Assoc Prof @UNSWADA | Associate Editor @AustJIA | Snr Fellow @CornellTPI | Pol order & violence, rebel gov, statebuilding & peacebuilding, drones, Global South
Sydney & Naarm/Melbourne
Joined March 2018
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Thrilled that my co-authored paper on Zapatista-Rebel Interactions in Mexico is out w/ @JournalofCW. Henry Nott & I trace the actions of the Zapatistas to changes in the behaviour of the EZLN. We find that the Zapatistas had significant impact on the behaviour of the EZLN, generating fundamental transformations in institutions, governance, & policy. Specifically, civilian engagement forced the EZLN to refocus their initially violent goals & policies around indigenous preferences, especially autonomy from the state, introduce governance reforms, & change the level of political engagement with the Mexican government.
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University whistleblowers who have reported professional malpractice have found themselves bullied and isolated, with no support from colleagues or management.
The process can drag on for years. Often, whistleblowers leave. A new university, a new job, early retirement on grounds of ill health — anything to escape an impossible situation.
That is why stronger protections — and a culture that protects rather than punishes those who speak up — are so important.
Misconduct allegations involving senior academics must be investigated by independent experts, rather than by the universities that employ those academics.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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My piece for the Guardian on NAZA and why Israel’s defenders are so afraid of its revelations: theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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One of the biggest challenges in human history has been to scale up cooperation, so as to enable greater complexity.
This is very difficult in tribal societies.
I suggest that Islamic empires did this through strengthening brotherhood
ggd.world/p/did-female-seclu…
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From our FirstView: "When Can Clientelism Serve Democratic Ends? A Democratic Theory of Distributive Politics" by @samuel_e_bagg and @bhatia_ud.
buff.ly/DvRH4v8
ALT APSR abstract for “When Can Clientelism Serve Democratic Ends? A Democratic Theory of Distributive Politics,” by Samuel Ely Bagg and Udit Bhatia, Drawing on realist democratic theory, the authors argue clientelist practices that build countervailing power among disempowered groups can be democratically justified, but only under five specific constraints. Full abstract is available in linked article.
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Congrats @FeyaadAllie on this important piece. Feyaad finds that electing a Muslim representative in India creates a “representation trap”: it mobilizes more Muslims to run, hence dividing the vote, while also consolidating Hindu voters.
From our FirstView: "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India" by @FeyaadAllie. buff.ly/sEa2MlQ
ALT APSR abstract for "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India," by Feyaad Allie, Studying Muslim representation in India, the author shows electing a Muslim representative divides Muslim votes while consolidating Hindu votes for the majoritarian party, driven by sub-identity and super-ordinate identity mobilization. Full abstract is available in linked article.
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My new book, The Architecture of Complicity: How India Helped Israel Conduct a Genocide in Gaza, will be published by @PlutoPress in January 2027.
The book shows how India, which presents itself as a leader of the Global South, helped enable Israel’s genocide in Gaza alongside its Western allies.
It traces media complicity, diplomatic shielding at international forums and the replacement of Palestinian workers with Indian labour. It also examines how and why Palestine failed to become a national political issue in India.
Drawing on previously unpublished military trade data, the book reveals the scale of Indian military exports to Israel during the genocide.
It will be available in the US, UK, South Africa and, hopefully, India.
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From our FirstView: "Imperial Aid and Tax Mobilization in Late Colonial Africa" by @DidacQueralt. buff.ly/dQkSf65
ALT APSR abstract for "Imperial Aid and Tax Mobilization in Late Colonial Africa," by Didac Queralt, Studying Britain's Colonial Development and Welfare Fund, the author shows imperial aid expanded colonial taxation only after reforms replaced patronage-based governors with career officers whose promotions depended on fiscal performance. Full abstract is available in linked article.
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It's been 6 years (!) in the making, but I'm happy to share a new piece in @PoPpublicsphere w/ @sabrinabarias. Since federal efforts to combat climate change have been halted/reversed, we evaluate the kinds of environmental plans local policymakers support doi.org/10.1017/S15375927261…
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Why has India failed to industrialize?
Ha-Joon Chang argues that it’s because India’s business and financial elites oppose industrialization — and that it won’t happen unless their power is curbed.
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At Cornell, one person— Christina Liang — handles every disciplinary case, including the Cornell Seven’s and the suspensions of over 40 protestors. Liang wrote in 2025 that “2024 was one of the most challenging years of my career…and it helped me learn that caring less is okay.”
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Why do authoritarian regimes tolerate minor opposition parties with little chance of winning power?
Mari Aburamoto and Masatomo Torikai argue that such parties persist because regimes deliberately structure political competition.
📖 Read: ingentaconnect.com/contenton…
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A very useful report on how AI is affecting student learning at MIT.
I like this term cognitive surrender, "where students fall back on AI at the first hint of struggle."
We need to encourage undergrads (and all humans) to recognize this pattern and resist it.
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Cole examines 103 democracies from 1990-2023 and shows left- and right-wing populists erode political rights, especially press, speech, and associational freedoms, threatening democracy, not just liberal democracy.
doi.org/10.1093/sf/soag127
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SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER INTERESTING STUFF IN @Gov_Journal
"Elite bargains and policy priorities in authoritarian regimes: Agenda setting in China under Xi Jinping and Hu Jintao"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Sharing our new article, with Snehashish Bhattacharya,“Development economics and the colonial encounter: Informality, caste, and postcolonial capitalist development in India”, now published in World Development. 🧵
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Michael Magcamit, 'Neocolonial decoloniality?: Ontological (in)security and the Pantayong Pananaw master fantasy', Review of International Studies cambridge.org/core/services/…
"US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military." theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Fuzzy Authoritarian Rule (Open Access)
After enduring COVID-19, a maelstrom, and a cyberattack, our short book has just been published. It is open access until Septemer 17th, so please share this link with those who you think might be interested.
cambridge.org/core/elements/…
ALT Fuzzy Authoritarian Rule Book Cover
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Can AI spread like a virus and erode cognitive autonomy? Our new paper models how LLM adoption can cross tipping points, triggering runaway dependence and tech lock-in, suggesting routes to "cognitive immunization". arxiv.org/abs/2609.03344
