Commentary
My writing has been featured in policy and popular-press outlets including Foreign Affairs, the Washington Post, Lawfare, Defense One, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Political Violence at a Glance, and Democracy Paradox.
“From Informational Asymmetry to Alignment: Decentralized Physical Infrastructure and the Future of Data for Global Development.” Princeton Center for the Decentralization of Power Through Blockchain Technology, 2026. (with Stephen Porter)
“The Strategic Logic of Large Militant Alliance Networks.” Irregular Warfare Podcast, 2026.
“The Consequences of Repatriation are Fundamentally Shaped by Refugees’ Economic and Social Endowments.” Perry World House, 2025.
“Diplomatic Double Standards: The Sexism a President Kamala Harris Would Face.” Australian Outlook, 2024. (with Joshua A. Schwartz)
“Exposure to Extreme Weather Events Increases Public Support for Climate Migrants.” LSE American Politics and Policy Blog, 2024. (with Sabrina B. Arias)
“Why More Female Leaders Won’t Lead to More Peace.” Lawfare, 2024. (with Joshua A. Schwartz)
“The Causes of Border Hardening in the Global South.” Democracy Paradox, 2023.
“Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Are Climate Migrants Treated Differently than Other Migrants?” Migration Policy Institute Podcast, 2022. (with Sabrina B. Arias)
“What Americans (Really) Believe About Chemical Weapons.” Political Violence at a Glance, 2022. (with Joshua A. Schwartz and Jonathan A. Chu)
“The Biden Administration is Planning for Climate Migration. Do Americans Support Helping Climate Migrants?” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), 2021. (with Sabrina B. Arias)
“Tonight Kamala Harris May Need to Prove She’s Tough, to Beat Gender Stereotypes. That Affects Foreign Policy.” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), 2020. (with Joshua A. Schwartz)
“The Death and Life of Terrorist Networks: How Alliances Help Militants Survive.” Foreign Affairs, 2020. (with Erica Chenoweth, Michael C. Horowitz, Evan Perkoski, and Philip B.K. Potter)
“The US Doesn’t Need a New New START.” Defense One, 2020. (with Joshua A. Schwartz)
“Changing Tides: Public Attitudes on Climate Change and Climate Migration.” Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, 2019. (with Sabrina B. Arias)
“Trump Issued an Executive Order to Prepare for an EMP Attack. What Is It, and Should You Worry?” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), 2019. (with Casey Mahoney, Shira E. Pindyck, and Joshua A. Schwartz)
“What the Impending Death of the INF Teaches About Future Arms Control Agreements.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2018. (with Joshua A. Schwartz)