BARBARA F. WALTER

School of Global Policy & Strategy (GPS)
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093(858) 822-0775
bfwalter@ucsd.edu(Updated September 2024)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS______________________________________
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Rohr Professor of International Relations, School of Global Policy & Strategy (GPS)
Associate Dean, 2012 – 2014, 2017
Full Professor, 2008-present
Associate Professor, 2002 – 2008
Assistant Professor, 1996 - 2002

La Jolla, CA

Columbia University,
Fellow, War and Peace Institute, 1995-1996

New York, NY

Harvard University
Fellow, John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, 1994-1995

Cambridge, MA

The RAND Corporation
Intern, International Policy Department. 1992

Santa Monica, CA

EDUCATION_______________________________________________________
University of Chicago
Ph.D. Political Science
Dissertation Title: “Negotiating Settlements to Civil Wars”
Dissertation Committee: David Laitin, James Fearon, Stephen Walt
M.A. Political Science.
Bucknell University
B.A. Political Science & German

Chicago, IL

Lewisburg, PA

PUBLICATIONS____________________________________________________Books
How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them. Crown/Random House. January 2022.
#4 on the New York Times Bestseller (January 2022).
Best Book of the Year, Non-Fiction, 2022. The Sunday Times of London.
Best Books of 2022: Politics. The Financial Times.
Best Non Fiction Books of 2022, Esquire Magazine.
Best Books of 2022. Prospect Magazine.
Best Book of 2022. Global Policy Institute.
The Moore Prize, Short list selection.
Non-Obvious Book Award, Longlist Selection.
Translated into: German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Russian,Estonian.
Reviewed by: The New Yorker, New York Times, Washington Post, Economist, Guardian, Times London,
Globe and Mail, and others.

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Reputation and Civil War: Why Separatist Conflicts Are So Violent. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Globalization, Territoriality and Conflict. Cambridge University Press, 2006, (co-edited with Miles Kahler).
Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars. Princeton University Press, 2002.
Named one of the “Best Academic Books of 2002,” Choice Magazine.
Civil Wars, Insecurity, and Intervention. Columbia University Press, 1999, (co-edited with Jack Snyder).
Articles“Rebel Propaganda in an Internet Age,” (with Gregoire Philipps), Journal of Peace Research. Forthcoming 2024.
“Studying the Impact of ISIS Propaganda Campaigns,” (with Tamar Mitts & Gregoire Phillips), Journal of Politics,
2021.
“The Astonishing Success of Peacekeeping,” (with Page Fortna, and Lise Morje Howard), Foreign Affairs, November
29, 2021.
“The Extraordinary Relationship Between Peacekeeping and Peace,” (with Page Fortna, and Lise Morje Howard),
British Journal of Political Science, November 2020.
“A Real Plan to End the War in Yemen,” (with Kenneth Pollack and Michael Knights), Foreign Affairs, May 2019.
“Explaining the Number of Rebel Groups in Civil Wars,” International Interactions, January 2019.
*Winner, Best Paper of the Year Award“Why Moderates Support Extremist Groups: It’s Not About Ideology,” Foreign Affairs, June 2018.
“The Jihadist Threat Won’t End with ISIS’ Defeat,” Foreign Affairs, December 2017.
“The Extremist’s Advantage in Civil Wars,” International Security, Fall 2017.
*Featured in the New York Times, February 1, 2018
“The New New Civil Wars,” Annual Review of Political Science, Spring 2017.
*Featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, BoingBoing, the BBC, and WNYC: The Brian
Lehrer Show“A Reply to “Reducing Political Bias in Political Science Estimates” (with Daniel Maliniak and Ryan Powers). PS:
Political Science & Politics. January 2017.
“Escaping the Conflict Trap in the Middle East,” (with Kenneth Pollack). Washington Quarterly Journal, July 2015.
“Why Bad Governance Leads to Repeat Civil War,” Journal of Conflict Resolution. Spring 2014.
*Featured in Vox.com, October 17, 2017.
“Ethnicity and Civil War,” with Elaine Denny. Journal of Peace Research. Spring 2014.
“The Gender Citation Gap in International Relations,” with Daniel Maliniak and Ryan Powers. International
Organization. Fall 2013.
*Top 5% of all articles as measured by Altmetric scores. Featured in:•
The Economist. “Promotion and Self-Promotion: The Lamentable Lack of Female
Professors,” August 31, 2013.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education. August 30, 2013.
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Inside Higher Ed. August 31, 2013.
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The Washington Post. “The Gender Gap” Symposium. September 2013.

