Alexander Downes
Alexander B. Downes, PhD, is an Associate Professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, where he is also co-director of the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies. Downes has written on a variety of subjects in international security, including civilian victimization, foreign-imposed regime change, military effectiveness, democracy, coercion, alliances, and solutions to civil wars. Downes's first book “Targeting Civilians in War” was published by Cornell University Press in 2008 and won the Joseph Lepgold Prize awarded by Georgetown University for the best book in international relations published in that year. His work can be found in journals like the British Journal of Political Science, Civil Wars, International Organization, International Security, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Strategic Studies, and Security Studies.
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