Sara Bjerg Moller
Biographic Data
| ID | 5914926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Bjerg Moller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara Bjerg |
| FAMILY NAME | Moller |
| SIGNATURE | MØLLER S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Seton Hall University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1069-6932 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can you have it both ways? Attribution and plausible deniability in unclaimed coercion
States and non-state actors conduct unclaimed coercive attacks, inflicting costs on adversaries to signal resolve to prevail in a dispute while refraining from claiming or denying responsibility. Analysts argue that targets often know who is responsible, which enables coercive communication, and that the lack of claims of responsibility grants coercers plausible deniability in the eyes of third parties. The puzzle of different audiences holding d…
Nato’s Anniversary Predicament
As NATO leaders gather in Washington to celebrate the Alliance's 75th anniversary, the organisation continues to grapple with difficult questions regarding how to effectively respond to Russian aggression in Europe. To find a way forward, the allies must first confront the growing strategic mismatch between NATO military plans, public messaging and national capabilities. If European officials cannot convince their constituents that Russia is a ch…
Nato at 75
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO embarked on an ambitious series of military reforms aimed at enhancing deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic area. However, as the Alliance approaches its 75th anniversary, concerns are mounting regarding the ability of non-US allies to meet their expanded security obligations. Asser Press, 2020), pp. 29–45, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-419-8_3.9 Author intervie…
Learning from losing
When and why do coalitions adapt in wartime? Drawing on insights from organizational research and bargaining theories of war, this paper develops a model of coalitional military adaptation. I argue that coalition members are slow to adjust their wartime fighting arrangements owing to collective action problems as well as the military and political practicalities inherent in coalition warfare. I illustrate my argument with a case study of the Aust…
Domestic politics, threat perceptions, and the alliance security dilemma
How do domestic politics affect the management of alliances? Contra Snyder (1984), I argue that states’ alliance management strategies do not arise solely in response to the external threat environment but rather differing perceptions of it by party leaders. I illustrate my argument through a plausibility probe of the U.S.-South Korean military alliance, demonstrating how South Korean leaders’ partisan interpretations of the threat environment af…
Revitalizing Transatlantic Relations
As the United States and the world begins to adjust to a Biden presidency, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) once again finds itself at a crossroads. Diplomats and transatlantic support
Twenty years after
Allies that Count
In Allies That Count, Olivier Schmitt upends the conventional wisdom that having as many states as possible in a coalition is always beneficial. Building on the work of Nora Bensahel, Patricia Weitsman, and Risa Brooks, Schmitt examines how junior partners’ contributions shape multinational military interventions. Based on extensive comparative analysis of 12 allies in four conflicts (First Gulf War, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan wars), Schmitt ar…
Twenty years after
Nato at 75
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO embarked on an ambitious series of military reforms aimed at enhancing deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic area. However, as the Alliance approaches its 75th anniversary, concerns are mounting regarding the ability of non-US allies to meet their expanded security obligations. Asser Press, 2020), pp. 29–45, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-419-8_3.9 Author intervie…
Learning from losing
When and why do coalitions adapt in wartime? Drawing on insights from organizational research and bargaining theories of war, this paper develops a model of coalitional military adaptation. I argue that coalition members are slow to adjust their wartime fighting arrangements owing to collective action problems as well as the military and political practicalities inherent in coalition warfare. I illustrate my argument with a case study of the Aust…
Domestic politics, threat perceptions, and the alliance security dilemma
How do domestic politics affect the management of alliances? Contra Snyder (1984), I argue that states’ alliance management strategies do not arise solely in response to the external threat environment but rather differing perceptions of it by party leaders. I illustrate my argument through a plausibility probe of the U.S.-South Korean military alliance, demonstrating how South Korean leaders’ partisan interpretations of the threat environment af…
Allies that Count
In Allies That Count, Olivier Schmitt upends the conventional wisdom that having as many states as possible in a coalition is always beneficial. Building on the work of Nora Bensahel, Patricia Weitsman, and Risa Brooks, Schmitt examines how junior partners’ contributions shape multinational military interventions. Based on extensive comparative analysis of 12 allies in four conflicts (First Gulf War, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan wars), Schmitt ar…
Twenty years after
Domestic politics, threat perceptions, and the alliance security dilemma
How do domestic politics affect the management of alliances? Contra Snyder (1984), I argue that states’ alliance management strategies do not arise solely in response to the external threat environment but rather differing perceptions of it by party leaders. I illustrate my argument through a plausibility probe of the U.S.-South Korean military alliance, demonstrating how South Korean leaders’ partisan interpretations of the threat environment af…
Revitalizing Transatlantic Relations
As the United States and the world begins to adjust to a Biden presidency, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) once again finds itself at a crossroads. Diplomats and transatlantic support
Learning from losing
When and why do coalitions adapt in wartime? Drawing on insights from organizational research and bargaining theories of war, this paper develops a model of coalitional military adaptation. I argue that coalition members are slow to adjust their wartime fighting arrangements owing to collective action problems as well as the military and political practicalities inherent in coalition warfare. I illustrate my argument with a case study of the Aust…
Nato at 75
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO embarked on an ambitious series of military reforms aimed at enhancing deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic area. However, as the Alliance approaches its 75th anniversary, concerns are mounting regarding the ability of non-US allies to meet their expanded security obligations. Asser Press, 2020), pp. 29–45, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-419-8_3.9 Author intervie…
Can you have it both ways? Attribution and plausible deniability in unclaimed coercion
States and non-state actors conduct unclaimed coercive attacks, inflicting costs on adversaries to signal resolve to prevail in a dispute while refraining from claiming or denying responsibility. Analysts argue that targets often know who is responsible, which enables coercive communication, and that the lack of claims of responsibility grants coercers plausible deniability in the eyes of third parties. The puzzle of different audiences holding d…
Nato’s Anniversary Predicament
As NATO leaders gather in Washington to celebrate the Alliance's 75th anniversary, the organisation continues to grapple with difficult questions regarding how to effectively respond to Russian aggression in Europe. To find a way forward, the allies must first confront the growing strategic mismatch between NATO military plans, public messaging and national capabilities. If European officials cannot convince their constituents that Russia is a ch…
Political science (7 works) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Alliance (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (3 works)