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“Civil Wars, Conflict Resolution and Bargaining Theory” Handbook of International Relations, Walter Carlsnaes,
Thomas Risse, and Beth Simmons eds. (New York: Sage Publications, 2012).
“Can Cheap Talk Deter? An Experimental Analysis,” (with Dustin Tingley), Journal of Conflict Resolution(December 2011).
“Reputation Building in International Relations: An Experimental Approach.” (with Dustin Tingley) International
Organization, (Spring 2011).
“Bargaining Failures and Civil War,” Annual Review of Political Science, (Spring 2009).
*Reprinted in Domestic Political Violence and Civil War: An Introduction. Volume 1. Margaret Levi ed.
(Annual Reviews Publisher, January 2013).
The Strategies of Terrorism.” International Security. (with Andrew Kydd) (Summer 2006).
* #1 most cited article in International Security (as of March 2020).
*Reprinted in Responding to Terrorism. International Security Reader. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2015).
*Reprinted in Contending with Terrorism: Roots, Strategies, and Responses. Michael E. Brown, O. R Cote
Jr. S. M. Lynn-Jones, and S. E. Miller eds. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2010).
*Reprinted in Responding to Terrorism. Sean Lynn-Jones ed. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2014).
“Building Reputation: Why Governments Fight Some Separatists But Not Others.” American Journal of Political
Science. (Spring 2006).
“Information, Uncertainty and the Decision to Secede.” International Organization. Vol. 60, no. 1 (Winter 2006).
*Reprinted in International Organization Virtual Issue: Crisis in Ukraine, May 2014.
“Does Conflict Beget Conflict? Explaining Recurring Civil War.” Journal of Peace Research. Vol. 41, no. 3 (May2004).
* Reprinted in Political Violence. Erica Chenoweth ed. (New York: Sage, 2013)“Explaining the Intractability of Territorial Conflict,” International Studies Review. Vol. 5, no. 4 (December 2003).
* Reprinted in Dissolving Barriers Between Comparative Politics and International Relations. Bruce Bueno
de Mesquita, David Davis, and Suzanne Werner eds. (New York: Blackwell Publishing, 2003).
“Sabotaging the Peace: The Politics of Extremist Violence,” with Andrew Kydd. International Organization. Vol.
55, No. 2 (Spring 2002).
“Reconceptualizing Conflict Resolution as a Three-Stage Process,” International Negotiation. Vol. 7, No. 3 (2002)“Designing Transitions from Civil War.” International Security. Vol. 24, No. 1 (Summer 1999).
“Designing Transitions from Civil War.” International Security. Vol. 24, No. 1 (Summer 1999).
* Reprinted in Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict. Vol. 2. Michael E. Brown, ed. (Cambridge,
Mass: MIT Press, 2000)“The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement.” International Organization. Vol. 51, No. 3 (Summer 1997).
*One of the top most cited and read articles in International Organization.
* Reprinted in Robert J. Art and Kenneth N. Waltz eds. The Use of Force: Military Power and International
Politics. 6th ed. (Boston: Rowman Littlefield, 2003).
* Reprinted in Paul F. Diehl ed. War. Vol. 4. (New York: Sage Publications, 2004).
* Reprinted in Spanish under the title “La Barrera Critica De La Solucion De Las Guerras Civiles.”Book Chapters, Invited Articles, & Book Reviews

