Do states get higher social status from fighting? The prestige of war depends on the type of
“status order” that it is interpreted in. Status orders condition and enable the pursuit and …

Existing research finds that leaders develop international reputations based on their past
behavior on the international stage. We argue that leaders' domestic choices can also …

Racism systematically distorts policymakers' analyses of their allies' and adversaries'
capabilities, interests, and resolve, potentially leading to costly choices regarding war and …

Politicians' ability to provide national security to the public is deeply enmeshed in
conceptions of the state and of leadership. This article incorporates securitization, feminist …

In Reliability and Alliance Interdependence, Iain D. Henry argues for a more sophisticated
approach to alliance politics and ideas of interdependence. It is often assumed that if the …

“Threat perception” is frequently invoked as a causal variable in theories of international
relations and foreign policy decision making. Yet haphazard conceptualization and untested …

El objetivo de esta investigación se centra en estudiar el discurso político de los 75
candidatos que concurrieron en las elecciones autonómicas españolas, celebradas el 28 …

The centrepiece of the AUKUS defence pact agreed between Australia, the United Kingdom,
and the United States in September 2021 was a commitment to help Australia acquire …

In 2014, Russia denied that its military was assisting separatists in eastern Ukraine, despite
overwhelming evidence. Why do countries bother to deny hostile actions like this even when …

How can a signal of extended deterrence, such as prepositioning of foreign military forces,
signify status for the beneficiaries of the allied deterrence/reassurance chain? This article …