Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics
Black Gold and Blackmail seeks to explain why great powers adopt such different strategies to protect their oil access from politically motivated disruptions.
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Journal Article | The Many Lines of Defense: The Political Economy of US Defense Acquisition
Political economy infuses the process that generates military power, notably including..
Video | I. CONSPIRACY THEORIES Are For Losers | Pulling the Thread
Which political party is most guilty of endorsing conspiracy theories? The surprising answer...the party that loses. But something changed in 2016 - both parties seem to be embracing conspiracy thinking more than ever. Watch PULLING THE THREAD: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...…
ARTICLE | Market structure and economic sanctions: the 2010 rare earth elements episode as a pathway case of market adjustment
Studies identify cost as a key factor determining the effectiveness of economic sanctions. We argue that failing to account for market dynamics in the sector in which sanctions are imposed undermines the validity of estimates of the economic costs imposed on target countries, and we propose that market structure powerfully conditions sanctions effectiveness. To examine the effect of market structure, we trace the causal path through...