Publications
Books
“The Shield of Nationality: When Governments Break Contracts with Foreign Firms.” Cambridge University Press. 2015.
Winner, Best Book Award (2015–2017), International Political Economy Society.
Articles
26. “Exiting Russia.” (with Boliang Zhu) American Political Science Review. 2026.
Supported by NSF RAPID #2234189.
25. “The Green Virtues of Chinese Protectionism: A Comparative Analysis of EU and US Responses to the China Garbage Shock.” (with Jean-Baptiste Velut) Revue Interventions économiques (Papers in Political Economy) 75. 2026.
Peer-reviewed special issue.
24. “Tariffs as Environmental Protection: Evidence from the Global South after the China Garbage Shock.” British Journal of Political Science 55, e160: 1–18. 2025.
23. “Adjudicating While Fighting: Political Implications of the Ukraine-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty.” (with Clint Peinhardt) Perspectives on Politics 1–13. 2025.
22. “Data Sovereignty and Development: How Do Native Americans View Data Sharing by Tribal Governments?.” (with Donn Feir) PS: Political Science & Politics 58(1): 23–30. 2024.
21. “Stakeholder Cues, National Origin, and Public Opinion Toward Firms: Evidence in the Context of the First Bank in an American Indian Nation.” (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall*) Business and Politics 1–26. 2024.
20. “Global Value Chains as a Constraint on Sovereignty: Evidence from Investor-State Dispute Settlement.” (with Carolina Moehlecke and Calvin Thrall*) International Studies Quarterly 67:1. 2023.
19. “Political Risk and International Investment Law.” (with Carolina Moehlecke) Annual Review of Political Science 25: 1–23. 2022.
Editor-reviewed invited contribution.
18. “Coming to Terms: The Politics of Sovereign Bond Denomination.” (with Cameron Ballard-Rosa and Layna Mosley) International Organization 76(1): 32–69. 2022.
17. “Contingent Advantage? Sovereign Borrowing, Democratic Institutions, and Global Capital Cycles.” (with Cameron Ballard-Rosa and Layna Mosley) British Journal of Political Science 51(1): 353–373. 2021.
Media coverage: Washington Post.
16. “The Price of Doing Business: Why Replaceable Foreign Firms Get Worse Government Treatment.” (with Leslie Johns) Economics & Politics 33(2): 209–243. 2021.
15. “Incorporating Indigenous Nations into International Political Economy.” Global Perspectives 2(1): 221–251. 2021.
14. “Judicial Economy and Moving Bars in International Investment Arbitration.” (with Leslie Johns and Calvin Thrall*) Review of International Organizations 15(4): 923–945. 2020.
13. “International Investment Law and Foreign Direct Reinvestment.” International Organization 73(4): 839–858. 2019.
12. “How Government Reactions to Violence Worsen Social Welfare: Evidence from Peru.” (with Renard Sexton* and Michael G. Findley) American Journal of Political Science 63(2): 353–367. 2019.
Media coverage: Axios; Political Violence @ a Glance.
11. “How a Retreat from Global Economic Governance May Empower Business Interests.” (with Leslie Johns and Krzysztof J. Pelc) Journal of Politics 81(2): 731–738. 2019.
Editor-reviewed invited contribution.
10. “International Law, Territorial Disputes, and Foreign Direct Investment.” (with David B. Carter and Paul Huth) International Studies Quarterly 63(1): 58–71. 2019.
9. “Sovereignty, Law, and Finance: Evidence from American Indian Reservations.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science 14(4): 405–436. 2017.
8. “The Political Economy of US Territories and Indian Country.” PS: Political Science & Politics 50(2): 510–514. 2017.
Peer-reviewed symposium contribution.
7. “Under One Roof: Supply Chains and the Protection of Foreign Investment.” (with Leslie Johns) American Political Science Review 110(1): 31–51. 2016.
Michael Wallerstein Award for Best Paper in Political Economy, APSA (2016); early draft Best Paper in IR, MPSA (2014).
6. “Withdrawing from Investment Treaties but Protecting Investment.” (with Clint Peinhardt) Global Policy 7(4): 571–576. 2016.
Media coverage: Washington Post.
5. “Recent Trends in Investor-State Dispute Settlement.” Journal of International Dispute Settlement 7(1): 117–135. 2016.
Peer-reviewed special issue. Media coverage: Washington Post.
4. “Bondholders v. Direct Investors? Competing Responses to Expropriation.” International Studies Quarterly 59(4): 750–764. 2015.
3. “Investor-State Disputes: When Can Governments Break Contracts?.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 59(2): 239–261. 2015.
Media coverage: Washington Post.
2. “Innovation in Tow: R&D FDI and Investment Incentives.” Business and Politics 15(4): 467–491. 2013.
1. “Aspects of the Political Economy of Development and Synthetic Biology.” (with Gautam Mukunda*) Systems and Synthetic Biology 3(1): 115–123. 2009.
Peer-reviewed special issue.
Other Publications
10. “Garbage Politics and Sin Tariffs: How the Global South Can Protect the Environment Without Banning Trade.” Illiberalism Studies Program, George Washington University. 28 January 2026. Read
9. “Waste Not, Want Not: Tariffs as Environmental Protection in the Global Waste Trade.” Working paper, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. 23 August 2023. Read
8. “How Do Native Americans View Data Sharing by Tribal Governments?.” (with Donn Feir) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Center for Indian Country Development. 20 July 2023. Read
7. “Foreign Direct Investment.” Entry, Oxford Handbook of International Political Economy (eds. Jon Pevehouse and Leonard Seabrooke). 2021.
6. “Ownership and Trust in Banks: Evidence from the First Bank in an American Indian Nation.” (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall*) American Economic Association (AEA) Papers and Proceedings 111: 227–232. 2021.
Copyright American Economic Association; reproduced with permission.
5. “The Promise of Economic Integration: Evidence from the First Bank in an American Indian Nation.” (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, CICD Working Papers 2021-01. 2021. Read
4. “Bipartisan Spoilers Targeting EU Investment Policy: Continuity from Trump to Biden.” Shapiro Geopolitics Workshop, Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania. 25–26 January 2021. PDF
3. “Integrity Systems and the Rule of Law in Armenia: An Evidence Review.” (with Michael Denly*, Vepa Rejepov*, and Michael Findley) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2019. PDF
2. “Governance in Armenia: An Evidence Review.” (with Michael Denly*, Michael Findley, and John Gerring) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2019. PDF
1. “The Intellectual Commons and Property in Synthetic Biology.” (with Kenneth A. Oye) Chapter in Markus Schmidt (ed.), Synthetic Biology: The Technoscience and Its Societal Consequences. Springer. 2009.
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