There is growing policy consensus in Washington and other Western capitals that economic
sanctions are powerful tools to cope with major foreign policy crises. Are sanctions …

If the end of the 20th century was defined by the relatively widespread acceptance of
democracy, the second decade of the 21st century is marked by concerns about backsliding …

This accessible volume shines a light on how autocracy really works by providing basic facts
about how post-World War II dictatorships achieve, retain, and lose power. The authors …

How do political systems shape immigration policy-making? Explicitly or implicitly,
comparative politics and migration policy theories suggest a 'regime effect'that links specific …

Current scholarship increasingly argues that international factors and, more specifically,
authoritarian collaboration fundamentally affect the persistence of authoritarian rule. In order …

Democracy and women's rights are integrally “bundled” by the international community. This
means that dictatorships can signal adherence to international norms by demonstrating …

This paper examines the impact of coalitions on the economic costs of the 2012 Iran and
2014 Russia sanctions. By estimating and simulating a quantitative general equilibrium …

A wave of recent research challenges the role of regime type in international relations. One
striking takeaway is that democratic and autocratic leaders can often achieve similar levels …

Does peacebuilding shape the regime type of countries where international missions are
deployed? Most peacebuilding missions take place in authoritarian contexts, and seek to …

After many decades and billions of dollars spent, the effects of foreign democracy promotion
interventions remain poorly understood, particularly in authoritarian contexts. Do these …