Took a step back to think about post-Hasina Bangladesh in comparative perspective with other cases: some real opportunities, but several key dangers to a successful transition: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
As global geopolitics become more conflictual, we worry that peacekeeping & other international peace-building initiatives will become more difficult. This puts an onus on scholars and policymakers to think creatively about diverse approaches to managing internal conflicts.
Pleased to have this new International Security article w/ Basil Bastaki & Bryan Popoola out in the world. We explore how civil wars can be stabilized or ended when international peacekeeping and other forms of externally-supported peace-building are not plausible: direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
Abstract. Peacekeeping is helpful in resolving civil wars, but there is little chance of peacekeeping operations or other international peace-building interventions for many conflicts. How do internal...
Pleased to have this new International Security article w/ Basil Bastaki & Bryan Popoola out in the world. We explore how civil wars can be stabilized or ended when international peacekeeping and other forms of externally-supported peace-building are not plausible: direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
Abstract. Peacekeeping is helpful in resolving civil wars, but there is little chance of peacekeeping operations or other international peace-building interventions for many conflicts. How do internal...
I appreciated having a chance to share some thoughts in this interview with e-International Relations on navigating the discipline of Political Science/IR, the politics of southern Asia, the relationship between scholars and policymakers, and exciting research topics: www.e-ir.info/2024/08/06/i...
Paul Staniland discusses the impacts of local conflicts and civil wars on regional stability in South Asia, and alternative approaches to conflict resolution.
New TRIP survey ranking International Relations BA/MA/PhD programs out in Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/30/i...
Excited to be passing the faculty directorship of the University of Chicago Committee on International Relations MA Program to my friend and colleague Austin Carson. He will add further strengths to a great program. Learn more about CIR here: cir.uchicago.edu
Excited to be passing the faculty directorship of the University of Chicago Committee on International Relations MA Program to my friend and colleague Austin Carson. He will add further strengths to a great program. Learn more about CIR here: cir.uchicago.edu
"Washington will be most effective when it approaches Asiaâs swing states as they are: complicated and autonomous countries, not pieces on a chessboard maneuvered by Beijing and Washington." đŻđŻđŻ
I have an article out in Foreign Affairs on US strategy for competing over Asia's "swing states." It argues that they are autonomous/diverse, and that the US needs to adapt to the region's complex political landscape (caveat: I didn't choose the headline): www.foreignaffairs.com/asia/myth-as...
Great-power competition no longer dominates the regionâs politics.