Publications

Browse FSI scholarship on geopolitics, global health, energy, cybersecurity and more.

Featured Publications

Sacred Foundaitons: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State by Anna Grzymała-Busse

Sacred Foundations

This major study by Anna Grzymała-Busse shows that the Catholic Church both competed with medieval monarchs and provided critical templates for governing institutions, the rule of law, and parliaments.

Sacred Foundations

Silicon Triangle: The United States, Taiwan, China, and Global Semiconductor Security

Larry Diamond and colleagues examine the “silicon triangle" that binds the United States, Taiwan, and China and will impact each country's economy, security, trade, and long-term competitiveness.

Silicon Triangle

Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea's Nuclear Program

Siegfried Hecker recounts the seven trips he made to North Korea between 2044 and 2021 to explore ways to reduce the danger posed by Pyongyang’s advancing nuclear weapons program.

Hinge Points

Publications

Working Papers

The Grand Divergence in Global Child Health: Confronting Data Requirements in Areas of Conflict and Chronic Political Instability

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, 2016

Working Papers

Is Poland Really Lost? Poland’s Contested Governance Reforms and the Further Role of the Central Eastern European Area (CEE) in the EU

2016

Working Papers

Publications

Featured Publications

Sacred Foundations

Silicon Triangle: The United States, Taiwan, China, and Global Semiconductor Security

Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea's Nuclear Program

How Much Should We Trust Estimates from Multiplicative Interaction Models? Simple Tools to Improve Empirical Practice

Cloaks and Veils: Countervisualizing Cigarette Factories In and Outside of China

The New Great Game: China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform

Impact of Teacher Professional Development Program on Student Achievement in China - Supplemental Tables

Freight Rail Costing and Regulation: The Uniform Rail Costing System

The Colonial Origins of Ethnic Violence in India

Colocation opportunities for large solar infrastructures and agriculture in drylands

Chocolate Brands and Preferences of Chinese Consumers

Cost-Effectiveness of Integrating Tobacco Cessation Into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment.

The Grand Divergence in Global Child Health: Confronting Data Requirements in Areas of Conflict and Chronic Political Instability

Is Poland Really Lost? Poland’s Contested Governance Reforms and the Further Role of the Central Eastern European Area (CEE) in the EU

Reflections on Chinese Governance

Population Policy: Abortion and Modern Contraception are Substitutes

Repression and Foreign Aid in Autocracies: Exploiting Debt Relief Negotiations in Post-Cold War Africa

An Empirical Analysis of Cyber Security Incidents at a Large Organization

Sunnylands or Rancho Mirage? ASEAN and the South China Sea

The flawed analogy between nuclear and cyber deterrence

Police Reform in Georgia

Department of Energy Cyber Security Incidents

"I am a Radioactive Mutant": Emergent Biological Subjectivities at Kazakhstan's Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

The Impact of Integrating ICT with Teaching: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Schools in China

The Impact of Vocational Teachers on Student Learning in Developing Countries: Does Enterprise Experience Matter?

Why are Syrian Kurds pivoting toward Moscow?

Regulation of Insurance with Adverse Selection and Switching Costs: Evidence from Medicare Part D

A Clear-Eyed Focus on our Interests: A guide for the Next President