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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

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Computer Assisted Learning as Extracurricular Tutor? Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Rural Boarding Schools in Shaanxi

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013

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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

Water and Agriculture in Africa: The politics of the belly or the politics of the mirror?

The Fukushima Disaster and Japan's Nuclear Plant Vulnerability in Comparative Perspective

Impressions of a Pakistan election monitor

Requiem for a Realist: Remembering the nuclear strategist

Beyond Malala: Progress for Pakistan's Women

Red Lines Matter: Why We Should Care About Syria's Chemical Weapons

Making discoveries in virtual worlds via the Cloud

Pakistan's Foreign Policy Calibration

Have the poor always been less likely to migrate? Evidence from inheritance practices during the Age of Mass Migration

Information, College Decisions and Financial Aid: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in China

The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes

Computer Assisted Learning as Extracurricular Tutor? Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Rural Boarding Schools in Shaanxi

The Role of Agriculture in China's Development: Performance, policy determinants of success, and lessons for Africa

Be Part of the Solution

Latin America's Nitrogen Challenge

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, U.S. House of Representatives

The Swiss Miracle? Beyond Chocolate, Cheese, and Banking

Longer Q&A on North Korea

Shooting down the Star Wars myth

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and the DPJ: Leadership, Structures, and Information Challenges During the Crisis

Political Participation and Democratic Transition in the Arab Word

Land Takings and Political Trust in Rural China

Perverse Complimentarity: Political Connections and the Use of Courts among Private Firms in China

"Pay-for-Performance Incentives in Low-and Middle-Income Country Health Programs," in Tony Cuyler (ed.)

The Quality of Governance in China: A Citizen's View