Professor of Political Science
Commentary

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Are UN peacekeeping leaders held to account? (with Kseniya Oksamytna & Magnus Lundgren), Political Violence at a Glance, 2022
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In the aftermath of the referendum, people were less inclined to move when they were aligned with the Brexit preferences of their district (with Georgios Efthyvoulou & Harry Pickard), LSE British Politics and Policy, 2022
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Terrorism violence, Security Concerns, and the Brexit Vote (with Georgios Efthyvoulou & Harry Pickard), The UK in a Changing Europe, 2021
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Peacekeeping Bosses Should Be Chosen by the UN and Not the Paymasters (with Kseniya Oksamytna & Magnus Lundgren), PassBlue, 2020
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Terrorism Boosts Military Involvement in Politics (And Why It Matters for Democracy) (with Mauricio Rivera & Chiara Ruffa), Political Violence at a Glance, 2019
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Quando l'insicurezza percepita supera quella reale (with Leandro Elia & Massimiliano Ferraresi), Lavoce.info, 2019
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Immigration, fear, and public spending on security (with Leandro Elia & Massimiliano Ferraresi), VoxEU.org, 2019
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Politicians blame refugees for violence. But refugees are more likely to be its victims (with Tobias Böhmelt & Kristian Gleditsch), The Monkey Cage, 2018
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How the arms trade is used to secure access to oil, The Conversation, 2018
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Cultural heterogeneity and economic development (with Leandro Elia), VoxEU.org, 2016
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Culture and Interstate Dispute (with Gunes Gokmen), Free Policy Network Brief Series, 2016
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Fueling Conflict: The Role of Oil in Foreign Interventions (with Petros Sekeris), International Peace Institute Global Observatory, 2015
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Are crude conspiracies right? Research shows nations really do go to war over oil (with Petros Sekeris), The Conversation and The Washington Post, 2015
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Electoral cycles in fiscal policy: Cameron’s pre-election pledges are aimed at solidifying support (with Georgios Efthyvoulou), British Politics and Policy - LSE Blog, 2015
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Illegal small arms trade requires a global response (with Giacomo Persi Paoli), The Conversation, 2014
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En Afghanistan, les talibans sont riches d'opium, L'EXPRESS, 2013
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The Political Economy of Opium in Afghanistan, Institute for Democracy & Conflict Resolution – Briefing Paper (IDCR-BP-10/2011)