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Brierley, Sarah, Noah Nathan, George Kwaku Ofosu, and Tingxuan Zhu. “The Seeds of State Capture: Merit and Patrimonialism in the Colonial Bureaucracy.” American Political Science Review 1–26

Priebe, Miranda, Stephanie Pezard, Anna M. Dowd, James Black, Paul van Hooft, Clara de Lataillade, Zachary Burdette, Daniel Cebul, Nathaniel Edenfield, and Scott Behmer. Anticipating Allies’ Responses... Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2026.

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Sharp, Matthew, Celia McDowall, and Toby Dalton. “Is It a Nuclear Hedge? Why South Korea Should Reassure About Its Non-Weapons Nuclear Intentions.” Policy brief. Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN), October 12, 2026.

October 2026

Allie, Feyaad. "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India." American Political Science Review (2026): 1-20.

Papa, Mihaela, Kenneth M. Strzepek, and Gregory N. Sixt. "The geopolitics of food security: Can BRICS orchestrate a new agenda with ASEAN countries?." Global Food Security 51 (2026): 100945.

Off-Balance: How US Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes

Cambridge University Press

Off-Balance: How US Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes

Rand, Dafna H. “Why Can’t the United States End Allies’ Wars?” Brookings Institution, July 27, 2026.

Petersen, Roger. “People’s War in the 20th Century.” In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Military History, edited by Alexander Watson. New York: Oxford Academic, 2026.

Petersen, Roger. “People’s War in the 20th Century.” In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Military History, edited by Alexander Watson. New York: Oxford Academic, 2026.

Danagoulian, Areg. “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with Cosmic Protons.” Nature 655, no. 8123 (2026): 585–590.

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