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International Interactions @II_journal

International Interactions is an International Studies Association journal @isanet focusing on empirical and theoretical studies of conflict and IPE

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Are insurgencies run by nepo-babies more effective? Kreutz and Hegele say YES!! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Parents of the revolution rebel leaders’ intergenerational social capital and insurgency cohesion

Elite-level social capital facilitates both the mobilization and retention of participants in social movements and insurgencies. Well-connected rebel leaders perceived as credible have advantages i...

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Think editing an ISA journal sounds like fun? Calls for new teams for ISR and II are now up. Looking for enthusiastic individuals to start January 2028. Feel free to reach out if you are interested! isanet.org/Publications
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Kim, Lee, Whang, and Ryu examine how social desirability bias might after polls in South Korea that show majority support for independent nuclear acquisition, seemingly contradicting global nonproliferation norms and the nuclear taboo. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Social desirability bias and public opinion on nuclear weaponization: Evidence from a list experi...

Public opinion polls in South Korea consistently report strong majority support for independent nuclear acquisition, seemingly contradicting global nonproliferation norms and the nuclear taboo. How...

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In a new paper, Cheng, Gui and Wang, explore how voluntary contributions to 25 UN agencies are associated with increases in a state’s staff representation in IOs. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Pay to play? Voluntary contributions and national representation in international organizations

States actively seek to expand their representation in international organizations (IOs). This paper uncovers an informal mechanism enabling states to increase their staff representation. Drawing o...

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Can you really blame us for wanting to share these great papers from our new special issue? In his paper "Blame Games in Cyberspace," Leal explores how conflicting narratives might shape public opinion regarding cyber attacks? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Blame Games in Cyberspace: How Foreign Cues Shape Public Opinion on Cyber Attribution and Retribu...

Conflicting narratives about who is responsible for a cyberattack are often thought to create uncertainty about the aggressor’s identity, which in turn could lead to greater restraint in state resp...

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In his contribution to this special issue on cyber conflict, Shandler suggests that cyber power is altering the nature of domestic audience costs and creating new flexibility in leader's crisis decision-making tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Cyber Conflict & Domestic Audience Costs

Cyber power is altering the nature of domestic audience costs. By exploiting voters’ captivation with cyber conflict, leaders can now de-escalate crises without having to worry about suffering dome...

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Got more questions about cyber conflict? Gomez and Winger answer the call by discussing alliance commitments in the age of cyberwarfare. Check out the whole special issue! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Answering the Call: Why Aid Allies in Cyber Conflict?

International alliances have incorporated cybersecurity within their collective security mandates, but would these commitments be honored if invoked? Key characteristics of cyber conflict, includin...

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Can't get enough of this special issue on cyber conflict? Check out Nadiya Kostyuk's new article on the military design choices being made in the new era of cyber technology tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Beyond Threats: How Allies and Bureaucratic Competition Shape the Initial Development of Military...

The politics of how nations design their militaries when they start developing new technologies is a critical question in international relations as it has implications on military effectiveness, c...

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In another OA paper from the special issue on Cyber Conflict, @JelenaVicic, @Gil_Baram & Erik Gartzke explore the missingness problem in cyber events data: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

What lurks beneath the tip of the iceberg? Exploring the “missingness” problem in cyber events data

With growing interest in and attention to cybersecurity, pundits, media outlets, and policymakers are interested in meaningful insights about the nature of cyber conflict. However, the challenges t...

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Another great new paper by Christopher Whyte from our special issue on Cyber Warfare, investigates how technological novelty influences decision-makers’ reaction to crisis conditions. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Bolts from the blue: How technological novelty impacts crisis decision-making

In crisis, technological threats often present as unfamiliar to non-specialists. Today, however, emerging AI capabilities introduce distinct uncertainties for the decision-maker that extend beyond ...

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Check out this cool open access paper on Wargaming Cyber Deterrence by Reddie, Goldblum, Armenta, Booth, Lakkaraju, Letchford, Reinhardt, and Schnell. Lots of authors = lots of insights!! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Observing the unobservable: Wargaming cyber deterrence

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on interconnected digital infrastructure, the urgency to understand and manage cyber conflict increases. Policy-makers have long sought to translate concep...

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Did you present some amazing new quantitative research at #ISA2026?? We hope you will consider submitting it to International Interactions soon!!
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Check out the introductory essay for our new special issue on Cyber Warfare, guest edited by @JelenaVicic, @Gil_Baram & Erik Gartzke: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Introduction: Measurement and meaning in the study of cyber conflict

This special issue on empirical approaches to cyber conflict aims to “prime the pump” in advancing how researchers measure and interpret cyber conflict dynamics. We present a carefully selected set...

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Don't forget --- the International Interactions Editorial Board meeting is Sunday afternoon at 2PM at ISA. Can't wait to see you there.
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Check out this new paper!
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What happens when they can't let it go? Using a large N design, Daniele Stracquadanio conducts an analysis of non-international frozen conflicts using an original dataset including 651 dyad-years tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

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National-level elite framing has fueled backlash against globalization in the US. Could a framing about the effects of trade at the local level have a similar effect? Using experiments, Max Plithides explores this question (Open Access): tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Through the Subnational Looking Glass: State-Level Framing Effects, Public Opinion, and Trade...

In recent years, national-level elite framing has fueled a political backlash against globalization in the United States. Could a framing about the effects of trade at the local level have a simila...

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Post-conflict societies often experience violence when former combatants are resettling, but Sally Sharif & Julio Cesar Zuluaga find evidence that the violence may be perpetrated against former combatants rather than by them. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

When reintegration of ex-combatants turns deadly: The state’s role in preventing post-conflict...

Post-conflict societies often experience high levels of violence after demobilizing armed groups. Is this violence driven by resettling former combatants within civilian communities? And how can st...

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The length of international negotiating processes vary greatly. In a new article, Heather Elko explores this variation by looking at EU trade negotiations tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Relative BATNAs and the duration of international negotiations: The case of trade

The length of international negotiations varies widely. One important factor that influences negotiations’ duration has to do with the parties’ “best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA).”...

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What's NATO's take on this issue? @andrea_knpp, @ValerioVignoli, Federico Salvati, & @FabioMaina1306 explore the statements & speeches of NATO Secretaries-General (1996-2024) in this new article: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The Alliance Is Talking: Introducing the NATO Secretary General Document (NATO-SGD) Corpus

While text-as-data has gained prominence in the study of International Organizations (IOs) over the past decade, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has remained absent from this research...

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What is the impact of prominent violations of international norms on support for those norms around the world? Jamie Gruffydd-Jones explores this in new work: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The transnational impacts of American discrimination against minorities: Evidence from survey...

What is the impact of prominent violations of international norms on support for those norms around the world? Recent studies have shown that American human rights violations may strengthen those n...

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