Contemporary Security Policy journal
CSP publishes theoretically-based research on policy problems of international security.
It encourages novel contributions, not particular methodologies or policy goals.
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Editors: Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Nicole Jenne, Yf Reykers
- 📈 Ranked 17 / 738 of Politics and IR journals in the latest Scopus ranking. A big thank you to all authors, reviewers and editorial board members for making this possible. 👏 Onwards and upwards.
- Very pleased that @cspjournal.bsky.social under the editorship of @myducave.bsky.social @nicjenne.bsky.social and @yfreykers.bsky.social continues to do great 👏 17/738 of Politics and IR journals in latest Scopus ranking ▶️ www.scopus.com/sourceid/560...
- 🚨 New article How much do Chiefs of Defence engage in transnational practices? And how much are these interactions shaped by the state's power status? In this article, Tomas Kucera analyses a novel global dataset to answer these questions. doi.org/10.1080/1352...
- 🚨 New article Through a study of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, Jacqui Cho shows how conflict parties instrumentalize the opportunities created by the renewed global power struggle in Africa, undermining the appeal and viability of negotiations. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨 New article Can large states also harm the security of their smaller allies? In this article, Chin-Hao Huang shows that the US’ actions in the Taiwan Strait are leading to less efficacious outcomes, contributing to Taiwan’s insecurity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨 New article Commercial threat reporting shapes public perceptions of cyber conflict. In this study, Lior Yoffe, Eviatar Matiana & Udi Sommer show that Western cybersecurity companies' reporting is increasingly influenced by geopolitical considerations. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨 New article In it, @fredwindfeld.bsky.social shows that the contention over defining Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) is not reducible to country positions alone; it also has its roots in epistemic contests over what constitutes superior knowledge. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- 🚨New article online In this article, Laurie Nathan studies mediations undertaken by African multilateral organizations in response to 22 coups between 2000-2022 to show how/when mediators engage in bargaining with conflict parties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨New article online As part of a forthcoming special section on joint military exercises and regional order building in Asia, Chow-Bing Ngeow and Chiew-Ping Hoo show why Malaysia pursues defense cooperation and military exercises with the US ánd China. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- 🚨New article online How do states seek to weaken a competitor externally or internally for negative balancing purposes? @tongfi-kim.bsky.social & @luissimonn.bsky.social provide a novel framework for analysing wedge strategies. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @csds.bsky.social
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- 🚨New article "Conventional arms control and military balance in Europe" W. Lippert & @jordanbecker.bsky.social ask: when do rival states in Europe decide to sacrifice some of their relative military capability when entering conventional arms control agreements? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- 📢 Our second issue of the year is out! Vol 46(2) features the Special Issue "Children of their time: The impact of world politics on United Nations peace operations". Special Issue editors: @sarahellmuller.bsky.social & @fannybadache.bsky.social 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcsp20/4... A 🧵
- 🚨New article online "In today’s Sino-US strategic competition, US allies face significant costs for alignment with Washington" Do citizens of secondary powers penalize their leadership for retracting alignment commitments? Insights from South Korea: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Contemporary Security Policy journalSpecial Issue on "Cooptation in Great Power Rivalries", eds. Gadi Heimann, Deganit Paikowsky, Andreas Kruck & Bernhard Zangl, now out @cspjournal.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcsp20/c...
- 🚨New article online Military exercises have an important role as sources of political-military messaging, argues Gregory Raymond. What does the decline in the scale of military exercise Cobra Gold in the past 15 years tell us about the Thailand-US alliance? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨New article online In this study, Christopher Spearin shows how Russia's use of Authoritarian Conflict Management (ACM) techniques in Africa through Wagner Group has also disrupted several Chinese efforts. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- Reposted by Contemporary Security Policy journal🔔 Publication Alert! Interested in cybersecurity? Check out the latest article co-authored by #EISS Interim Secretary General Moritz Weiss & Nicolas Krieger in @cspjournal.bsky.social ! 🔗 Read the article now! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨New article online In this article, Z. Arynov and T. Umirbekov study public perceptions of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). They focus on Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, where the CSTO has recently received growing public attention. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨New article online "Securing cyberspace is a public concern, but often a private task." M. Weiss and N. Krieger analyse 290 business exchanges between USCYBERCOM and private suppliers to better understand public-private coordination in cybersecurity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨New article online "AI holds immense promise and poses significant challenges for international security and stability." In this article, @haleemasaadia.bsky.social and her co-authors explore how to keep human oversight of AI in nuclear command and control. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨New article In this intro to their forthcoming special issue @sarahellmuller.bsky.social & @fannybadache.bsky.social discuss how tectonic shifts in world politics affect UN peace missions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... ⏰ Stay tuned: we'll release the entire special issue soon!
