Scholars in international relations often times are interested in explaining state adherence to international rules and regulations. At present, the accepted methodology for assessing state action distinguishes between ...

Why has the Abe administration maintained its defense spending at 1 percent of its GDP despite the deteriorating regional security environment, conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s willingness to play an active role ...

Over the past twenty-five years, the United States has moved from optimism to considerable pessimism about its role to do well in the world. Indeed, President George H.W. Bush’s “New World Order” stands unquestionably in ...

How do local institutions impact insurgency?  The predominant approach to insurgency in security studies neglects communities’ behavior and the ways in which communities’ internal characteristics influence their choices ...