Policy Commentary and Reports
I consider contributing to policy-making to be an integral part of the job of being a political scientist. As such, I make my myself available to media sources for interviews, consult for policy-makers, and write in popular media and blogs about my research. The primary topics I discuss focus on my primary research agendas, namely conflict and peacekeeping (primarily in West Africa) and the impact of electoral politics on foreign policy. However, I've also written about how conflict intersects with migration, climate change, and drug trafficking.
Second Presidential Debate Panel Discussion. Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. Washington University in St. Louis. October 22, 2020.
What Lies ahead for Mali. Interview with Al Jazeera. September 7th, 2020.
The Military Has Ousted Mali's President. That Raises Questions about the Country's Ongoing Security Challenges. The Monkey Cage. August 26, 2020.
Mali Country Report: Risks from the EU's Southern Border. EU-LISTCO. January 2020.
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Why Audiences (Mostly) Don't Care about Reputation in Foreign Policy. The Duck of Minerva. September 7, 2019.
Democracies' Electoral Compromise. The National Interest. July 29, 2015. With Nikolay Marinov.
I consider contributing to policy-making to be an integral part of the job of being a political scientist. As such, I make my myself available to media sources for interviews, consult for policy-makers, and write in popular media and blogs about my research. The primary topics I discuss focus on my primary research agendas, namely conflict and peacekeeping (primarily in West Africa) and the impact of electoral politics on foreign policy. However, I've also written about how conflict intersects with migration, climate change, and drug trafficking.
Second Presidential Debate Panel Discussion. Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. Washington University in St. Louis. October 22, 2020.
What Lies ahead for Mali. Interview with Al Jazeera. September 7th, 2020.
The Military Has Ousted Mali's President. That Raises Questions about the Country's Ongoing Security Challenges. The Monkey Cage. August 26, 2020.
Mali Country Report: Risks from the EU's Southern Border. EU-LISTCO. January 2020.
Why Audiences (Mostly) Don't Care about Reputation in Foreign Policy. The Duck of Minerva. September 7, 2019.
Democracies' Electoral Compromise. The National Interest. July 29, 2015. With Nikolay Marinov.