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“The Role and Impact of Third Party Intervention in the Prevention of Violent Conflict,” UN/World Bank Report on
the Prevention of Violent Conflict,” 2018.
“The Four Things We Know About How Civil Wars End,” in Marc Lynch ed., The Political Science of Syria’s War.
(Washington DC: POMPES). December 2013.
“Conflict Relapse and the Sustainability of Post-Conflict Peace,” World Bank. World Development Report 2011:
Background Paper.
“Peacemaking in Rwanda: The Dynamics of Failure,” by Bruce D. Jones. Book Review. American Political Science
Review. Vol. 96, No. 4 (December 2002).
“New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era,” by Mary Kaldor. Book Review. American Political
Science Review. Vol. 95, No. 2 (June 2001).
“Disarmament, Democratization and Commitments to Peace” in Civil War, Insecurity, and Intervention. Barbara F.
Walter and Jack Snyder, eds. (NY: Columbia University Press, 1999).
“Civil Wars” The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions, Jack Goldstone, ed. (Wash D.C.: Congressional Q, 1998).
Datasets
Dataset on Rebel Propaganda in Civil War, 2018.
The Civil War Resolution Dataset. Replication data for Barbara F. Walter. “Committing to Peace: The Successful
Settlement of Civil Wars.” Princeton University Press, 2002. Data File (.xls) | Codebook (.pdf)
Recurring Civil War Dataset. Replication data for Barbara F. Walter. “Does Conflict Beget Conflict? Explaining
Recurring Civil War.” Journal of Peace Research. Vol. 41, no. 3 (May 2004). Data File (ZIP file of .dta) | Codebook(.pdf)
Government Accommodation of Separatist Groups Dataset. Replication data for Barbara F. Walter. “Building
Reputation: Why Governments Fight Some Separatists But Not Others.” American Journal of Political Science,(Spring 2006). Data File (.xls)
Self-Determination Movement Dataset. Replication data for Barbara F. Walter. “Information, Uncertainty and theDecision to Secede.” International Organization. Vol. 60, no. 1 (Winter 2006). Data File (ZIP file of .dta).

WORK IN PROGRESS________________________________________________
Books
Competition and Predation in Civil Wars. Book Project.
Articles“The Effect of Internet Propaganda on the Radicalization of Individuals,” (with Gregoire Philipps and Tamar
Mitts). Research Article. (Under Review)“Escalation Dynamics and the Severity of Wars,” (with Aaron Clauset, Lars-Erik Cederman, and Kristian Skrede
Gleditsch). Research Article. (Under Review)“Why do Rebel Groups Produce Violent Videos?” Research Article.

BLOG_____________________________________________________________
Political Violence @ a Glance: Expert Analysis on Violence and Its Alternatives. (Founder and Lead Writer, with4

Erica Chenoweth). Launched June 4, 2012.
*Winner of the 2018 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Group Blog.
*Runner Up, 2016 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Group Blog.
*Runner Up, 2015 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Group Blog. (Winner was the
Washington Post’s Monkey Cage).
*Winner of the 2015 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Blog Post of the Year.
*Winner of the 2014 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Blog Post of the Year.
*Winner of the 2014 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Group Blog.
*Winner of the 2013 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Best Blog Post of the Year.
*Winner of the 2013 International Studies Association (ISA) Award for Most Promising New Blog.
OP-EDS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS___________________________“The Gift of January 6th,” The New York Times, September 2024.
“Elections and Violence,” The New Yorker, July 2024.
“These are the Conditions Ripe for Political Violence: How Close is the U.S. to Civil War?,” The Guardian. October2022.
“We are Living in the Age of Civil War,” The New Republic. April 14, 2022.
“Why should we worry that the U.S. could become an ‘anocracy’ again? Because of the threat of civil war,” The
Washington Post. January 24, 2022.
“Trump Could Still Lead the U.S. to Civil War – Even If He Doesn’t Run in 2024,” Time Magazine. January 24,2022.
“Hoping that Peace Comes to Afghanistan? Dream On.” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), January 30, 2019.
“Most People Think Peacekeeping Doesn’t Work. They’re Wrong.” Development For Peace (World Bank Blog),
May 2, 2018.
“Why Moderate Muslims Come to Support Extremist Groups,” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), November
29, 2017.
“The New New Civil Wars” Sustainable Security, Oxford Research Group. June 15, 2017.
“The Internet is Changing Civil Wars. Watch out for these five trends,” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), June
8, 2017*Picked up by The New York Times, June 9, 2017.
*Subject of WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show, June 12, 2017.
*Subject of BBC Interview, October 18, 2017.
“Why Everyone Does Better Under a Democratic President,” (with Zoltan Hajnal) CNN.com, September 2016.
“Why Obama’s Middle East Policy is Failing,” (with Kenneth Pollack). The Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2016.
“Why do European Muslim Girls Join the Islamic State?” Reuters, March 4, 2015.
“Why Extremism Thrives in the Middle East Today,” The Washington Post (Monkey Cage), February 12, 2015.
“Why Assad Will Fight To the End,” Al Jazeera, February 10, 2013.
“Setting an Online Example in Educating Women,” (with Lisa Martin). Los Angeles Times,
January. 25, 2013.

