Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of International Relations at Duke Kunshan University
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2024 - Present
DKU Faculty
Recent Publications
Can you have it both ways? Attribution and plausible deniability in unclaimed coercion
Journal Article European Journal of International Security · November 1, 2024 States and non-state actors conduct unclaimed coercive attacks, inflicting costs on adversaries to signal resolve to prevail in a dispute while refraining from claiming or denying responsibility. Analysts argue that targets often know who is responsible, w ... Full text CiteDoes plausible deniability work? Assessing the effectiveness of unclaimed coercive acts in the Ukraine war
Journal Article Contemporary Security Policy · January 1, 2023 States conduct unclaimed coercive acts, imposing costs on adversaries to signal resolve but denying (or not claiming) responsibility. Some scholars posit that unclaimed acts have considerable potential to coerce targets, while containing escalation risks. ... Full text CiteFueling State Capitalism: How Domestic Politics Shapes Foreign Investments of National Oil Companies
Book · January 1, 2023 Short version (150): Foreign investments by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the oil and gas sector began a dramatic climb in the late 1990s amid rising oil prices. These investments are widely perceived to be politically driven, raising concerns about re ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Columbia University ·
2015
Ph.D.