One of the most striking findings in political science is the democratic peace: the absence of
war between democracies. Some authors attempt to explain this phenomenon by …

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States enjoys unparalleled military power.
The international system is therefore unipolar. A quarter century later, however, we still …

When engaging with other countries, the US government has a number of different policy
instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade, and the use of military …

Since 1990, China has used coercion in its maritime territorial disputes in the South China
Sea, despite adverse implications for its image. China is curiously selective in its timing …

A bold re-conceptualization of the fundamentals driving behavior and dynamics in
cyberspace. Most cyber operations and campaigns fall short of activities that states would …

Policy-makers and political scientists have long believed that states must make policy with
an eye to maintaining a good reputation, especially a good reputation for resolve. Recent …

Cyber attackers rely on deception to exploit vulnerabilities and obfuscate their identity, which
makes many pessimistic about cyber deterrence. The attribution problem appears to make …

Building on the rationalist literature on sanctions, this article argues that economic and
political sanctions are a successful tool of nonproliferation policy, but that selection effects …

Large and rapid power shifts resulting from exogenous economic growth are considered
sufficient to cause preventive wars. Yet most large and rapid shifts result from endogenous …

Abstract The Iraq War has received little sustained analysis from scholars of international
relations. I assess the rationalist approach to war—or, simply, bargaining theory—as one …