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An elderly woman walks past a damaged Russian tank in the town of Trostianets in the Sumy region of Ukraine on March 30. (Roman Pilipey/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Mar 31, 2022

Why democracies win more wars than autocracies

International and Global Affairs

Batten School Professor Allan Stam writes in The Washington Post that dictators tend to start risky wars, but democracies win more wars than autocracies.

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Ukraine naval war
Mar 28, 2022

The naval war for Ukraine

International and Global Affairs

Batten School Professor Allan Stam and fourth-year student Andrew Bennett address the distinct lack of naval-focused media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Mar 22, 2022

Batten Professors Discuss Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine

National Security

Batten School professors Philip Potter and Allan Stam note that the conflict in Ukraine has bolstered the NATO alliance, which may give China pause if it’s thinking of moving on Taiwan. 

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Jan 27, 2022

Stam: A Critical View of Biden's First Year

Domestic Policy & Politics

Batten School professor and Miller Center faculty senior fellow Allan Stam offers a critical assessment of President Biden's first year in office. It's hard to see the president as a successful leader, writes Stam.

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Oct 04, 2015

Stam: Simulating leadership to forge better leaders

Leadership
Ethics

How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach.

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Jun 23, 2015

Proliferation and Iran: Learning to Live with Nuclear Threats

Domestic Policy & Politics
Ethics

The complex endgame of negotiations between the major powers and Iran underscores the limited options states have to combat nuclear proliferation, something with which U.S. policy planners are going to have to learn to live.

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