Why would a US military service relinquish a mission—a mission that could justify millions of dollars in new assets—while pursuing another to the point of near obsession? Why do these decisions regarding “turf,” that is, ...

The United States Department of Defense defines irregular warfare as a struggle among state and nonstate actors to influence populations and affect legitimacy. Yet, despite the centrality of influence and legitimacy in ...

Since 1989, nine rebel groups have apologized after civil wars; despite the prevalence of literature on public apologies by states, apologies by non-state actors have not been studied. Why do rebel groups apologize? This ...

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U.S. forces have been engaged around the globe since World War II, and “endless” war has become the backdrop of American life. This militarized status quo is rife with paradox and contradiction. The Constitution stipulates ...

This study provides additional context for unacknowledged but sustained Russian and Iranian hot wars against the United States that unfolded and became normalized in the 2010s. It examines key events through four constructs: ...

Why have European states adopted similar approaches to managing irregular migration? Existing explanations of migration policy development posit that the relative political power of interest groups that are favorably or ...

Refugee programs bolster global human rights by promoting responsibility-sharing and assisting the 25.9 million people who have been forced to flee their countries for fear of war or persecution. As refugee numbers soar ...

Quality national statistics can help steer domestic policymaking, public and private investment, and civic engagement. As such, increased funding for national statistical capacity has become a key advocacy target in ...

I set out to examine the relationship between United States sanctions on Iran and humanitarian trade in the form of pharmaceutical imports. To measure this relationship, I used the gravity model of international trade. In ...