It was a pleasure to engage Iain D. Henry’s excellent new book Reliability and Alliance Interdependence, with Brian Blankenship, Dr. Michael Green, and Jeff Taliaferro in H-Diplo, with RJISSF: issforum.org/roundtables/h-…

It was an honor to take part in this H-Diplo, with RJISSF round table on Iain D. Henry’s Cornell University Press book Reliability and Alliance Interdependence, along with Rachel (Tecott) Metz, Dr. Michael Green, and Jeffrey Taliaferro. It’s a great book—now open access! Highly recommend! issforum.org/roundtables/h-…

Had a great conversation on the Power Problems podcast about my recent Security Studies article with Renanah Miles Joyce on competition and the costs of overseas bases. Thanks to John Glaser for a great and wide ranging discussion! cato.org/multimedia/pow…

Really enjoyed talking with John Glaser on the Power Problems podcast about my recent Security Studies article with Brian Blankenship. We talk about how great power competition increases the costs of overseas military bases (and what purpose those bases serve in the first place)

My book has a webpage! Coming in early 2025 with Cornell University Press: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978150177…

Another banger of a podcast from John Glaser. This time with Renanah Miles Joyce and Brian Blankenship on the competitive dynamics of overseas military basing. Kudos to them on a great article!

Thrilled to review Brian Blankenship's fantastic book for PSQ. I suppose you can read it, but just go read the actual book if you can. It's awesome. academic.oup.com/psq/advance-ar…

We worry a lot about the credibility of threats. We should worry more about the credibility of coercive assurance. Targets of coercion defy credible threats when they think they are ‘damned if they do and damned if they don’t’. doi.org/10.1162/isec_a…

🇩🇪 is planning to reintroduce national service to strengthen its national and collective deterrence & defence capabilities and build up a strong reserve. The new legislation was approved by the Cabinet today and will be debated in the Bundesrat and Bundestag early next year. 1/2

I just received an advance copy of my book, Words of War! I am thrilled to hold it. The nice cover is a bonus. The book argues that negotiations are not only used to end wars but also to fight them. Words of War comes out on February 15, 2025. More info: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978150177…

I have a new piece published by Defense Priorities that evaluates the effectiveness of different strategies for soliciting alliance burden-sharing. Check it out! defensepriorities.org/content/achiev…

I am elated to say that my book, "Words of War: Negotiation as a Tool of Conflict," is now published and available to order! In the book, I argue and demonstrate that negotiations are not only used to end wars but can also be wielded to fight them. A summary thread is below.

We have a title! Cover coming soon...and the book comes out in October via Cornell University Press.

Brian Blankenship tests whether U.S. signals of abandonment and efforts to encourage allied burden-sharing using threats of abandonment increase support for nuclear weapons acquisition, using a survey of foreign policy elites from 16 European NATO members. tinyurl.com/sqaf039

It was a real pleasure to contribute to this Brookings China Q&A on the role of alliances in US-China competition! brookings.edu/articles/are-a…