The annual conference of the International Studies Association (ISA) was held in San Francisco from 3 to 6 April 2024. ISA is the oldest interdisciplinary association dedicated to the understanding of global, transnational and international studies. It represents 100 countries and has 6,500 members.

A 100% IRSEM panel, which is a first, brought together Dr Béatrice Hainaut, Dr Maxime Audinet, Dr Wendy Ramadan-Alban, Dr Carine Pina and Dr Elie Baranets. The IRSEM researchers presented their work and discussed the theme of "Restoring Agency: Great Power Competition from a Global South Perspective". This discussion was part of a cross-domain cooperation project being developed at IRSEM on how great power competition is interpreted by peripheral actors, particularly those identified as being part of the Global South. For his part, Dr. Paul Charon, who is the Director of the "Intelligence, Strategy foresight and Influence" department at IRSEM, also presented a paper on the "Narratives of Democracy on China Global Television Network (CGTN) during the 2024 US Elections".