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“How Violence in Mexico is Designed to Work,” (with Alberto Diaz-Cayeros). The Monkey Cage. November 10,
2011.
“Why Didn’t Gaddafi Go Into Exile?,” The Monkey Cage, October 25, 2011.
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Linked to The Daily Beast, by Andrew Sullivan. October 25, 2011.
Reprinted in The American Prospect, December 14, 2011.

“A Win-Win Strategy for the Palestinians,” (with Andrew Kydd), Los Angeles Times, Sept. 29, 2011.
“Conflict Relapse and the Sustainability of Post-Conflict Peace,” Background Paper for World Development Report
2011, The World Bank, September 13, 2010.
“Fear and Flying – What Terrorists Count On,” (with Andrew Kydd), Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2010.
“Counter-Terror Versus Counter-Insurgency in Afghanistan,” San Diego Union Tribune, Oct 9, 2009.
“Winning The Peace,”

Op-Ed. Los Angeles Times. August 2, 2009.

“You Can’t Win With Civil Wars,” Op-Ed. Los Angeles Times. October 2, 2007.
“Iraq: Why Weak States Breed Violence,” APSA-CP Newsletter. Vol. 18, No 2, (Summer 2007)

AWARDS & HONORS
Invited Guest and Speaker, Jeff Bezos’ “Campfire”
Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences
Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
TED Conference Speaker, Vancouver Canada
Invited Guest and Speaker, Jeff Bezos’ “Campfire”
Best Book of the Year, Global Policy InstituteBest Book of the Year, Non-Fiction. How Civil Wars Start, The Sunday Times of London
Best Books of 2022: Politics. How Civil Wars Start, The Financial Times
Best Non Fiction Books of 2022, How Civil Wars Start, Esquire Magazine
Best Books of 2022. How Civil Wars Start, Prospect Magazine
The Moore Prize, How Civil Wars Start, Short list selection
Speaker, Aspen Ideas Festival
National Peacemaker Award. Nat’l Conflict Resolution Center (2021 recipient: Anthony Fauci)
Susan Strange Award. Highest award given by the International Studies Association.
Recognizes a person whose intellect, assertiveness, & insight most challenge conventional
wisdom & intellectual and organizational complacency in the int’l studies community.
Kenneth N. Waltz Lecture in International Relations, Columbia University
Sidney Verba Distinguished Lecture, Harvard University
Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture, Southern Illinois University
Cyril Foster Public Lecture, Oxford University
UC San Diego Faculty Research Award (Recognizes a faculty member in social science andhumanities for groundbreaking research in their career)Council on Foreign Relations, Life Member
Distinguished Teaching Award. (Awarded to 5 out of 2,000+ faculty at UCSD each year)

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ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS (selected)____________________________
Smith Richardson Foundation Grant
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Research Grant
Research Fellowship, Princeton University
National Science Foundation, Research Grant
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Research Grant

2018-20202005-2007
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Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation: Faculty Fellowship
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation: Faculty FellowshipWorld Bank Research Grant
Smith-Richardson Faculty Research Fellowship
University of California, San Diego: Faculty Research Grant
Advanced Research Fellowship: BCSIA, Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University. (declined)
Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Fellowship, U.S. Institute of Peace. (declined)
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Award
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Final Year Dissertation Fellowship
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation First Year Dissertation Fellowship
Alice Paul Dissertation Award: Awarded annually for the best dissertation
proposal in political science by a woman. Honorable Mention
University of Chicago Unendowed Fellowship:

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POLICY BRIEFINGS AND CONSULTATIONS (selected)_________________________
Santa Fe Institute, Annual Risk Meeting. New York City, “Political Risk” October 2024
Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria. “Elections and Violence”. September 2024.
Private Event hosted by Jeff Bezos, “Elections and Violence”. September 2024.
DemocracyFirst, “Americans United to Preserve Democracy and the Rule of Law” Invited Speaker. Arizona.
September 2024.
DemocracyFirst, “Americans United to Preserve Democracy and the Rule of Law” Invited Speaker. Arizona.
October 2024.
DemocracyFirst, “Americans United to Preserve Democracy and the Rule of Law” Invited Speaker. Wisconsin.
October 2024.
Council on Foreign Relations, “A Second American Civil War: How are the Odds Evolving?” March 2023.
Institutional Investors and All Public Funds, April 2023, 2024.
MIT Seminar XXI: Educating U.S. National Security Leaders, Washington, DC, October 2022.
Leadership Now Project, New York City “How Civil Wars Start,” April 2022.
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capital, Jan-July 2022.

