Dan Altman
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Territorial Conquest and the Fait Accompli

Territorial Conquest Since 1945 (under review - email for draft)
​          Modern Conquest Data v2.2 (update coming upon book publication)

"The Evolution of Territorial Conquest after 1945 and the Limits of the Territorial Integrity Norm," International Organization, Vol. 74, No. 3 (2020), pp. 490-522.

"By Fait Accompli, Not Coercion: How States Wrest Territory from Their Adversaries," International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 4 (2017), pp. 881-891.

"Why Territorial Disputes Escalate: The Causes of Conquest Attempts since 1945" (with Melissa M. Lee), ​International Studies Quarterly, ​forthcoming.

Deterrence, Red Lines, and Crises​
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​Challenging Deterrence: Understanding Limited Deterrence Failures (book manuscript - in development)

​"Red Lines: Enforcement, Declaration, and Ambiguity in the Cuban Missile Crisis," the Journal of Strategic Studies (2021).

"Advancing without Attacking: The Strategic Game around the Use of Force," Security Studies,  Vol. 27, No. 1 (2018), pp. 58-88.

​"Red Lines in Nuclear Nonproliferation" (with Nicholas Miller), The Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 24, No. 3-4 (2018), pp. 315-342.

Article Projects

"The Psychology of Coercion Failure: How Reactance Explains Resistance to Threats" (with Kathleen E. Powers), American Journal of Political Science, forthcoming.

"The Strategist's Curse: A Theory of False Optimism as a Cause of War," ​Security Studies, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2015), pp. 284-315.
          Replication Files (Simulations)

"Do States Really Sink Costs" (with Kai Quek) [email for draft]

Just for Fun

"Parenting and Deterrent Red Lines: The Strategic Game of Dessert"




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