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Adamson, Fiona B., and Kelly M. Greenhill. "Organized Forced Migration and Human Security." (2026).

Downes, Alexander B., and Charles L. Glaser. "Revisiting the Effectiveness of Nuclear Compellent Threats." Security Studies (2026): 1-37.

Charnysh, Volha, Jared S. Kalow, Evan Lieberman, and Erin E. Walk. “Race, nationality, and partisanship shape US public support for climate disaster aid: Evidence from two survey experiments.” PLOS One 21, no. 5. (2026).

Budjeryn, Mariana. "Structure amid change: The global nuclear order and the Soviet collapse." Journal of Strategic Studies (2026): 1-36.

Lieberman, Evan and Naomi Tilles. “Beyond the tap: the limited value of democracy for delivering universal safe water access in low- and middle-income countries.” World Development 204 (2026).

Lin, Joanne, Melinda Martinus, Kristina Fong, et al. The State of Southeast Asia: 2026 Survey Report. Singapore: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, 2026.

Papa, Mihaela, Gustavo de Carvalho, Akshay Mathur, et al. Envisioning Global Leadership: The G20 and BRICS in 2026. Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, 2026.

Weiling, Joanne Lin. “Beyond Binaries: Reimagining ASEAN-Japan Partnership in an Age of Multipolarity.”

Ackert, Nick, and Richard J Samuels. “Kidnapping Politics: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Effect.” European Journal of International Security, 2026, 1–22.

Charnysh, Volha, and Ranjit Lall. “Consequences of the Black Sea Slave Trade: Long-Run Development in Eastern Europe.” American Political Science Review, 2026, 1–23.