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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 15h

📰 New research from our editorial team!

How does peacekeepers’ use of force affect their local legitimacy?

@birtegippert.bsky.social finds that both the ends and the means of using force shape how local communities perceive peacekeepers.

📘 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...

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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 2d

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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 2d

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 2d

🔍 Curious about the latest research from our editorial team?

Dive into Belgin San-Akca’s work exploring how the triadic unit of analysis uncover complex dynamics between Nonstate Armed Groups, their target states, and foreign supporters.

📘 Read more: methods.sagepub.com/case/triadic...

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Jess Gifkins @jessgifkins.bsky.social · 7d

New article out by Stephen McLoughlin, @profbode.bsky.social and me 🎉
On the practice of early warning of mass atrocities by practitioners in the UN Secretariat and has important findings on the limitations of current early warning practices. This project was funded by the The British Academy.

Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 13d

🤔 Why does the UN Secretariat struggle to act on early warnings?

A new #JOGSS article shows how diverging standards of ‘competent’ practices across different communities of practice (CoPs) create tensions and performance gaps

🔗 Available open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

7/7 The Liminal Figure of the Civilian and the Necropolitics of Protection, by @mgdoucet.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

6/7 Failure through Consensus Building: Rethinking the Normative Status of the Responsibility to Protect in a Pluralist Global Order, by Samuel Jarvis
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

5/7 When Do States Repatriate Refugees? Evidence from the Middle East, by Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek and @tsourapas.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

4/7 What Happens to Peace When the Process is Stalled: Competing International Approaches to the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, 1996–2021, by Lior Lehrs, Dror K. Markus, @miodownik.bsky.social, Tamir Sheafer and Shaul R. Shenhav
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

3/7 Mediated Audience Costs: Jordan–Israeli Diplomacy before the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, by @matthewcebul.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

2/7 Tying the Hands of Militants: Civilian Targeting and Societal Pressures in the Provisional IRA and Palestinian Hamas, by @risabrooks12.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

1/7 Annexation Attempts as a Two-Level Game: Israel and the West Bank in 1967 and 2020, by Rob Geist Pinfold and Ehud Eiran
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 5d

Here is a selected list of articles published in #JOGSS that may help you better understand the situation in #Gaza analytically:

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 8d

🔍 Interest in vernacular security is on the rise, yet it remains under-theorised.

📚 @leejarvis.bsky.social addresses this gap with a new typology of critiques found in below-the-line commentary on extremism politics.

👉 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 13d

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 13d

Featuring @jessgifkins.bsky.social, Stephen McLoughlin and @profbode.bsky.social

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 13d

🤔 Why does the UN Secretariat struggle to act on early warnings?

A new #JOGSS article shows how diverging standards of ‘competent’ practices across different communities of practice (CoPs) create tensions and performance gaps

🔗 Available open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 New Article Alert!

Has globalisation reduced worldwide terrorist attacks? New research by Gary LaFree & Bo Jiang says yes.

📊 Systematic analysis of 143 countries (1970–2018) shows high levels of globalization are linked with low rates of terrorist attacks.

Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 21d

🗳️ How do armed groups win votes in democracies?

📖 @marybethaltier.bsky.social’s research shows they thrive in security vacuums – when people see the state as unable (or unwilling) to protect them, and turn instead to alternative sources of governance.

🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · 26d

🌍 Calling international scholars! #ISAGlobal runs March 4–6, 2026 - ahead of #ISA2026. This exclusive pre-conference opportunity is for scholars based outside the U.S. (Note: Domestic travelers not eligible.)
Expect dynamic conversations & global perspectives.. More info coming soon!

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 21d

🗳️ How do armed groups win votes in democracies?

📖 @marybethaltier.bsky.social’s research shows they thrive in security vacuums – when people see the state as unable (or unwilling) to protect them, and turn instead to alternative sources of governance.

🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · 27d

The possession of a sophisticated weapon does not automatically grant a country a military advantage over its enemy. 🚀

Cem Birol’s new research shows that what matters more is how often the weapon is test-fired.

🔓 Available open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨

Check out Mohamad Rosyidin & Indra Kusumawardhana’s research on how status signalling and the drive to project major power status shape Indonesia’s military modernisation.

🔍 Available here: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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Journal of Global Security Studies @journalofgss.bsky.social · Jul 16

How can counterinsurgency efforts be effectively coordinated without descending into chaos or command turf wars?

joshuargoodman.bsky.social unpacks the core dilemma: uncoordinated decentralisation vs parochial centralisation - and what this means for institutional design.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jogs...

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