Author

Paul Poast

PAUL POAST is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a Nonresident Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. His latest book is Arguing About Alliances: The Art of Agreement in Military-Pact Negotiations.

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How Much Abuse Can America’s Allies Take?

Longtime Partners Will Soon Start to Drift Away

Robert E. Kelly and Paul Poast

December 8, 2025

Would Americans Go to War Against China?

How a Divided Public Thinks About Conflict

Alexandra Chinchilla, Paul Poast, and Dan Reiter

March 20, 2025

A World of Power and Fear

What Critics of Realism Get Wrong

Paul Poast

June 15, 2022

The Allies Are Alright

Why America Can Get Away With Bullying Its Friends

Robert E. Kelly and Paul Poast

Mar/Apr 2022

War Is Not Over

What the Optimists Get Wrong About Conflict

Tanisha M. Fazal and Paul Poast

Nov/Dec 2019