David C Logan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4380152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David C Logan |
| GIVEN NAMES | David C |
| FAMILY NAME | Logan |
| SIGNATURE | LOGAN D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tufts University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3158-8607 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Shadow Wars in the Shadow of the Bomb: The Link Between Nuclear Weapons and Indirect Conflict
How do nuclear weapons affect interstate conflict? Empirical studies on this question have returned mixed results. We argue that these results are due to overlooking indirect conflicts, a distinct and prominent form of limited conflict. Expanding current datasets to account for both conflict intensity and directness provides new insights about interstate conflict. We investigate the relationship between nuclear weapons and conflict through a larg…
Domestic Kindling, International Sparks
Domestic dissatisfaction with the state is widely believed to encourage international conflict. Although both folk IR and diversionary theories of international conflict invoke this relationship, the mechanisms through which domestic dissatisfaction (kindling) increases the likelihood of aggressive foreign policy (sparks), fanning the flames of international conflict, remains unspecified and untested. We develop theoretical mechanisms connecting …
Elite–Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge
An explosion of survey experimental research shows that public support for nuclear use is alarmingly high and malleable. Thus, nuclear nonuse may depend on elite restraint. Can elites be counted on to resist nuclear use? How do national security elites think about nuclear weapons, and what does this imply for potential nuclear use and our understanding of public–elite gaps in political behavior? Drawing on the literature on public opinion formati…
Chinese Views of Strategic Stability: Implications for U.S.-China Relations
China's nuclear buildup and intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition have raised concerns about the future of nuclear dynamics between China and the United States. As U.S.-China nuclear competition escalates, understanding Chinese views of strategic stability will be important for managing this dimension of the relationship between these two global powers. During the Cold War, different conceptions of strategic stability influenced how the S…
Are they reading Schelling in Beijing? The dimensions, drivers, and risks of nuclear-conventional entanglement in China
Experts increasingly highlight the dangers of nuclear-conventional entanglement, particularly in the U.S.-China context. This article develops a framework for assessing entanglement and its risks. Applying that framework to China, it finds that Beijing’s missiles are not as entangled as is sometimes feared, but ongoing trends may increase future entanglement. It also presents evidence that, counter to the prevailing wisdom, Chinese entanglement h…
The Nuclear Balance Is What States Make of It
Does nuclear superiority offer states political or military benefits? And do those benefits accrue beyond acquiring a secure second-strike capability? International relations theory has long held that nuclear superiority does not confer significant advantages, a conclusion supported by much of the qualitative literature on bargaining and crisis interactions between nuclear-armed states. New work by scholars using statistical methods to analyze da…
Career Paths in the PLA Rocket Force: What They Tell Us
This article applies a form of organizational analysis to the military institution responsible for China’s nuclear weapons, the PLA Rocket Force and its predecessor, the Second Artillery. Analyzing the ways in which this military institution manages and allocates its human capital can offer potential insights into both China’s operational practices and the institutional and strategic priorities of the country’s missile forces. Specifically, the a…
The Nuclear Balance Is What States Make of It
Does nuclear superiority offer states political or military benefits? And do those benefits accrue beyond acquiring a secure second-strike capability? International relations theory has long held that nuclear superiority does not confer significant advantages, a conclusion supported by much of the qualitative literature on bargaining and crisis interactions between nuclear-armed states. New work by scholars using statistical methods to analyze da…
Are they reading Schelling in Beijing? The dimensions, drivers, and risks of nuclear-conventional entanglement in China
Experts increasingly highlight the dangers of nuclear-conventional entanglement, particularly in the U.S.-China context. This article develops a framework for assessing entanglement and its risks. Applying that framework to China, it finds that Beijing’s missiles are not as entangled as is sometimes feared, but ongoing trends may increase future entanglement. It also presents evidence that, counter to the prevailing wisdom, Chinese entanglement h…
Elite–Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge
An explosion of survey experimental research shows that public support for nuclear use is alarmingly high and malleable. Thus, nuclear nonuse may depend on elite restraint. Can elites be counted on to resist nuclear use? How do national security elites think about nuclear weapons, and what does this imply for potential nuclear use and our understanding of public–elite gaps in political behavior? Drawing on the literature on public opinion formati…
