Contribute to the debates on the impact of the US disruptive foreign policy and the transformations it could engender in the international order and relations. We also welcome pieces offering historical reflections on phenomena inspired by the Trumpian turn. Frictions welcomes contributions in multiple formats. The editors will seek to publish ideas quickly, given the pressing nature of ongoing developments.

Apply by 30 November for our fellowship (visiting researcher) programmes as an incoming researcher from our international partners or as a member of UR or IOS who would like to travel abroad to one of our collaborators across Europe and the Americas.

Find out what is happening at the ScienceCampus this autumn, apply for our fellowship programmes or 2026 annual conference. Find the programme for download on this page

July 4, 2026, marks 250 years since the American Declaration of Independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity to examine critically how independence movements have functioned historically and continue to operate today. While the 1776 Declaration promised liberty, it excluded women, Indigenous peoples, and the enslaved from its vision of freedom. This conference uses the anniversary as a point of departure to explore how independence and interdependence are deeply entangled phenomena.…