Current Research

My current research addresses the following topics:

• The political effects of nuclear technology
• Deterrence
  
• Alliance politics
• Business experience and world politics
  
• ​Compliance with international commitments
• The role of individual leaders in world politics

Working papers

• "Influence without Bombs: The Logic of Latent Nuclear Deterrence."
• "How Do Leaders Assess Intentions Under Uncertainty? Costly Signaling and Leader Backgrounds in Nuclear Diplomacy."
• "Broken Promises: Multilateralism, Free Riding, and the Sanctioning Problem in Alliance Commitments" (with Molly Berkemeier).
• "Moral Hazard and Nuclear Alliance Commitments" (with Todd S. Sechser).
• "Bilateral Diplomacy and Nuclear Nonproliferation Commitments."
• "A Spatial Model of Nuclear Technology Diffusion" (with Benjamin Tkach and Scott Cook).