Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark
Biographic Data
| ID | 4134654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitlark |
| SIGNATURE | WHITLARK R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Trump’s Nuclear Views
Atomic Ambiguity
How does dual-use technology influence cooperation? This study explores how the development of nuclear latency (the technological precursors to nuclear weapons) affects U.S. cooperative overtures toward its possessors. We argue that the ambiguous nature of nuclear latency creates uncertainty about the intentions of its possessors and impacts cooperation. Using event data, we find that a state’s possession of overt lab-scale enrichment and reproce…
Hedging Our Bets
The article of record as published may be located at https://doi.org/10.1080/0163660X.2019.1592363
The Benefits and Burdens of Nuclear Latency
How does the acquisition of latent nuclear capabilities—in the form of enrichment and reprocessing facilities—affect a state's military security and bargaining power? On the one hand, nuclear latency might serve as a "virtual deterrent" against would-be aggressors, as well as a bargaining chip in international negotiations. On the other hand, some research holds that states cannot deter military challenges without at least a deliverable nuclear d…
Nuclear Beliefs
Why do some leaders use preventive military force to destroy another country's nuclear program, while others do not? Despite nuclear proliferation becoming a growing source of concern, counter-proliferation decision making remains poorly understood. Additionally, though the preventive logic pervades the scholarship as one potential state response to relative decline, it remains unclear when this leads to war and when it does not, especially in th…
Unpacking the Iranian Nuclear Deal
On July 14, 2015, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community, led by the United States and the European Union, signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ensuring for t
Imagine a World in Which”
A crucial dimension of bridging the gap between international affairs scholarship and policymaking is the generation of substantive, policy-relevant research programs. We describe the use of scenario analysis as a valuable experiential and problem-based technique for developing innovative research ideas in political science. We focus especially on the scholarly and pedagogical potential of scenarios for doctoral students by describing the structu…
The Battle over America's Foreign Policy Doctrine
Obama's foreign policies and rhetoric are a major departure from that which has prevailed in the United States for generations. Republicans have a different idea
The Benefits and Burdens of Nuclear Latency
How does the acquisition of latent nuclear capabilities—in the form of enrichment and reprocessing facilities—affect a state's military security and bargaining power? On the one hand, nuclear latency might serve as a "virtual deterrent" against would-be aggressors, as well as a bargaining chip in international negotiations. On the other hand, some research holds that states cannot deter military challenges without at least a deliverable nuclear d…
Nuclear Beliefs
Why do some leaders use preventive military force to destroy another country's nuclear program, while others do not? Despite nuclear proliferation becoming a growing source of concern, counter-proliferation decision making remains poorly understood. Additionally, though the preventive logic pervades the scholarship as one potential state response to relative decline, it remains unclear when this leads to war and when it does not, especially in th…
Atomic Ambiguity
How does dual-use technology influence cooperation? This study explores how the development of nuclear latency (the technological precursors to nuclear weapons) affects U.S. cooperative overtures toward its possessors. We argue that the ambiguous nature of nuclear latency creates uncertainty about the intentions of its possessors and impacts cooperation. Using event data, we find that a state’s possession of overt lab-scale enrichment and reproce…
Imagine a World in Which”
A crucial dimension of bridging the gap between international affairs scholarship and policymaking is the generation of substantive, policy-relevant research programs. We describe the use of scenario analysis as a valuable experiential and problem-based technique for developing innovative research ideas in political science. We focus especially on the scholarly and pedagogical potential of scenarios for doctoral students by describing the structu…
Unpacking the Iranian Nuclear Deal
On July 14, 2015, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community, led by the United States and the European Union, signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ensuring for t
Hedging Our Bets
The article of record as published may be located at https://doi.org/10.1080/0163660X.2019.1592363
The Battle over America's Foreign Policy Doctrine
Obama's foreign policies and rhetoric are a major departure from that which has prevailed in the United States for generations. Republicans have a different idea
Imagine a World in Which”
A crucial dimension of bridging the gap between international affairs scholarship and policymaking is the generation of substantive, policy-relevant research programs. We describe the use of scenario analysis as a valuable experiential and problem-based technique for developing innovative research ideas in political science. We focus especially on the scholarly and pedagogical potential of scenarios for doctoral students by describing the structu…
Unpacking the Iranian Nuclear Deal
On July 14, 2015, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community, led by the United States and the European Union, signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ensuring for t
The Benefits and Burdens of Nuclear Latency
How does the acquisition of latent nuclear capabilities—in the form of enrichment and reprocessing facilities—affect a state's military security and bargaining power? On the one hand, nuclear latency might serve as a "virtual deterrent" against would-be aggressors, as well as a bargaining chip in international negotiations. On the other hand, some research holds that states cannot deter military challenges without at least a deliverable nuclear d…
Nuclear Beliefs
Why do some leaders use preventive military force to destroy another country's nuclear program, while others do not? Despite nuclear proliferation becoming a growing source of concern, counter-proliferation decision making remains poorly understood. Additionally, though the preventive logic pervades the scholarship as one potential state response to relative decline, it remains unclear when this leads to war and when it does not, especially in th…
Hedging Our Bets
The article of record as published may be located at https://doi.org/10.1080/0163660X.2019.1592363
Atomic Ambiguity
How does dual-use technology influence cooperation? This study explores how the development of nuclear latency (the technological precursors to nuclear weapons) affects U.S. cooperative overtures toward its possessors. We argue that the ambiguous nature of nuclear latency creates uncertainty about the intentions of its possessors and impacts cooperation. Using event data, we find that a state’s possession of overt lab-scale enrichment and reproce…
Trump’s Nuclear Views
Political science (6 works) · Economic Sanctions and International Relations (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 works) · International trade (3 works)