My research examines how international norms, law, and institutions affect both state and non-state behavior—if at all. Specifically, I probe the effect of the design and flexibility (or lack thereof) of procedural rules, whether it be treaty terms or court procedure, on substantive outcomes for international cooperation.
My subject areas of interest include: exit from international institutions; arming and arms control; governance of cybersecurity threats; unintended consequences of international law for security challenges; international courts and tribunals; space law; and the jurisprudence of war. I am also interested in empirically investigating the balance of powers under the U.S. constitution and U.S. civil litigation.
I approach these questions using a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods, often using legal analysis, game theory, network analysis, process tracing, automated text analysis, and statistical modeling. I have contributed to the legal data analytics blog The Juris Lab, where you can find my work on federal civil litigation in the U.S. and international courts. You can also find my research on SSRN.
