At the LSE, I supervise doctoral theses in the areas of international security, comparative foreign policy, and US foreign policy in the Department of International Relations. I am also the director for the LSE's Phelan US Centre which hosts events and masterclasses, as well as supports research grants and assistantships.
Students interested in applying for graduate studies at the LSE should visit the LSE website for information on application procedures and available programmes.
Students interested in applying for graduate studies at the LSE should visit the LSE website for information on application procedures and available programmes.
Former and Current Students
- Lauren Bachynski, "The Quest for Status: An in-depth examination of international status, cooperation, and domestic politics." LSE, in progress
- Manas Chawla. "Silicon Statecraft." LSE, in progress
- Yuan Chi, "Status rhetoric and public support: the domestic politics of status-seeking policies." LSE, in progress
- Alexander J. Davies, "Domestic Drumbeats, Distant Echoes: Assessing Alliance Credibility from the 'Outside-In'." LSE, in progress.
- Taylor Ginieczki, "The Language of Threat: A Mixed-Method Computational Study on Threat Perception, China, and Nuclear Doctrine in US National Security Strategy (NSS) Documents." LSE, in progress
- Alisa Laufer, "Breaking or Building Resolve? Understanding the effects of civilian victimisation on will to fight in interstate conflict." LSE, in progress
- Sophie Kaldor, "Predictions at War:: An Inferential Approach to Decision-making in International
Politics." Postdoctoral Fellow, LSE
- Jacklyn Majnemer, "Understanding Reneging: Canada’s Nuclear Sharing Commitments to NATO and NORAD during the Cold War," 2021. Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Center for International Studies, MIT.
- Gökhan Çiflikli, "Learning Conflict Duration: Insights from Predictive Modelling," 2019. Senior Data Scientist at Attest, London, UK. | Read here
- Sidharth Kaushal, "Reconceptualizing Strategic Culture as A Focal Point: The Impact of Strategic Culture on a State's Grand Strategy," 2018. Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London, UK. | Read here
- Hillel Ofek, "A Just Peace: Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and the Moral Basis of American Foreign Policy," 2018. Research Fellow at Clement Center for National Security, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
- Peter Harris, "Global Gatekeeping: Britain, the United States, and Great Power Responses to Rising States," 2015. Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
- Sarat Krishnan, "Proliferating Security? Explaining U.S. Policies towards Nuclear Weapon Aspirants," 2015. Engineering Director, Dell Computer, Round Rock, Texas, USA.
- Yuval Weber, "Petropolitics and Foreign Policy: The Soviet Union and Russia, 1963-2010," 2014. Donald L. Bren Chair of Russian Military and Political Strategy, Marine Corp University, Krulak Center.
- Adam Myers, "The Geographical Foundations of State Legislative Conflict, 1993-2012." 2013. Associate Professor, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Amanda Skuldt, "State Sponsored Terrorism? Leader Survival and the Foreign Policy of Fear." 2013. Senior Engagement Manager at DataStax, Austin, Texas, USA.
- Hung-Chang Kuan, "Taiwan in Cross-Strait Relations: 1987-2004." 2007. Assistant Professor at National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Jungkun Seo, "Breaking with Party: Preferences, Procedures, and Party Position Shifts in Congress." 2007. Professor at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
- Jonathan Chausovsky, "Statutory Foundations of Corporate Capitalism, 1865-1900: United States and the Law in the Formation of the American Political Economy." 2005. Professor, State University of New York (SUNY), Fredonia, New York, USA.
- Julie Blasé, "How U.S. States Became Global Actors: As Illustrated by Texas-Mexico Relations." 2003. Professor at Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, USA.
- Nicole Mellow, "Rising Partisanship: A Study of the Regional Dimensions of Conflict in the Post-War House of Representatives." 2003. Professor at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.