Jonathan Wilkenfeld Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Kyle Beardsley
Please join the Center for International Development & Conflict Management for the Jonathan Wilkenfeld Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Kyle Beardsley from Duke University.
Dr. Beardsley will present "International Politics and the Mixed Blessing of having Friends."
Kyle Beardsley (Ph.D., UCSD, 2006, B.A. UMD GVPT/ECON 2001) is Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is co-director of the International Crisis Behavior data project, and the Director of the Triangle Institute of Security Studies (TISS). His research focuses on the quantitative study of international conflict and peace processes. He is particularly interested in questions related to the role of third parties in shaping conflict dynamics, the interdependence of networks of conflict and cooperation, the links between armed conflict and gender power imbalances, and the impact of nuclear weapons on international crisis behavior.