Research
Dissertation project: Buy or Build? How States Source Military Might
My dissertation explains how states choose between buying and building their military equipment. It argues that threats make supplier reliability a security concern, foster elite consensus on acquisition strategy, and suppress interest group efforts to sway acquisition decisions. By contrast, in low-threat environments, uncertainty about the security environment and the long time horizons of defense procurement allow interest-group pressures to dominate the acquisition process.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
“Do Tripwires Deter? How Small Forward Deployments Contribute to Deterrence,” with Samuel Gerstle, Journal of Strategic Studies, forthcoming.
Policy Articles and Commentary
”Opportunity Knocks on an Open Door: Japan’s Evolving National Security Posture,” with Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels, The Washington Quarterly 46, no. 2 (April 3, 2023): 47–67.
“How Japan Is Falling Short,”The National Interest, May 23, 2021.
“How to Avoid a South China Sea Showdown,”The National Interest, August 2, 2018.
Book Reviews
Review of The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order by Rush Doshi, H-War, November 2022.
Review of Rivals in Arms: The Rise of UK-France Defense Relations in the Twenty-First Century by Alice Pannier, H-War, December 2021.