Upfront Ventures, March 2022.
PIMCO Secular Outlook Forum, May 2022.
Shell Oil, August 2022.
Public Affairs Council, Board of Director’s Meeting, October 2022.
USIP Afghanistan Group, November 2018. Co-chaired by Stephen Hadley and Michele Flournoy. November
2018.
Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States, October 2018. Co-chaired by Governor Tim Kean and
Representative Lee Hamilton, United States Institute of Peace.
U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, England. May 2018.

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U.S. Marine Corps, “Geopolitical Challenges in 2025,” February 27, 2018.
U.S. Senate, Briefing, January 2018.
U.S. Department of Defense, January 2018.
United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Prevention of Genocide, November 2017
U.S. Central Command, March 2017.
U.S. State Department, June 2016.
U.S. Central Command, December 2015.
Centra Technology, Washington DC. September 2015.
Albright-Hadley Middle East Strategy Task Force, April – September 2015.
U.S. Central Command, July 2015.
RAND, Washington DC, July 2015.
The Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrews,
Scotland. 20th Anniversary Symposium, September 2014.
Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington DC. February 2014.
Council on Foreign Relations, Invited Speaker. “Ethnicity, Religion and Civil War.” December 2013.
U.S. State Department. Syria Team Briefing. August 2013.
National Intelligence Council. Workshop on Global Trends 2030. October 2012.
RAND/the Milken Institute/The Yitzhak Rabin Center, Academic Mission to Israel, July-August 2010.
NRTOC, University of San Diego, “Making the High Seas Safe Again: Countering Pirates and Piracy,” Nov. 2009.
RAND/Department of Defense, September 2009.
Office of Iraq Analysis, Speaker. “Iraq: Translating Security Gains into Stability,” May 2009.
UCDC (University of California in Washington D.C.) Policy Seminar. State Building in Afghanistan and
Iraq. September 2007.
Office of the Vice President, Bogota Colombia, Post Civil War Transitions. October 2007 and October 2005.
Commanding Generals Conference, Marines of MCRD/WRR San Diego. Briefing on the Strategies ofTerrorism, August 2005.
Camp Pendleton, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, Oceanside, CA. Invited Speaker. “The Strategies ofTerrorism, April 2005.
UCDC, Policy Seminar, Washington DC. “Globalization, Territoriality, and Conflict.” May 2004.
U.S. State Department, Briefing on Strategic Nuclear Issues. December 2000.
UCDC, Policy Seminar. “Civil Wars, Insecurity and Intervention.” February 2000.
UCDC Policy Seminar, “The Critical Barriers to Civil War Settlement. December 1997.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory, Conference, Ethnic and Internal Conflict. December 1996.
Council on Foreign Relations. Participant in the Henry A. Kissinger Study Group on Exit Strategies andAmerican Foreign Policy. December 1995 – March 1996.
The RAND/UCLA Center for Soviet Studies. "The Age-Old Hatreds Myth: Ethnic Conflict After the Cold
War". September 1992.

INVITED ACADEMIC SEMINARS & PUBLIC LECTURES _______________________
University of San Diego Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, “How Civil Wars Start”, June 2024.
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Germany. “How Civil Wars Start,” January 2023.
Bucknell University, Keynote Address “Is America Heading toward a Second Civil War?”. April 2023
Penn State, Keynote Address “Is America Heading toward a Second Civil War, April 2023
TED Talk. “Is America Heading Toward a Second Civil War?” Vancouver Canada. April 2023.
University of Freiburg, Germany. Keynote Address. May 2023.
Columbia University, New York, “The Effect of Internet Propaganda on the Radicalization of Individuals”
January 2023.
UCLA Law School, “How Civil Wars Start,” September 2023.
Free Library of Philadelphia, “How Civil Wars Start,” January 2022.
New York University School of Law, “How Civil Wars Start,” January 2022.
The Brennan Center for Justice, New York. January 2022.
Brooklyn Public Library, “How Civil Wars Start,” February 2022.
Columbia University, New York “How Civil Wars Start,” March 2022.
Princeton University, “How Civil Wars Start,” April 2022.
PEN World Voices, Writers Congress, New York City, “How Civil Wars Start,” April 2022.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Public Research Presentation, October 2022.
Columbia University, New York, “The Effect of Internet Propaganda on the Radicalization of Individuals”
January 2023.
92nd Street Y, New York, Public Lecture. December 2021.
Leiden University, Netherlands. Workshop in Political Science. May 2021.
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. Permanent Seminar Series. April 2021.
Columbia University, New York, “Radicalization & Recruitment in an Internet Age,” October 2019.
University of California, Irvine, “Rebel Propaganda in an Internet Age,” May 2018.
Princeton University, Princeton NJ, “Extremist Ideology as a Tool of War,” March 2016.
University of California, Berkeley, “The Role of Ideology in Civil War,” November 2016.

