Research Hubs
Global Security
The Interdisciplinary Research Hub on Global Security brings together scholars from across the social sciences, humanities, sciences and engineering to examine contemporary issues of security, conflict, risk, humanitarian intervention, militarization, disaster management and related security institutions for conflict management. Our aim is to develop an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of new research and for public engagement.
Cheap Talk about a Free Ride: Counterfactuals, Alliances, and U.S.-Philippines Relations
Do client countries under-invest in their own defense when they have a powerful patron? Although plausible, the causal mechanisms behind free riding are much more complex than typically acknowledged.
The Psychology of Terrorist Behavior: Where We Are, Where We Need to Be
In this presentation, Professor Horgan explores what we know, and have yet to know, about the processes associated with becoming a terrorist.
WORKSHOP: REBEL DIPLOMACY II
This workshop begins to consider rebels’ strategic use of talk and tactical non-violence during civil war, not as a substitute for violence nor exclusively for those civilians over whom rebels exercise authoritative control.
