Research & Publications

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

Publications

Title Venue Year Publisher
Assurances Are Not Guarantees: Budapest's Lesson for Nonproliferation
 Yale Journal of International Affairs, 21(2) 2026 YJIA
Pacing the Polar Shift: Reshaping US-NATO Strategy in a Contested Arctic
with Samuel R. Goldenstein
 Journal of Arctic Security, Vol. 3 2026 Ted Stevens Center
Controls at the Gate: Do People's Republic of China Export Licenses Delay U.S. Defense Deliveries?
 Georgetown Security Studies Review, 13(2) 2026 GSSR
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 Int'l Journal of Taiwan Studies
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 GSSR
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 Army University Press
Engaged Containment: A Viable Solution to the North Korea Problem
Winner, Best Graduate Submission Award
 The Gold Star Journal 2021 The Citadel

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