Research

My research focuses on the interaction between powerful and weak actors in international relations. This page provides some of my recent work on topics of asymmetric conflict, US foreign policy, and international political economy.  For a fuller list of published and ongoing manuscripts, see the latest version of my curriculum vitae or my Google Scholar citations page.

U.S. Troop Deployments Overseas 1950-2020. Data from: Allen, Michael A., Michael Flynn, Carla Martinez Machain. Forthcoming. “U.S. Global Military Deployments, 1950-2020.” Conflict Management and Peace Science.

The Effects of US Foreign Policy

Asymmetric Conflict

International Political Economy

  • Tightening the Belt: Austerity and Alliance Formation” with Matthew DiGiuseppe and published in International Studies Quarterly. examines how credit can act as a source of power (as most wars are fought on credit); states that lose access to credit will seek other opportunities to enhance their power by forming alliances.
  • The influence of regional power distribution on interdependence” examines how regions of parity and disparity warps global liberalization trends. This paper is forthcoming at the Journal of Conflict Resolution.
  • “Hegemonic Leadership, Security Commitments, and Integration in the Liberal International Order” with Michael Flynn and Colin Barry examines how troop deployments help create different hierarchical relationships and facilitate liberalization and other economic activity with countries.