9Duke University, “The Effect of Internet Propaganda on Rebel Recruitment in Civil War,” Nov. 2016.
Stanford University, “Rebel Propaganda in Civil Wars,” February 2016.
The University of Chicago, “The Origin of Rebel Groups,” November 2015
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS), Knoxville, TN, “Evolutionary
Approaches to the Understanding of Decentralized Warfare,” September 2015.
UCLA Political Science, “The Logic of Rebel Strategies in Civil War,” April 2015.
Columbia University, “The Logic of Rebel Strategies in Civil War,” April 2015.
Yale University, “The Logic of Rebel Strategies in Civil War,” April 2015.
UCLA Law School, “Bargaining and Negotiation in Civil War,” April 2015.
Texas A&M, “Extremism and Civil War,” February 2015.
Harvard University, “The Organization and Behavior of Rebel Groups,” November 2014.
MIT, Speaker Series, “The Organization and Behavior of Rebel Groups,” November 2014.
UCLA, Speaker Series, The Gender Citation Gap in International Relations, May 2013.
Princeton University, Speaker Series, The Gender Citation Gap in IR, April 2013.
Uppsala University, Sweden, Keynote Speaker. May 2012
Columbia University, Speaker Series, “Terrorism and Targeting Strategies,” April 2012.
University of Texas, Austin, Lone Star Security Forum. Keynote Speaker. March 2012.
Georgetown University, Speaker Series, “Why Bad Governance Leads to Repeat Civil War,” November 2011.
University of Minnesota, Speaker Series, “Why Bad Governance Leads to Repeat Civil War,” September 2011.
Stanford University, Speaker Series, “Information Gaps and the Role of Terrorism,” December 2010.
University of Pennsylvania, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Philadelphia PA,
Speaker Series, “Information Gaps and the Role of Terrorism,” October 2010.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Distinguished Speaker Series, “What We Know and Don’t Know
About Successful Counter-Insurgency Strategies,” March 2010.
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. Speaker Series, “How Terrorism Works and What We Can Do to Stop
It,” January 2010.
University of California, Irvine, Speaker Series, “Does Cheap Talk Matter?” October 2009.
Washington University St. Louis, Speaker Series, “Can Cheap Talk Influence Behavior? An Experimental
Approach,” November 2008.
Yale University, Speaker Series, “War as a Reputation Problem,” November 2005.
University of Chicago, Chicago IL. PIPES Speaker Series. “Information, Uncertainty and the Decision to
Secede,” November 2004.

