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International Organizations and Global Peaceful Change', a new blog by T.V. Paul, Anders Wivel and Kai He, author of INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PEACEFUL CHANGE IN WORLD POLITICS 📚 cup.org/3OSI89f

For all those who are interested in how subtler forms of balancing, e.g., soft balancing, occurs in the world's regions today, this is a must issue. We also respond to many criticisms aired over the years on the approach. AndersWivel Chatham House Centre for Int'l Peace and Security Studies GRENPEC

How and why has the 🇪🇺EU remained resilient despite multiple and enduring crises? The short answer: a unique soft ⚖️balancing governance model now challenged by the war in Ukraine. Read my new International Affairs article here: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia… Department of Political Science, UCPH @CEEShub_TLU

The #history and logics of the #EU 🇪🇺governance model holds important lessons for Europe’s current challenges as well we other regions in #worldpolitics. My new article in International Affairs Affairs explains ❓how and ❓why.

Why do states soft balance? How does soft balancing impact #internationalrelations in regions like #Europe, the #IndoPacific, #CentralAsia and #BRICS? Read the 🎆new article🎆 in International Affairs on soft balancing in the regions by T.V. Paul Kai He and me doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

What are the causes, characteristics and consequences of soft balancing? Our special section explores soft balancing in central Asia, Europe and the Indo-Pacific to provide the answers! Read here: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

How does #Trump continue to dominate agenda-setting on #migration and #foreignpolicy? In our 2021 article in International Affairs Caroline Howard Grøn and I explain how he uses #charismatic #communication and why liberal leaders need to do the same doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

📢New Book: ❓What does IR theory tell us about IOs and 🕊️peaceful change? ❓How do IOs impact ☮️peaceful change? ❓How can we move towards a reflective and pluralist research agenda? Great answers from a 🌟stellar group of authors in our new book published by Cambridge University Press - Politics

‘The EU exercises substantial influence through the potential threat of exclusion’ In his latest research article, AndersWivel (Department of Political Science, UCPH) explores how the EU uses soft balancing to bolster its institutional authority: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

Doing work on small states in 🗺️world politics? Looking for interesting discussions, input on your work, and a community of fellow travelers? Come join Revecca Pedi and me in the Standing Section on Small States in World Politics at #EISAPEC2025 See call at eisa-net.org/pec-2025/

What is new and what is not in the #transatlantic relationship? This excellent 🧵 based on my recent article in International Affairs summarizes the role of the 🇪🇺 and the challenges ahead. Thanks to the GRENPEC community for inspiring discussions on soft balancing.

There is a significant difference between those who worship power and think it enables them to what they want (might makes right) & those who realise that the exercise of power is a complicated and imprecise art which requires prudence,moderation and judgment (Realists).

Well deserved! T.V. Paul honored at #ISA2025 for his scholarship, mentorship and enormous contribution the IR studies community.

Asked DALL·E  what it thinks of #EISAPEC25 in Bologna. Have a look, its answer looks magnificent! If you are interested in small states in world politics, submit your abstract and join us for interesting discussions on small states in the emerging order. lnkd.in/dU-2bNfr

Soft balancing is central to 🇪🇺EU governance, but❓when,❓how and❓why does it work? Pleasure talking to IR thinker about my recent article in International Affairs

An understanding of international relations in terms of 🎚️levels of analysis🎚️is present in most analyses of world politics. But what does it mean and what are the challenges? Read my take on it in the new Elgar Encyclopedia of International Relations doi.org/10.4337/978103…

🙏E-International Relations for encouraging me to think about what is exciting about🌐international relations, who influenced me, how my thinking changed over the years, what advice I might give to early career researchers, and of course - what I think about the geopolitics of small states 🤓

🎉 A new publication! I develop a theory of incremental change in foreign policy using a role approach. 2 illustrative examples: Mexico & Sweden. “Gradual Change in Foreign Policy: A Role-Theoretic Approach” academic.oup.com/isp/article/do…

📢New article: Studying small states help answer big and important questions in international relations, such as ‘what is power?’ and ‘what is agency?’. 🙏Dr Hillary Briffa and Anna-Lena Högenauer for the invitation um.edu.mt/library/oar/ha…

Small states and middle-powers have little coercive power, but their leadership styles can make them influential international agenda-setters. Jonas Fritzler Caroline Howard Grøn and I show how in a new analysis of 🇨🇦🇸🇪🇩🇰 diplomacy in the 🇺🇳 Published open access in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) Journal