Charles W. Mahoney
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Research & Publications

Research & Publications

 

Scholarly Publications

“Deterrence, Dollars, or Diplomacy? Why the United States Sells Arms to Taiwan”
International Relations (forthcoming)

“Leveraging National Security: Private Equity and Bankruptcy in the United States Defense Industry” (PDF)
Business and Politics (2024)

“From Mobilization to Annihilation: The Strategic Logics of Bioterrorism” (PDF)
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (2024)

“Private Equity Firms, Defense Contractors, and US National Security” (PDF)
Journal of Global Security Studies (2022)

“Corporate Hackers: Outsourcing US Cyber Capabilities” (PDF)
Strategic Studies Quarterly (2021)

“United States Defense Contractors and the Future of Military Operations” (PDF)
Defense & Security Analysis (2020)

“Acquire or Expire: Publicly Traded Defense Contractors, Financial Markets, and Consolidation in the U.S. Defense Industry” (PDF)
Defense and Peace Economics (2019)

“End of the Cycle: Assessing ETA’s Strategies of Terrorism” (PDF) 
Small Wars and Insurgencies (2018)

“Empty Threats: How Extremist Organizations Bluff in Terrorist Campaigns” (PDF)
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (2018)

“More Data, New Problems: Audiences, Ahistoricity, and Selection Bias in Terrorism and Insurgency Research” (PDF)
International Studies Review (2017)

“Splinters and Schisms: Rebel Group Fragmentation and the Durability of Insurgencies” (PDF)
Terrorism and Political Violence (2017)

“Buyer Beware: How Market Structure Affects Contracting and Company Performance in the Private Military Industry” (PDF)
Security Studies (2016)