This article explains how the institutional context of international negotiations influences
their outcomes. I argue that issue linkage counteracts domestic obstacles to liberalization by …

In this reissued edition of the classic work Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System,
Robert E. Hudec's clear insight on the situation of developing countries within the …

The purpose of this review is to identify a framework for understanding the
internationalization of ethnic conflict. We examine three approaches that purport to explain …

Mediation is one of the most widespread techniques for preventing conflict and promoting
cooperation. I examine the conditions under which mediators can facilitate cooperation by …

I argue that democracy and peace are both symptoms—not causes—of the removal of
territorial issues between neighbors, and in this sense the “empirical law” of democratic …

Current research in foreign policy analysis (FPA) is vibrant and multidimensional; it bridges
gaps with adjacent disciplines, the policymaking community, and the larger field of …

This paper develops a theoretical approach to state socialization grounded in role theory.
Role theory, in particular the role location process, offers a way to connect grand …

This paper compares the explanatory power of two models of UN intervention behavior:(i) an
“organizational mission model” built around the proposition that variations in the amount of …

We argue that a factor widely seen as facilitating cooperation in an international dispute,
mediation, is also a sign that a resulting agreement is likely to be short-lived. Mediators get …

The study of military coercion is a central topic in international relations, and in recent years
research on coercive threats has yielded a long list of important theoretical innovations. In …