Alan Tidwell
Biographic Data
| ID | 383852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Tidwell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Tidwell |
| SIGNATURE | TIDWELL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5063-4912 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Strategic arbitrage and the twilight of Pacific Islands hedging
The article argues that the conditions that once allowed Pacific Island countries (PICs) to hedge among major powers are narrowing as critical infrastructure fragments, interdependence is increasingly used for leverage, and security-denial strategies harden. These shifts raise the costs of ambiguity and reduce hedging space in hard domains such as telecommunications, maritime surveillance, and access arrangements. Comparative case analysis shows …
How can individuals determine the success of statecraft
This article examines the micro-level dynamics shaping contemporary statecraft in the Pacific Islands region, demonstrating the importance of individuals to the success of statecraft efforts. Existing analyses of statecraft largely privilege macro-level perspectives that treat states as unitary actors, overlooking the fact that people interact not with abstract policies but with the individuals who enact them. Indeed, relationships, networks, and…
Does school choice program affect local housing prices
Understanding and evaluating Trump’s foreign policy
Amidst the cacophony of the Trump presidency, is it possible to unearth the logic behind his foreign policy? Do his strategy and tactics stem from him or are they a response to the changing international structure? This article addresses these questions and seeks to evaluate the Trump administration’s foreign policy record on its own terms by examining his methods and objectives through three frames: ‘Art of the Deal’, ‘Make America Great Again’,…
Strategic competition and the evolving role of Indo-Pacific paradiplomacy
Scholarship on paradiplomacy, or sub-national diplomacy, has often focused on economics, trade, cooperation and politics. The deepening of strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has raised the stakes for sub-national diplomacy. While US-PRC strategic competition occurs primarily at the national level, the subnational level plays an important role in terms of creating opportunities for influence and adva…
Differing approaches to congressional outreach
Both Australia and New Zealand, in addition to engaging with the US executive branch, also protect and advance their bilateral relationship by engaging with the US Congress. Since 1987, Australia has pursued congressional outreach, or diplomatic lobbying, to protect and advance its security and trade interests. As a result, Australia has won both security and trade benefits. New Zealand's congressional outreach, on the other hand, has had a more …
The role of ‘diplomatic lobbying’ in shaping US foreign policy and its effects on the Australia–US relationship
Lobbying as a form of engagement with the US Congress has long been studied from a domestic perspective. Lobbying, however, is not a practice confined to actors with domestic interests—it is also used as a form of diplomacy by many foreign governments, including Australia. Diplomatic lobbying is a vastly understudied phenomenon and its impact on US foreign relations is rarely examined. Unlike most Westminster-based democracies, the USA has two br…
Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict
Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict presents an original comparative study of indigenous land and property rights worldwide. The book explores how the ongoing constitutional, legal and political integration of indigenous peoples into contemporary society has impacted on indigenous institutions and structures for managing land and property. This book details some of the common problems experienced by indigenous peoples throughout the world, prov…
Australia’s submarine technology cooperation with Japan as burden-sharing with the USA in the Asia-Pacific
Australia, Japan and the USA are all facing dual pressures that require them to do more with less. Internationally, they deal with the challenge of managing China’s rapid rise. However, domestically, they must cut government spending and reduce government debt. With internal balancing effectively ruled out as a long-term solution, the three states are seeking ways to optimise external balancing, or cooperation with like-minded states. This articl…
The virtual agora
The Greek agora, or market place, was where citizens met to discuss and debate topics of importance. The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many. Like the agora of old this largely unmediated forum provides important new avenues for debate. Examined here is the use of World Wide Web technology in fostering and sustaining ethical debates within and between professional communities
Negotiating the Pacific Century
MACINTYRE7 Japan's political economy P. JAIN8 Industrialisation and economic change in Korea J. MCKAY9 Whither India MARIKA VICZIANYSECTION III REGIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE10 Political changes in Asia RICHARD WOOLCOTT11 Economic interdependence in East Asia J. RAVENHILLSECTION IV SECURITY REALIGNMENT12 The New Asia and American policy A. TIDWELL13 Resolving conflicts A. HEYS AND A. TIDWELL14 Weapons proliferation S. CAMBONESECTION V CUL…
The ashes of conflict resolution
Conflict resolution—what is it? Peacemaking? Effectively and efficiently resolving disputes? Creating justice? Solving problems? It remains largely unclear. At the very moment that we try to grapple with that question, we face yet another: Has conflict resolution made a difference? In the case of the most difficult international conflicts, the answer must be a categorical no. Why has international conflict resolution failed to make a difference? …
Does school choice program affect local housing prices
Understanding and evaluating Trump’s foreign policy
Amidst the cacophony of the Trump presidency, is it possible to unearth the logic behind his foreign policy? Do his strategy and tactics stem from him or are they a response to the changing international structure? This article addresses these questions and seeks to evaluate the Trump administration’s foreign policy record on its own terms by examining his methods and objectives through three frames: ‘Art of the Deal’, ‘Make America Great Again’,…
Strategic competition and the evolving role of Indo-Pacific paradiplomacy
Scholarship on paradiplomacy, or sub-national diplomacy, has often focused on economics, trade, cooperation and politics. The deepening of strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has raised the stakes for sub-national diplomacy. While US-PRC strategic competition occurs primarily at the national level, the subnational level plays an important role in terms of creating opportunities for influence and adva…
