Peer-Reviewed Publications
“Putting the Civilian Back in Civil–Military Relations: How Civilian Leaders Condition the Effects of Security Assistance,” with Rachel Metz, International Studies Quarterly (2025).
“Does Extremism Lead to Terrorism? Rebel Goals and Tactics in Civil Wars,” with Page Fortna, Perspectives on Politics 23(1): 154-174 (2025).
“In the Army We Trust: Public Confidence in Global South Militaries,” with Nicholas Lotito, Journal of Conflict Resolution (2024).
“‘Train the World’: Examining the Logics of Foreign Military Training,” with Theodore McLauchlin and Lee Seymour, International Studies Quarterly (2024).
“The Market for Foreign Bases,” with Brian Blankenship, Security Studies 33(2): 194-223 (2024).
“Soldiers’ Dilemma: Foreign Military Training and Liberal Norm Conflict,” International Security 46(4): 48-90 (2022).
“Purchasing Power: U.S. Overseas Defense Spending and Military Statecraft,” with Brian Blankenship, Journal of Conflict Resolution 64 (2-3): 545-573 (2020). Ungated version Replication materials: Data Do-file
“‘A Force for Good': Army-Building after War in Liberia,” Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 11 (3): 273-293 (2020).
“After War: Inside the U.S. Civilian Struggle to Build Peace,” Political Science Quarterly 128 (3): 489-516 (2013).
Book Chapters
“A Vision for the Future of Defense Institution Building,” with Alexandra Kerr and David Cate, in Effective, Legitimate, Secure: Insights for Defense Institution Building, Alexandra Kerr and Michael Miklaucic, eds. (Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 2017).
“Russia: Friend or Foe on Afghanistan?” in Coalition Challenges in Afghanistan: The Politics of Alliance, Gale Mattox and Stephen Grenier, eds. (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2015).
Work in Progress
Train the World: Security Assistance and the Limits of Influence, draft book manuscript.
“Security Cooperation and Public Trust,” with Jonathan Caverley and Jesse Dillon Savage, research project.