Dissertation:
“Bring the Pain: Three Essays on the Influence of Military Capabilities on International Conflict”
My dissertation consists of three individual studies that examine the influence of military capabilities on international conflict. The first study examines the influence of naval power on non-contiguous hostile disputes. The second study examines the influence of military parity on international conflict. The final study examines what influences the likelihood of a war ending with an absolute outcome.
A copy of my dissertation can be found here.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Crisher, Brian. 2021. “Territorial Wars and Absolute Outcomes.” Research and Politics 8(3). LINK TO ARTICLE
Crisher, Brian. 2021. “Ships Over Troubled Waters: Examining Naval Development in Asia.” Journal of Asian and African Studies 56(8): 1918-1934. (REPLICATION MATERIAL) LINK TO ARTICLE
Crisher, Brian. 2017. “Power and National Capability.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. LINK TO ARTICLE
Crisher, Brian. 2017. “Naval Power, Endogeneity, and Long-distance Disputes.” Research and Politics 4(1). LINK TO ARTICLE
Crisher, Brian and Mark Souva. 2017. “Domestic Political Problems and the Uneven Contenders Paradox.” Foreign Policy Analysis 13(4): 876-893. LINK TO ARTICLE
Crisher, Brian. 2014. “Inequality Amid Equality: Military Capabilities and Conflict Behavior in Balanced Dyads.” International Interactions 40(2): 246-269. ABSTRACT
Crisher, Brian and Mark Souva. 2014. “Power at Sea: A Naval Power Data Set, 1865-2011.” International Interactions 40(4):602-629. ABSTRACT (See Naval Project page for data)
Working Papers:
“Pick Yourself Up? Examining Extreme War Outcomes and the Phoenix Factor” (DRAFT)
“A Moment Like This: Understanding Variance in Militarized Disputes”
“The Phoenix that Does Not Rise”
“Aircraft Carrier or Amphibious Assault Ship? Understanding the Development of Naval Capabilities” (with Mark Souva)
“Power, Interests, and Conflict” (with Mark Souva)
“Bring the Pain: How Military Capabilities Influence Militarized Conflict Initiation and Reciprocation”
“Sensitivity Analysis: An Application to Diversionary Research” (with Mark Souva)
Undergraduate Publication:
Crisher, Brian. “Altering Jus ad Bellum: Just War Theory in the 21st Century and the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States.” Critique – A Worldwide Student Journal of Politics Spring 2005. http://lilt.ilstu.edu/critique/. (pdf)