The quantitative research journal of the International Studies Associationhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3muexd7wzns2wNew article highlights the BLOCS database that combines bilateral trade, investment and agreement data. We find trade agreement provisions influence the effects of trade agreements & that some provisions matter more than others for the creation of trade. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.271548031 Aug 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muexd7wzns2whttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mud5g2cqmc2tHow does political inequality among ethnic groups motivate governments to engage in international conflicts? Ngo explores this question in a new paper -- finding that it might be a motivator for diversionary behavior https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.271237230 Aug 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud5g2cqmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mtm3ubm2ik26New Open Access work by Nadine O'Shea explores when government violence against civilians is most likely to follow mediation and demonstrates how complementary conflict management tools can constrain civilian harm. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.270897121 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm3ubm2ik26https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mtm3pycyek26New piece by Isgandarov -- Trade agreements do not promote peace through economic integration, instead treaties w/ security cooperation & joint bodies reduce conflict by improving transparency, highlighting the importance of institutional design for peace. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.271547321 Aug 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm3pycyek26https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mtm3ll2qvs26Chen and Chang-Liao find that Beijing’s coercive diplomacy relies on sunk-cost rather than hand-tying signals, suggesting that China’s coercive diplomacy serves to moderate domestic audience, shaping public sentiment and retaining societal approval. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.271548921 Aug 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm3ll2qvs26https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mrkskcwvas2aHow do people perceive female executives around the world and how do those perceptions shape foreign policy preferences? Goldberg and Lai use experimental methods to find out! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.270052126 Jul 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkskcwvas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mrksjcq3vk2aLenz, Saleh, and Haftel explore how organizational overlap affects the delegation of authority to IOs. Using novel data on African IOs, they find greater overlap is associated with stagnating delegation https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.2695006#abstract26 Jul 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrksjcq3vk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mmz5xqvgec2yAre insurgencies run by nepo-babies more effective? Kreutz and Hegele say YES!! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.266810329 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz5xqvgec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mmz5qkvonc2yThink 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! www.isanet.org/Publications https://www.isanet.org/Publications29 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz5qkvonc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miouuefzls2vCan you really blame us for wanting to share these great papers from our new special issue? Leal explores how conflicting narratives might shape public opinion regarding cyber attacks? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.249569704 Apr 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miouuefzls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miourieomk2vIn 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 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.247814504 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miourieomk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miounmpdu22vGot 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! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2024.244166004 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miounmpdu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miouezzu6k2vCan'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 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.249215004 Apr 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miouezzu6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mioubotyd22vIn another OA paper from the special issue on Cyber Conflict, @JelenaVicic, @Gil_Baram & Erik Gartzke explore the missingness problem in cyber events data: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.262571404 Apr 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioubotyd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miou3fj6fk2vCheck out the introductory essay from our special issue on Cyber Conflict from guest editors Gil Baram, Erik Gartzke, and Jelena Vivic https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.259629104 Apr 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miou3fj6fk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miotzfghe22vIn another great new paper from our special issue on Cyber Warfare, Christopher Whyte investigates how technological novelty influences decision-makers’ reaction to crisis conditions. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.262139904 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miotzfghe22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3miotxmpztc2vCheck 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!! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2026.262649904 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miotxmpztc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mi2fxbhyak2gDid you present amazing new quantitative research at ISA? We hope you will consider submitting it to Intentional Interactions soon!27 Mar 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2fxbhyak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mi2fwch2sk2gCheck out the introductory essay for our new special issue on Cyber Warfare, guest edited by @JelenaVicic, @Gil_Baram & Erik Gartzke: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.259629127 Mar 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2fwch2sk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3mhizqgcuhk2dDon't forget --- the International Interactions Editorial Board meeting is this Sunday afternoon at 2PM at ISA. Can't wait to see you there.20 Mar 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhizqgcuhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lvteenlzsc23Global Value Chains, structural theory, and cool methods? This paper by Juan Acevedo-Ossa has it all! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2530546?src=exp-la07 Aug 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvteenlzsc23https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lvte6vkylc23Check out new OPEN ACCESS research from @chrauh regarding perceptions of the EU as political actor: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2530513?src=exp-la#abstract07 Aug 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvte6vkylc23https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lvtdx4p6rs23Cool new OPEN ACCESS research on the impact of non-military aid on recipient capabilities by Marco Binetti https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2530542?src=exp-la07 Aug 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtdx4p6rs23https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lts4ovmjyk2sIn this new paper, Youngsang Lee shows how US presidential visits can slow the pursuit of nuclear proliferation. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2526421?src=exp-la12 Jul 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lts4ovmjyk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lts4jzsp4k2sLove the musical Grease and Sanctions? Well, if so this new paper by @peiyuwei.bsky.social‬ on substitutability and multilateral sanctions will be the ONE that YOU WANT https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2520607?src=exp-la12 Jul 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lts4jzsp4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lts4f6swa22sSick of all tariffs in the news? Tyler Coleman explores non-tariff barriers in his new paper and asks what impact do domestic politics have on the use of non-tariff barriers? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2518377?src=exp-la12 Jul 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lts4f6swa22shttps://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lrxvqhubek22Check out cool new work by @tobiasrisse.bsky.social on rivalries and arms control! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxvqhubek22https://bsky.app/profile/intlinteractions.bsky.social/post/3lrxvo6onq222How do individuals respond to the threat of economic sanctions? Using a survey experiment in Turkiye, @efetokdemir.bsky.social, Menevis Cilizoglu, Omer Zarpli explore how targeted publics respond to sanctions threats. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050629.2025.2518382?src=exp-la19 Jun 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:l3lqcsty52l55hsbpamjrum3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxvo6onq222