Ice hockey/global politics. Author: International Relations and the Problem of Time (https://xitter.cf/t.co/NrnryDCgKw). Tweets = all thumbs, mostly ill-advised

Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined February 2016
How did Russia's 3-day “special military operation” become 4 yrs+ of near-total war, and how did time symbols initiate, manage, and prolong it? Just published #OA @GSQ_Journal in special forum on ritual action, ed. @MMalksoo doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksag0… @EdinburghPIR @ISATheory
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Our fourth and final issue of 2026 is out now, and you can find everything from sabotage to trolling to robotics within! 🌎🤖💥 cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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The Emma Hutchison Book Prize for Emotions in World Politics! Super thrilled and grateful to @MYBISA and @BISAWG_Emotions. Details below and more to follow on the BISA website.
‼️🏆Introducing the Emma Hutchison Book Prize for Emotions in World Politics A new prize from the @MYBISA Emotions in Politics and International Relations (EPIR) Working Group, established in collaboration with Professor @rbleiker. 📩Nominations: [email protected]
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An important, early step towards grappling with generative AI in a more reflective and open manner through scholarship and academic publishing
Today, 35 international journals joined an initiative supprting Intellectual Authorship over Artificial intelligence. Read statement and see our fellow signatories here iaoverai.org Authors can find our policy on AI here: tinyurl.com/3ysaa9mf @MYBISA @EdinburghPIR
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#showme faceplant
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. Watch the whole thing:
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I am not given to hyperbole when it comes to university industrial relations, but this feels like an existential event. The heart of the university is being torn out, with long-lasting consequences. These strikes are a last-ditch attempt to stop that. Will anyone listen?
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🎉We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2027 🎉 'Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times' 🌎 Submit here now! 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-p… @SimonRushton8 @JulietDryden
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Oasis behind on their planning creates sh*tstorm supernova for your favourite plucky int’l studies conference but don’t book back in anger — just come a couple weeks later
📣 #BISA2027 date change - 30 June - 2 July 📣 Recently announced Oasis concerts coinciding with original conference dates have had a significant impact on hotel availability and prices for delegates. The move will help keep the conference accessible 👉 bisa.ac.uk/news/important-an…
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🇨🇳 NEW: "Security provider meets security seekers: Explaining the support for China’s Global Security Initiative through role alignment" by Sebastian Biba (@goetheuni) & Julia Gurol. 📑👉 Open access - read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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🇬🇧 NEW: "Political myth and the generation of ontological security: The case of UK responses to terrorism" by Xander Kirke (@NorthumbriaUni). 📚👉 Open access - read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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📣 Our #BISA2027 call and homepage is OPEN NOW 📣 'Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times' 🌍 Have a look at our call down below - submissions for papers open on the 28th of September 🌟 Find out more here 👉 ow.ly/Irtg50ZMtXe
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Michael Magcamit, 'Neocolonial decoloniality?: Ontological (in)security and the Pantayong Pananaw master fantasy', Review of International Studies cambridge.org/core/services/…
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Carney: "Our rail cars on our long distance and remote routes are more than 70 years old. They were built when the NHL had six teams. Goalies wouldn't wear masks. The Leafs would win the cup. That's a long time ago."
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Meet our new associate editor! Georg Löfflmann (@gloefflmann)'s research sits at the intersection of IR and Critical Security Studies, exploring how identity, security narratives and discourse shape politics, with a focus on US foreign policy, populism and political psychology!
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“If you ever get into the end zone / act like you have been there / a thousand times before”
FOUR members of the gold medal-winning Olympic USA hockey team have asked out over the past year 😳🇺🇸 To be a fly on the wall in that dressing room… 👀
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Our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 draft programme is out - check your emails! 🎉 Registration is open and we cannot wait to see you online! 🌟 All information here! 👉 ow.ly/se5x50ZClvq @SimonRushton8 @Jamiejhagen @JulietDryden
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Quick reminder that our new issue is still available to read for free! 📚️ 👉 buff.ly/gfZsbGx
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For folks interested in both an empirically accurate and politically helpful examination of the US university in this moment: bu.edu/bulawreview/2026/07/3…
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