The role of ‘diplomatic lobbying’ in shaping US foreign policy and its effects on the Australia–US relationship
Lobbying as a form of engagement with the US Congress has long been studied from a domestic perspective. Lobbying, however, is not a practice confined to actors with domestic interests—it is also used as a form of diplomacy by many foreign governments, including Australia. Diplomatic lobbying is a vastly understudied phenomenon and its impact on US foreign relations is rarely examined. Unlike most Westminster-based democracies, the USA has two br…
Australia’s submarine technology cooperation with Japan as burden-sharing with the USA in the Asia-Pacific
Australia, Japan and the USA are all facing dual pressures that require them to do more with less. Internationally, they deal with the challenge of managing China’s rapid rise. However, domestically, they must cut government spending and reduce government debt. With internal balancing effectively ruled out as a long-term solution, the three states are seeking ways to optimise external balancing, or cooperation with like-minded states. This articl…
The ashes of conflict resolution
Conflict resolution—what is it? Peacemaking? Effectively and efficiently resolving disputes? Creating justice? Solving problems? It remains largely unclear. At the very moment that we try to grapple with that question, we face yet another: Has conflict resolution made a difference? In the case of the most difficult international conflicts, the answer must be a categorical no. Why has international conflict resolution failed to make a difference? …
Negotiating the Pacific Century
MACINTYRE7 Japan's political economy P. JAIN8 Industrialisation and economic change in Korea J. MCKAY9 Whither India MARIKA VICZIANYSECTION III REGIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE10 Political changes in Asia RICHARD WOOLCOTT11 Economic interdependence in East Asia J. RAVENHILLSECTION IV SECURITY REALIGNMENT12 The New Asia and American policy A. TIDWELL13 Resolving conflicts A. HEYS AND A. TIDWELL14 Weapons proliferation S. CAMBONESECTION V CUL…
The virtual agora
The Greek agora, or market place, was where citizens met to discuss and debate topics of importance. The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many. Like the agora of old this largely unmediated forum provides important new avenues for debate. Examined here is the use of World Wide Web technology in fostering and sustaining ethical debates within and between professional communities
Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict
Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict presents an original comparative study of indigenous land and property rights worldwide. The book explores how the ongoing constitutional, legal and political integration of indigenous peoples into contemporary society has impacted on indigenous institutions and structures for managing land and property. This book details some of the common problems experienced by indigenous peoples throughout the world, prov…
Australia’s submarine technology cooperation with Japan as burden-sharing with the USA in the Asia-Pacific
Australia, Japan and the USA are all facing dual pressures that require them to do more with less. Internationally, they deal with the challenge of managing China’s rapid rise. However, domestically, they must cut government spending and reduce government debt. With internal balancing effectively ruled out as a long-term solution, the three states are seeking ways to optimise external balancing, or cooperation with like-minded states. This articl…
The role of ‘diplomatic lobbying’ in shaping US foreign policy and its effects on the Australia–US relationship
Lobbying as a form of engagement with the US Congress has long been studied from a domestic perspective. Lobbying, however, is not a practice confined to actors with domestic interests—it is also used as a form of diplomacy by many foreign governments, including Australia. Diplomatic lobbying is a vastly understudied phenomenon and its impact on US foreign relations is rarely examined. Unlike most Westminster-based democracies, the USA has two br…
Differing approaches to congressional outreach
Both Australia and New Zealand, in addition to engaging with the US executive branch, also protect and advance their bilateral relationship by engaging with the US Congress. Since 1987, Australia has pursued congressional outreach, or diplomatic lobbying, to protect and advance its security and trade interests. As a result, Australia has won both security and trade benefits. New Zealand's congressional outreach, on the other hand, has had a more …
Understanding and evaluating Trump’s foreign policy
Amidst the cacophony of the Trump presidency, is it possible to unearth the logic behind his foreign policy? Do his strategy and tactics stem from him or are they a response to the changing international structure? This article addresses these questions and seeks to evaluate the Trump administration’s foreign policy record on its own terms by examining his methods and objectives through three frames: ‘Art of the Deal’, ‘Make America Great Again’,…
Strategic competition and the evolving role of Indo-Pacific paradiplomacy
Scholarship on paradiplomacy, or sub-national diplomacy, has often focused on economics, trade, cooperation and politics. The deepening of strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has raised the stakes for sub-national diplomacy. While US-PRC strategic competition occurs primarily at the national level, the subnational level plays an important role in terms of creating opportunities for influence and adva…
Does school choice program affect local housing prices
Strategic arbitrage and the twilight of Pacific Islands hedging
The article argues that the conditions that once allowed Pacific Island countries (PICs) to hedge among major powers are narrowing as critical infrastructure fragments, interdependence is increasingly used for leverage, and security-denial strategies harden. These shifts raise the costs of ambiguity and reduce hedging space in hard domains such as telecommunications, maritime surveillance, and access arrangements. Comparative case analysis shows …
How can individuals determine the success of statecraft
This article examines the micro-level dynamics shaping contemporary statecraft in the Pacific Islands region, demonstrating the importance of individuals to the success of statecraft efforts. Existing analyses of statecraft largely privilege macro-level perspectives that treat states as unitary actors, overlooking the fact that people interact not with abstract policies but with the individuals who enact them. Indeed, relationships, networks, and…
Political science (10 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Diplomacy (3 works) · Economics (3 works)