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University of Washington, Seattle WA. Speaker Series. “Why Governments Accommodate Some Separatists
But Not Others.” June 2004.
Columbia University, Speaker Series. “Reputation and War.” November 2002.
Tufts University, Speaker Series. “Reputation and War.” September 2002.
East West Center, Washington D.C. Conference on the Dynamics and Management of Internal Conflicts in Asia.
September 2002.
Dartmouth College, Faculty Workshop. “Explaining the Intractability of Territorial Conflict.” November 2001.
University of Southern California, Center for International Studies Seminar Series. “Explaining theIntractability of Territorial Conflict.” October 2001.
University of Illinois, Conference on Conceptualizing and Measuring Conflict Management Success. Halifax,
Nova Scotia. “Re-Conceptualizing Conflict Resolution as a Three Stage Process.” June 2001.
University of California, Los Angeles, Faculty Research Seminar. “Issue Indivisibilities and War
Termination.” June 2001.
World Bank–UC Irvine. Workshop on Civil War Duration and Post-Conflict Processes. “Why Civil Wars
Resume.” May 2001.
University of California, San Diego. Organized and Hosted Workshop on the Enduring Significance ofTerritory (w/ Miles Kahler). “Explaining the Persistence of Territorial Conflict.” 3/2001.
Yale University, Conference on Bargaining and War. “Explaining the Apparent Indivisibility of Territory.”
March 2001.
Brown University, Seminar. “Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars.” January 2001.
University of California, Los Angeles, Political Economy Seminar. “Extremists, Uncertainty, and Peace
Coalitions.” May 2000.
University of California, Los Angeles. Participant in the conference on “International Institutions andInternational Relations.” February 2000.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, International Relations Seminar Series, “Negotiating Settlements to Civil
Wars.” December 1999.
University of California, San Diego. Organized and Hosted Conference on the Durability of Peace
Settlements. May 1999.
Boston University, Faculty Seminar. “Negotiating Settlements to Civil Wars.” May 1999.
World Peace Foundation and the Centre for Defence Studies, Conference on Reconstructing Collapsed
States: Why States Disintegrate. “Rebuilding Failed States,” London, England. March 1999.
Harvard University, JFK School of Government. Faculty Seminar. “Negotiating Settlements to Civil Wars.”
February 1999.
Northwestern University. Faculty Seminar. “Negotiating Settlements to Civil Wars.” January 1999.
University of Maryland, College Park. Faculty Seminar. “Negotiating Settlements to Civil Wars.”
December 1998.
Harvard University, Olin Institute National Security Seminar. “The Internal Politics of Peace Agreements.”
November 1998.

11University of Chicago, Program on International Security Policy (PISP). “The Politics of Extremist Violence.”
November 1998.
University of California, Irvine, Global Peace and Conflict Studies Seminar. “The Critical Barriers to Civil War
Settlement.” February 1998.
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, MacArthur Workshop on Global and Regional Governance,
University of California, San Diego. “Rebuilding Failed States.” May 1997.
Harvard University, Olin Institute National Security Seminar. "The Resolution of Civil Wars: Why Negotiations
Fail". Fall 1994 Speaker Series.
University of Chicago, Program on International Politics, Economics and Security (PIPES). "Negotiating for
Security Guarantees: The Civil War in Zimbabwe". Spring 1994.
Women in International Security (WIIS), Washington, D.C. "Conflict Management and Resolution". 1993
Summer Symposium.
University of Chicago, Comparative Politics/Historical Sociology Workshop. "Game Theory and Comparative
Politics." Spring 1993.

CONFERENCE PAPERS______________________________________________
American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. “The Future of Civil Wars,” August 2019.
Washington University, St. Louis, Conference on Political Violence and Terrorism. “The Recruitment andRadicalization of Foreign Citizens in an Internet Age,” October 2018.
American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA. “The Effects of Internet Propaganda on the
Radicalization of Foreign Citizens,” August 2017.
UC Conference on International Cooperation, Santa Barbara, CA. “Extremist Ideology as a Tool of War,”
March 2017.
Modeling Dynamics of Violent Radicalization in Western Democracies, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe,
NM. “Internet Propaganda and the Radicalization of Foreign Citizens,” March 2017.
International Studies Association, Baltimore, MD, “The New New Civil Wars,” February 2017.
American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, “Best Practices to Achieve and Sustain Gender
Equality: Are We There Yet?,” August 2015.
American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA. “Extremism and Civil Conflict,” August 2015.
American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. “Minding the Gender Gap in Political Science,” August
2013.
International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA. “The Logic of Repression,” April 2013.
Conference on Field Experiments in International Relations, Park City, UT. September 2012.
American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA. “Why Bad Governance Leads to Repeat Civil War,”
September 2011.
International Studies Association, Montreal QE, “Conflict Relapse and the Sustainability of the Post-Conflict
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American Political Science Association, Washington DC, “Political Competition and the Use of Violence,”
September 2010.
American Political Science Association, Toronto, ON, “Violence: What Does Comparative Politics Contribute
Today to Understanding and Addressing Genocide and Civil War?” September 2009.
American Political Science Association, Toronto, ON, “Reputation in International Politics,” September
2009.
American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. “Reputation and War: An Experimental Approach,”
August 2007.
American Political Science Association, Chicago IL. “Roundtable: The War in Iraq,” August 2007.
American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. “Outbidding and the Overproduction ofTerrorism,” September 2006.
American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., “The Strategic Logic of Secession,” August 2005.
American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., “Expectations of Outside Aid and the Decision toRebel,” August 2005.
American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. “Strategic Bargaining and the Conduct of War.”
August 2003.
International Studies Association, Portland, Oregon. “Explaining Cycles of Terrorist Violence: War of
Attrition or Tit for Tat?” March 2003.
Peace Science Society, Annual Conference. “War in the Absence of Bargaining,” October 2002.
American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Boston. “Territorial Attachment and War.”
September 2002.
American Political Science Association Annual Conference, San Francisco. “Issue Indivisibility and War.”
September 2001.
American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C. “Explaining the Apparent
Indivisibility of Territory.” September 2000.
International Studies Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles. “Empirical Case-Study Analysis ofInternational Security,” March 2000.
American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Boston. “The Internal Politics of Peace
Agreements.” September 1998.
American Political Science Association Annual Conference, San Francisco. “The Dilemmas of Domestic
Cooperation”. September 1996.
University of California, Davis, Conference on “Opening Up the Black-Box of War: Studies of War Outcome,Duration, and Processes.” “The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement.” June 1996.
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego. “Domestic Anarchy and Civil War”. April
1996.