- 📋CSP blog update 🔸 In a new author post @sarahellmuller.bsky.social & Bilal Salaymeh present the findings of their work on the effects of geopolitical competition on actors involved in peace processes Read the post here: contemporarysecuritypolicy.org
- 🚨new publication online In this article @sarahellmuller.bsky.social & Bilal Salaymeh argue that geopolitical rivalry encouraged actors to simultaneously engage in war and peacemaking activities. On the implications of this, read 👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2024.2448908
- 🚨 new publication online In this article, Oliver Richmond critically examines dominant post-Cold War concepts in peacemaking. The contribution is part of a forthcoming special issue on the impact of contemporary world politics on peacekeeping–stay tuned for more! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨new article online Looking at the global arms market, in this contribution @soulpark.bsky.social & Chirayu Thakkar argue that demand-side factors play an important part in explaining the success of second-tier producers. 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🚨new article online In this contribution Tom Buitelaar argues that in adapting to change in the international system, international organizations' discourse will cater to changes at the macro-level while also adhere to sticky organizational values 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- 🚨new publication online In this article Julia Carver studies the strategic dimensions of capacity building assistance for digital development in Africa 🌍 Read the article open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🏆We are proud to announce the winner of the 2025 B. Brodie Prize: for their critique of “Westsplaining”+coloniality in dominant debates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the work of @terezahendl.bsky.social Olga Burlyuk, Mila O’Sullivan & Aizada Arystanbek was recognized by a jury from our EB
- 🚨new publication online In this article, Alexander Thompson explains how the global regime for climate change emerged through cooptation despite deep north-south divisions over climate debates. 👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2024.2420477#abstract
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- #2023 usage figures are in Thanks to our readers, authors and reviewers for engaging in a wide range of debates around international security policy 🙏 on to another year of academic exchange 📝
- CSP continues to ensure a timely review and publication process, despite a record number of submissions in 2023 👏👏👏 #fastandfurious
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- 1st issue 2024 published 🙌 with a statement by the new editors @yfreykers.bsky.social @myducave.bsky.social and @nicjenne.bsky.social and a special issue on international #cybersecurity governance
- Curious what China’s nuclear strategy is all about + whether it has been changing? What does this mean for US foreign policy? Read Henrik Hiim's blog post 👉 contemporarysecuritypolicy.org/chinas-nucle...
- 🆕article online Is China’s nuclear expansion undermining the nuclear revolution theory? Henrik Hiim argues 🇨🇳 is bolstering its 2nd-strike capability, in line with nuclear revolution theory. Read his article on China's nuclear strategy here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 🆕 article online Why have non-binding agreements prevailed over formal multilateral cooperation in cybersecurity? Arun Sukumar, Dennis Broeders & @monicakello.bsky.social say it is due to multipolar geopolitics + the rise of non-state actors www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- The incoming message by CSP editors @myducave.bsky.social, @nicjenne.bsky.social & @yfreykers.bsky.social is now available online. Read about their plans and vision for CSP here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- #2024 started with 2 new members on our editorial board. Welcome Amy King & @wolfgangwagner.bsky.social, we are most excited to count with your expertise!
- Non-aligned & neutral countries in Europe have engaged with #NATO, but often in covert ways. What are elites' alignment preferences in these countries? In this new article, Filip Edjus + @catherinehoeffler.bsky.social analyze 🇦🇹🇸🇪🇷🇸 👉 www-tandfonline-com.pucdechile.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10....
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