Career Paths in the PLA Rocket Force: What They Tell Us
This article applies a form of organizational analysis to the military institution responsible for China’s nuclear weapons, the PLA Rocket Force and its predecessor, the Second Artillery. Analyzing the ways in which this military institution manages and allocates its human capital can offer potential insights into both China’s operational practices and the institutional and strategic priorities of the country’s missile forces. Specifically, the a…
Domestic Kindling, International Sparks
Domestic dissatisfaction with the state is widely believed to encourage international conflict. Although both folk IR and diversionary theories of international conflict invoke this relationship, the mechanisms through which domestic dissatisfaction (kindling) increases the likelihood of aggressive foreign policy (sparks), fanning the flames of international conflict, remains unspecified and untested. We develop theoretical mechanisms connecting …
Chinese Views of Strategic Stability: Implications for U.S.-China Relations
China's nuclear buildup and intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition have raised concerns about the future of nuclear dynamics between China and the United States. As U.S.-China nuclear competition escalates, understanding Chinese views of strategic stability will be important for managing this dimension of the relationship between these two global powers. During the Cold War, different conceptions of strategic stability influenced how the S…
Career Paths in the PLA Rocket Force: What They Tell Us
This article applies a form of organizational analysis to the military institution responsible for China’s nuclear weapons, the PLA Rocket Force and its predecessor, the Second Artillery. Analyzing the ways in which this military institution manages and allocates its human capital can offer potential insights into both China’s operational practices and the institutional and strategic priorities of the country’s missile forces. Specifically, the a…
The Nuclear Balance Is What States Make of It
Does nuclear superiority offer states political or military benefits? And do those benefits accrue beyond acquiring a secure second-strike capability? International relations theory has long held that nuclear superiority does not confer significant advantages, a conclusion supported by much of the qualitative literature on bargaining and crisis interactions between nuclear-armed states. New work by scholars using statistical methods to analyze da…
Are they reading Schelling in Beijing? The dimensions, drivers, and risks of nuclear-conventional entanglement in China
Experts increasingly highlight the dangers of nuclear-conventional entanglement, particularly in the U.S.-China context. This article develops a framework for assessing entanglement and its risks. Applying that framework to China, it finds that Beijing’s missiles are not as entangled as is sometimes feared, but ongoing trends may increase future entanglement. It also presents evidence that, counter to the prevailing wisdom, Chinese entanglement h…
Chinese Views of Strategic Stability: Implications for U.S.-China Relations
China's nuclear buildup and intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition have raised concerns about the future of nuclear dynamics between China and the United States. As U.S.-China nuclear competition escalates, understanding Chinese views of strategic stability will be important for managing this dimension of the relationship between these two global powers. During the Cold War, different conceptions of strategic stability influenced how the S…
Domestic Kindling, International Sparks
Domestic dissatisfaction with the state is widely believed to encourage international conflict. Although both folk IR and diversionary theories of international conflict invoke this relationship, the mechanisms through which domestic dissatisfaction (kindling) increases the likelihood of aggressive foreign policy (sparks), fanning the flames of international conflict, remains unspecified and untested. We develop theoretical mechanisms connecting …
Elite–Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge
An explosion of survey experimental research shows that public support for nuclear use is alarmingly high and malleable. Thus, nuclear nonuse may depend on elite restraint. Can elites be counted on to resist nuclear use? How do national security elites think about nuclear weapons, and what does this imply for potential nuclear use and our understanding of public–elite gaps in political behavior? Drawing on the literature on public opinion formati…
Shadow Wars in the Shadow of the Bomb: The Link Between Nuclear Weapons and Indirect Conflict
How do nuclear weapons affect interstate conflict? Empirical studies on this question have returned mixed results. We argue that these results are due to overlooking indirect conflicts, a distinct and prominent form of limited conflict. Expanding current datasets to account for both conflict intensity and directness provides new insights about interstate conflict. We investigate the relationship between nuclear weapons and conflict through a larg…
International Relations and Foreign Policy (7 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · China (3 works) · Nuclear weapon (3 works) · Economic Sanctions and International Relations (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global Security and Public Health (2 works)