A selection of academic and applied research on comparative politics, public policy, and Middle East affairs.
Master's thesis examining how U.S. foreign policy choices under the Bush and Obama administrations reinforced sectarian identities in Iraq and contributed to sustained instability in the post-invasion period.
Read paper →Analyzes the contest between nationalist and sectarian identities in Iraq following the 2003 U.S. invasion, and the political forces that shaped which identity prevailed in different regions and moments.
Read paper →Executive summary surveying pressing challenges facing contemporary U.S. foreign policy and proposing pragmatic solutions grounded in comparative and regional evidence.
Read paper →Critical review of Stephen Walt's balance-of-threat theory in The Origins of Alliances, situating the argument in current debates about alignment behavior in the Middle East.
Read paper →Examines how the international humanitarian law principle of distinction applies — and often fails — to protect women in contemporary armed conflicts.
Read paper →Reviews the strategic logic and historical record of nonviolent resistance movements and the conditions under which they succeed against entrenched regimes.
Read paper →Considers how global economic integration reshapes the legal, social, and labor status of sex workers across regions.
Read paper →Analyzes the organizational and policy consequences of rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in U.S. educational institutions.
Read paper →Reviews frameworks for identifying, managing, and resolving conflict within organizations through effective communication practices.
Read paper →Full campaign plan book developed as an applied capstone, laying out strategy, messaging, audience research, and execution for a community-focused change initiative.
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