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

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Journal Articles

Effect of providing free glasses on children's educational outcomes in China: The "Seeing is Learning" cluster-randomized controlled trial

British Medical Journal, 2014

Journal Articles

Text Messaging and Its Impacts on the Health and Education of the Poor: Evidence from Field Experiments in Rural China

World Development, 2014

Journal Articles

Effect of providing free glasses on children's educational outcomes in China: The "Seeing is Learning" cluster-randomized controlled trial

2014

Working Papers

276-Is the high school admissions process fair? Explaining inequalities in elite high school enrollments in developing countries

2014

Journal Articles

Robust features of future climate change impacts on sorghum yields in West Africa

Environmental Research Letters, 2014

Conference Memos

Conference Report: Comparative Budget Policy: Lessons for Reform in the United States [May 2014]

2014

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

Recent climate and air pollution impacts on Indian agriculture

Global assessment of urban and peri-urban agriculture: irrigated and rainfed croplands

UK nuclear interests: security, resilience and Trident

An Investigation of Vision Problems and the Vision Care System in Rural China

Polarized Electorates in South Korea and Taiwan: The Role of Political Trust under Conservative Governments

In the Wake of the Sunflower Movement: Exploring the Political Consequences of Cross-Strait Integration

Generational Differences in Attitudes towards Cross-Straits Trade

Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

The Role of the United States in Cross-Strait Economic Integration

Social Media, Social Movements and the Challenge of Democratic Governability

Taiwan’s Strategy for Regional Economic Integration

Taiwan’s Bid for TPP Membership and the Potential Impact on Taiwan-U.S. Relations

Polarization in Taiwan Politics

The Roots of Thailand’s Political Polarization in Comparative Perspective

Change and the Unchanged of Polarized Politics in Taiwan

The China Factor and the Generational Shift over National Identity

Coping with the Challenge of Democratic Governance under Ma Ying-jeou

Influence of temperature and precipitation variability on near-term snow trends

China's Rise, Japan's Quest, and South Korea-US Co-operation

Effect of providing free glasses on children's educational outcomes in China: The "Seeing is Learning" cluster-randomized controlled trial

Text Messaging and Its Impacts on the Health and Education of the Poor: Evidence from Field Experiments in Rural China

Effect of providing free glasses on children's educational outcomes in China: The "Seeing is Learning" cluster-randomized controlled trial

276-Is the high school admissions process fair? Explaining inequalities in elite high school enrollments in developing countries

Robust features of future climate change impacts on sorghum yields in West Africa

Conference Report: Comparative Budget Policy: Lessons for Reform in the United States [May 2014]