Focal Interest
Focal Interest

International Relations and Foreign Policy

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10053

  1. Congress, especially Republicans, uses more security framing in trade policy
    Analysis of US trade discourse from 2001 to 2025 shows Congress uses security framing more than the executive branch, with Republicans in Congress leading the trend.
  2. Japan’s defense buildup coexists with strong pacifist attitudes
    Sociological study examining how Japan reconciles increased defense spending with persistent pacifism through war frames, public attitudes, and civil society voices following Russia's 2022 invasion.
  3. Graduate classrooms may be central to Global IR change
    Explore how graduate classroom pedagogy can advance Global IR's diversity goals. This study reveals systemic pressures limiting epistemological diversity and proposes pedagogical interventions to.
  4. Resourcing shapes influence and fragmentation in international organizations
    Special issue examining how state resourcing decisions—through funding, personnel, and support—fragment international organizations and undermine multilateral governance effectiveness.
  5. A model links colonial war, trade restrictions, and exclusive trading rights
    Game-theoretic model of colonial wars and trade restrictions, analyzing how metropolises compete for colonial control and demonstrating three equilibrium outcomes under different trade valuations.
  6. Article traces the "imaginary" in technology, war, and security studies
    Explore how imaginaries shape technology, warfare, and great power competition. This article maps social, sociotechnical, and security imaginaries as analytical frameworks for international.
  7. Language(s) of War: A Discursive Framework for the Linguistic Construction of Interstate Conflict
    Explores how language and discourse actively construct interstate conflict, analyzing militarized metaphors and security framings that normalize war despite legal prohibitions against violence.
  8. Case studies are proposed to improve IR teaching on Southeast Asia
    Case study pedagogies for teaching Southeast Asian regional dynamics in IR programs, integrating retrospective and decision-forcing frameworks to enhance student engagement and critical thinking.
  9. Ukraine’s victory-oriented strategy was deemed unlikely to succeed
    Assesses structural feasibility of Ukraine's military victory strategy using frozen conflict analysis and counterfactual scenarios of Western military aid.