be quite useful.

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🚨 ISSS is accepting award nominations through September 15, 2025, for the following section awards:
🏆 Book Award
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Looking good too

Yes. Domestic politics is a thing!

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The U.S. Won’t Abandon Europe A whirlwind week left observers writing the trans-Atlantic alliance’s eulogy. But the U.S., even under Trump, isn’t interested in abandoning Europe.

This week's @wpr.bsky.social column wasn't about illustrating general IR concepts, so much as it was about addressing a pressing current issue.

But I did draw a bit from some of my recent research on alliances, primarily NATO specifically. Specifically...

Can't wait to see that!

Yes!
"Our findings suggest that, while public opposition to military spending remains high in Italy, external threats dampen the public's opposition to military spending, even under high debt burdens."
doi.org/10.1017/S000...