Ukraine has always been a plural state comprised of multiple ethnic, linguistic, religious, and
regional subcultures. Yet, since 2014 and, in particular, since February 2022, these often …

The rationalist bargaining literature explains how public statements and military
mobilizations can signal resolve. But recent political psychology scholarship shows how …

Experience in various countries demonstrated that populist leaders enfeeble democracy.
Once elected, populist leaders concentrate power in their hands while undermining …

International relations scholars frequently argue that violations of international law generate
political costs for governments. Yet we know little about whether governments can evade …

The rhetoric leaders use to speak to domestic audiences about security is not simply bluster.
Political agents rely upon stories of enmity and threat to represent what is happening in the …

What international issues become national interests worth fighting for, and why? Contrary to
conventional wisdom, I argue that issues without clear economic value, such as barren …

This reply to the Symposium on Stefano Guzzini (ed.) The return of geopolitics in Europe?,
answers the criticisms by John Agnew, Jeffrey Checkel, Dan Deudney and Jennifer Mitzen. It …

This article assesses explanations of identity-based violence, evaluating in particular
framing theory's strengths. It argues that framing specifies some of the key mechanisms and …

Scholars advocating a sociological view of securitisation have criticised the Copenhagen
school for its overemphasis on the grammar of security and its neglect of the social …

Despite the lack of an obvious threat to Britain, the Blair government invaded Iraq in 2003
alongside the United States. This article draws on securitization theory and social identity …