In his 2024 article, @ALupovici identifies five interrelated securitizing moves within which deterrent threats are embedded: allowing him to trace how Russian enunciators securitized the threat & justified taking the exceptional measures of an invasion🇷🇺🇺🇦 academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
Abstract. The war in Ukraine created a situation in which various actors issued and responded to existential threats. These incidents of aggressive rhetori
Can peacekeeping improve a states identity in the international system? In her 2023 article, Madalina Dobrescu argues it can, and demonstrates how Ukraine's formative peacekeeping experiences have fostered the pursuit of a positive social identity 🇺🇦🕊️ academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
Abstract. When do states pursue status enhancement through peacekeeping and how do they go about it? This article argues that states’ contributions to peac
Why is there such variation in support for Ukraine? 🇺🇦 Tim Haesebrouck tackles this question in his 2024 article, stating that support is mainly explained by the threat each member faces from Russia 🇷🇺 #RussiaUkraine#Conflict#ForeignPolicyacademic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
Abstract. The EU and its member states have provided an unprecedented amount of military, humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine after Russia's attack o
Marfleet & Miller discuss how Security Council Resolution 1441 marked a significant legitimacy crisis for the UN. While some see US-France clashes as inevitable, their analysis reveals both sides preferred a different outcome. academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
Abstract. The unanimous passage of Security Council Resolution 1441 marked the onset of the most severe crisis of legitimacy that the United Nations has fa
Meicen Sun's article explores China's shift from opposing UN peacekeeping in the 1970s to becoming the largest troop contributor among the P5. It frames this as a transition to new "investment" model, influenced by events like the 2008 Olympics academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
Abstract. While China used to condemn UN peacekeeping as a Western tool in the 1970s, it now supplies the largest number of UN peacekeeping troops among th
In their #openaccess#UNGA79#UNGA2024academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
Abstract. Through an explanation of the domestic political controversy that surrounded the most recent Swedish candidature and subsequent membership of the
In their 2021 article on religious discrimination & diaspora politics influence UN Voting Haykin, Fox & Mirilovic find repressive countries vote against Israel as a diversion, while large Jewish minorities support & large Muslim populations may oppose academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
Abstract. This study examines whether discrimination against religious minorities and diaspora politics influences United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) v
In their 2021 article, Matthew DiLorenzo and Bryan Rooney show that changes in domestic leadership affect foreign policy, even against international pressures. They find domestic turnover significantly shapes UN voting patterns.🇺🇳🗳️ #UNGA79#UNGA2024academic.oup.com/fpa/article-...
Abstract. Recent studies demonstrate that turnover in domestic political leadership is associated with change in states’ foreign policies. While domestic c
This week leaders from around the world are meeting in NYC for the United Nations General Assembly. We will be highlighting #FPA#ForeignPolicy#UNGA79#UNGA2024