Michael A. Allen

Michael A. Allen

Michael Allen is a Professor at Boise State University. His research and teaching focus on areas of conflict (both between states and states and non-state actors), power disparity, and methodology. A primary focus of his work is the deployment of service members overseas. This research explores the positive and negative effects of deployments as well as the perceptions of those effects. His workhas appeared in the American Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Foreign Policy Analysis. He has also published several articles in venues such as The Conversation, the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage, and The Duck of Minerva. Dr. Allen earned his Ph.D. from Binghamton University and his B.A. from the University of Puget Sound.

Michael A. Allen

6+1 Questions about U.S. Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion

by Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn & Carla Martinez Machain | 10 February, 2023 | 6+1 Questions, Featured, Security

What is the name of the book and what are its coordinates? Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn, Carla Martinez Machain, and Andrew Stravers. 2022. Beyond the Wire: U.S. Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion, Oxford University Press. Paperback (use code ASFLYQ6 for 30% off), ebook What’s the argument? U.S. military deployments — particularly the individual troops involved — anchor American influence abroad, and for many foreign populations they are the face of U.S. global power. That face isn't always welcome. U.S. service members commit crimes, cause deadly accidents, and...

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Michael A. Allen

Michael A. Allen

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6+1 Questions about U.S. Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion

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