New online first article available #OpenAccess:

Policy, roles and domestic contestation: Germany and the United Kingdom as allies of Ukraine

Authored by Sean Garrett and Leslie Wehner

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A special thank you to the anonymous reviewers and all those who provided initial feedback on our paper!

These episodes show that domestic contestation does not have to be about foreign policy roles themselves to shape said roles. It also reveals some of the domestic dynamics of financial and military support to Ukraine we see recurrently, including news of Germany's Taurus missiles.

We observe how policy contestation over the type, speed and scale of support given to Ukraine gave meaning and direction to the UK and Germany’s role as a faithful ally. We look at domestic debates about supplying Leopard 2 tanks and increasing financial sanctions.

How can we understand the relationship between policy and roles in foreign policy? How does contestation over policy shape international roles? How has the nexus between policy and roles shaped the UK and Germany's support to Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion?

New Publication Alert! Myself and @lesliewehner.bsky.social present our new paper: Policy, roles and domestic contestation: Germany and the United Kingdom as allies of Ukraine. Available in @irjournal.bsky.social.

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Yay! a new accepted paper which is now forthcoming in the journal: International Relations. This is very special as it is with my doctoral student @theseangarrett.bsky.social His first article of many more to come for sure :-) For now only the abstract ⬇️

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