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Commentary

U.S Government Surveillance: Bad for Silicon Valley, Bad for Democracy Around the World

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The Atlantic,
Commentary

Naval Gazing

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Foreign Policy,
Commentary

My Personal Journey at the Nuclear Brink

European Leadership Network,
Journal Articles

Will Demographic Change Slow China's Rise?

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The Journal of Asian Studies,
Commentary

A Chance to Defuse North Korea

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The New York Times,
Commentary

The European parliament elections in 2014 are about more than protest votes

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The Guardian,
Working Papers

Local Government Reform in China in the Past Ten Years: An Evaluation based on the Chinese Local Governance Innovation Awards

CDDRL Working Paper,
Commentary

Americans and Their Military, Drifting Apart

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The New York Times,
Commentary

Impressions of a Pakistan election monitor

Reuters,
Commentary

Requiem for a Realist: Remembering the nuclear strategist

Foreign Policy,
Journal Articles

Pakistan's Foreign Policy Calibration

The Jinnah Insitute,
Working Papers

Rural China: Poor Governance in Strong Development

CDDRL Working Papers,
Working Papers

Republic of Government vis-a-vis Republic of Science: Analyzing China's Scientific Knowledge Production

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CDDRL Working Papers,
Working Papers

Performance Legitimacy, State Autonomy and China's Economic Miracle

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CDDRL Working Papers,
Journal Articles

Political Participation and Democratic Transition in the Arab Word

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law,
Working Papers

Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections: Evidence from China

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CDDRL Working Papers,
Annual Reports

Thirty Years Connecting Asia with Stanford University

Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center,
Working Papers

Authoritarian Parochialism: Local Congressional Representation in China

CDDRL Working Papers,
Working Papers

Understanding the Quality of Government in China: The Cadre Administration Hypothesis

CDDRL Working Papers,
Working Papers

Internal Government Assessments of the Quality of Governance in China

CDDRL Working Papers,
Working Papers

Land Takings and Political Trust in Rural China

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CDDRL Working Papers,
Working Papers

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

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CDDRL Working Paper,
Working Papers

Does it Pay to be a Cadre? Estimating the Returns to Being a Local Official in Rural China

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CDDRL Working Paper,
Working Papers

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

CDDRL Working Papers,
Journal Articles

Providing Quality Infrastructure in Rural Villages: The Case of Rural Roads in China

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Journal of Development Economics,