COURSES TAUGHT & TEACHING AWARDS______________________________
Introduction to International Politics and Security

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Understanding Civil Wars: Theory and Practice
Political Violence in the Middle East Today
Critical Debates in U.S. Foreign Policy/Policy Responses to Global Problems
Terrorism: Origins, Operations & Strategies
International Negotiation*Distinguished Teaching Award. 2013. Awarded to 5 out of 2,000+ permanent faculty at UCSD each year.
*Outstanding Faculty Award, Thurgood Marshall College. 2018.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE____________________________________________
Editorial Boards:
American Political Science Review 2012-2019, Guest Editor, 2012.
International Organization 2005-2022
Robert Keohane Prize Committee: Chair, 2016, Member, 2013
Committee on Social Media 2013-2022.
Executive Committee, 2016-2022.
World Politics 2015-2018.
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Bruce Russett Award Committee
International Studies QuarterlyInternational Interactions, 2009-2014
Journal of Politics
Journal of Global Security Studies, 2017 – present.
American Political Science Association:
APSA Task Force, Negotiating Agreements in International Relations, 2013
Chair, Helen Dwight Reid Dissertation Prize. 2012.
Judge, Fiona McGillivray Prize for the best APSA paper in Political Economy, 2012.
APSA Task Force, on Political Violence. 2005-2007.
Division Chair, International Security. 1999 American Political Science Association Annual Conference.
Advisory Boards:
Intelligence Community Associates Program, 2021-present.
United Nations, Security Sector Reform (SSR) Advisory Board. 2021-present.
Women in International Security (WIIS)
Minorities at Risk Project, 2009- present.
Center for Institute on International, Comparative and Area Studies (IICAS), UCSD, 2006-2008.
Levant7, 2015-present.
Consultant: Central Command (CentCom), The RAND Corporation, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S.
Department of State, Centra Technology, Leidos, Hadley-Albright Task Force, World Bank, United Nations, UnitedStates Institute of Peace, Political Instability Task Force, International Committee of the Red Cross.
Reviewer, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics,
International Organization, International Security, Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, Comparative
Politics, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Journal of Economic Literature, Political
Science Quarterly, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, National Science Foundation; Smith-Richardson
Foundation; MacArthur Foundation.
Media Appearances: CNN, CNN International, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, BBC, CBC, WGN Radio & Television,
Politico, KPBS, WNYC.
UCSD: Chancellor’s Alumni Fundraising 2015 - present; Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Committee 2010-2012,
Committee for Limited Submissions in the Social Science, Arts & Humanities, Professions & Applied Sciences(ComLSSHP) 2016-2017; Practical Ethics Search Committee, 2015-2017; Committee for Equity 2010- 2014; Review
Board for US-Mexico Center, 2015-2016.

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Professional Memberships (Past and Present)
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC)
Evidence in Governance & Politics (EGAP)
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Peace Sciences Association
Women in International Security
Braver Angels Scholars Council
Council on Foreign Relations, Permanent Member

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