Research & Publications

Published research and current working papers. For full citation information, see my Google Scholar page.

Publications

Title Venue Year
Tipping the Scales: Building U.S. Leverage for a Durable Settlement in Ukraine (2025-2026)
with the Spring 2026 ISD Capstone team
 Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University 2026 Tipping the Scales — ISD Capstone Report cover
Assurances Are Not Guarantees: Budapest's Lesson for Nonproliferation
 Yale Journal of International Affairs, 21(2) 2026 Yale Journal of International Affairs cover
Pacing the Polar Shift: Reshaping US-NATO Strategy in a Contested Arctic
with Samuel R. Goldenstein
 Journal of Arctic Security, Vol. 3 2026 Journal of Arctic Security cover
Controls at the Gate: Do People's Republic of China Export Licenses Delay U.S. Defense Deliveries?
 Georgetown Security Studies Review, 13(2) 2026 Georgetown Security Studies Review 13(2) cover
More Dependent, Less Deterred: Taiwan's Silicon Shield in the New Geoeconomic Order
Honorable Mention — 2026 Graduate Student & Emerging Scholar Essay Award
 North American Taiwan Studies Association 2026 NATSA 2026 Essay Award cover
Constructive Competition: A Strategic Framework for U.S. Engagement and Policy Alternatives to the Belt and Road Initiative
with Ian Jones
 Georgetown Security Studies Review, 12(1) 2024 Georgetown Security Studies Review 12(1) cover
Decentralized Deterrence: Reinvigorating the Army's Deterrence Impact in the Face of a Modernized People's Liberation Army
Winner, 3rd Place — 2021 Gen. William E. DePuy Writing Contest
 Military Review, 102(2) 2022 Military Review (March–April 2022) cover
Engaged Containment: A Viable Solution to the North Korea Problem
Winner, Best Graduate Submission Award
 The Gold Star Journal 2021 The Gold Star Journal cover

Conference Presentations

Title Conference & Venue Date Affiliation
Reproducibility and Geographic Transfer of Satellite-Based Electrification Predictions: Testing High-Resolution Electricity Access Models Across Africa and Asia
 Measuring Development Conference 2026
World Bank & CEGA		 Apr 2026 World Bank
From Iron Girls to Pretty Lady Cadre: The Impact of China's Gender Exclusionary Policy and Norms upon U.S.-China Security Engagement
with Christina Cordell
 10th Annual Women, Peace, and Security Conference
U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI		 May 2024 Naval War College
Geoeconomics as Deterrence
 Euro-Atlantic Conflict Studies Working Group 22nd Annual Conference
"Nicolae Bălcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania		 May 2023 NATO EACS
The Sun Never Sets: The Influence of Europe's Colonial Legacy on Modern Asia-Pacific Development
 Many Faces of War VIII — War and Peace
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD		 Mar 2023 SDSU