It’s out.. just in time for Christmas! We’re delighted to share Civil Wars’ 25th Anniversary SI with you all. A huge thank you to our fantastic contributors whose stellar work made putting this issue together such a rewarding experience:

Interested in attending @isanet #ISA2026? Interested in discussing how we create and produce knowledge about civil wars? We are looking for participants to join a roundtable proposal for our "Reimagining a Field of Study" roundtable series!

This lunchtime, come and join the @DefenceResNet ‘Meet the Editors’ Webinar - a great line-up of speakers (& me) talking about a variety of military-related journals & how to submit. @MilitaryH_BMJ @JournalofCW #JMVFH #JWCS

We are delighted to share details on our next event: 'Meet the Editors'! A range of editors from leading defence journals will be there to answer your burning questions on submitting a journal article. Register using the QR code below. @bmj_latest #JMVFH @JournalofCW @tandfonline

Interested in joining us for a discussion? DM us or contact @_AlexWaterman. We're particularly keen to pull in a broad church of civil wars scholars reflecting the field's methodological diversity, so please do circulate widely!

We are keen to build on our excellent roundtable at #ISA2025 in Chicago this year (keep an eye out for a write-up in our next issue!) by reflecting specifically on epistemology and the diverse research approaches that make up our field of study

Interested in attending @isanet #ISA2026? Interested in discussing how we create and produce knowledge about civil wars? We are looking for participants to join a roundtable proposal for our "Reimagining a Field of Study" roundtable series!

The calm before last night’s @JournalofCW reception. Great to see so many contributors to and friends of the journal, and to learn about lots of exciting new projects!

Thank you to our stellar roundtable panel for a fascinating discussion on the present and future of the field of civil wars research today! Lots of ideas and food for thought for both journal and field more broadly #ISA2025 @isanet

Join us!

Great start to the day in our workshop on Rebel Financing and Rebels’ Use of Economic Instruments for Rebel Governance! #ISA2025 @irwintanya @PolViolence @_AlexWaterman

Civil Wars at #ISA2025 @JournalofCW join us! 🧩Workshop on Rebel Finance and the Financialisation of Rebel Governance, Saturday @ 8am 🪁Roundtable on Reimagining the Field, Sunday @ 1.45pm 🥂Drinks Reception, Sunday @ 7.45pm Feel free to DM or email us to discuss projects!

Followed by our exciting @journalofCW roundtable on Sunday, with all of these cool people!

Civil Wars at #ISA2025...join us! 🧩Workshop on Rebel Finance and the Financialisation of Rebel Governance, Saturday @ 8am 📷Roundtable on Reimagining the Field, Sunday @ 1.45pm 📷 🥂Drinks Reception, Sunday @ 7.45pm

To round out another busy year the final issue of Civil Wars in this volume (26,4) is now available. Check out our Editorial Introduction for a sneak peek at the exciting things we have planned for 2025! Happy New Year all! @JournalofCW @_AlexWaterman https://t.co/iKiDW5ofTn

Stephen's project examined rebel rivalries in the MENA region and his originally collected dataset is featured in a (fairly) recent issue of @JournalofCW:

I have a new piece, 'Development After the End of the World' part of a book review roundtable on Mareike Schomerus' Lives Amid Violence, in Civil Wars @JournalofCW November 2024 #Anthropocene #ontopolitics #DecolonisingDevelopment

A new article from START Associate Research Scientist Dr. Elizabeth Radziszewski explores how bluffing about external intervention can influence civil war dynamics through an agent-based model.  https://t.co/Pwq0gIKWLB @JournalofCW @tandfonline #ConflictResearch #AcademicResearch

📢 The @JournalofCW is recruiting expressions of interest for their 2025-26 reviews section! If you are interested, please check out this call for reviews below and share with your relevant networks. Link to the call: https://t.co/UpCiJ0lvMo

This summer, we published three outstanding reviews at @JournalofCW. These are part of our efforts to transform the review section into a more diverse and constructive space beyond "just book reviews." Thread below 🧵; learn more about our approach here:

Did you discover your new favorite book on intra-state political violence this summer? Or was it a series, podcast, or theater piece? Was it in a language other than English? If so, we at @JournalofCW would love to hear more about it! Consider publishing a review with us: