Research

Under Review

  • Climate Change, Arctic Trade Routes, and Overseas Military Bases. (w/ Erik Gartzke). R&R at PNAS (11/2025).

Working Papers

  • The Missing Link: International Determinants of Democratic Backsliding.
  • The Political Geography of Militarized Interstate Conflict: How Trade Shapes the Location of Military Bases.” (w/ Erik Gartzke).
  • Global Trade and Interstate Conflict: The Indirect Origins of Liberal Peace. (w/ Erik Gartzke).
  • From Ballots to Firewalls: Democratic Backsliding and Digital Repression.

Other Publications

  • The Battle Between Climate Winners and Losers Heats Up. 2025. Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation.
  • The Digital Repression Loophole: Why Electoral Autocrats are Weaponizing Technology. 2024. Democracy & Society, Vol. 21, pg 9-15.
  • Electoral Authoritarianism’s InherentContradiction: Understanding International Incentives for Democratization. 2022. Center for Democracy and Civil Society.
  • The Nexus of Corruption and Democratic Backsliding. (w/ Yusuf Can.) 2022. Democracy & Society, Vol. 19, pg 8-12.
  • Book Review: My Secret Brexit Diary: A Glorious Illusion. 2022. Democracy & Society.