Policy

Alongside my academic work, I pursue policy-oriented research and writing that applies insights from international relations scholarship to public debates on U.S. foreign policy.

Current projects include essays on the causes and consequences of the U.S.’s approach to countering adversary influence operations over the past decade.

Another project examines the politics of intelligence assessments related to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. I draw on a series of declassified documents released in summer 2025 to reassess the political and institutional consequences of the original assessments and subsequent investigations for American democracy and foreign policy.

Together, these and other essays reflect my broader interest in the domestic politics of foreign policy, intelligence, propaganda, and influence operations, with a unifying theme being that America’s domestic politics cannot be separated from its international position.