Postdoc @PrincetonSPIA. PhD in Political Science @GWTweets. MA in Arab Studies @ccasGU. Militant cooperation, extra-lethal violence, and MENA politics
Joined June 2018
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Feb 26
Excited to share “Commanders of the Mujahideen: Introducing the Jihadist Leaders Dataset” at JPR! Analyzing Arabic, French, German, Turkish, and Urdu sources, we gathered information on the backgrounds of 237 leaders across multiple regions academic.oup.com/jpr/advance…
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Pleased to share this piece written with
@jh_barnett and Murtala Ahmed Rufai on the Sadiku group, a branch of #BokoHaram #JASDJ which has been growing roots in Northwestern Nigeria for some years now. Open Access, too... tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Jun 11
New analysis from me on tracking the Islamic State through the Worldwide Activity Map I created over the past 3 years washingtoninstitute.org/poli…
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May 31
Very excited to share “Beyond Outbidding” at JCR! Testing competing hypotheses surrounding outbidding and restraint, @ilaydaonder and I analyze how armed groups respond to competition with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State doi.org/10.1177/002200272614…
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Apr 28
Excited to share a new piece I have out in @CTCWP looking at the collapse of the indefinite detention system in Northeast Syria that held Islamic State fighters and their families, and implications, seven years later for Syria and beyond:
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Apr 18
Getting notified that your article was accepted is a great way to start the weekend! Now let’s hope Manchester United doesn’t ruin the rest of it
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Very excited to announce that "Moscow's Mercenaries: The Rise and Fall of the Wagner Group," published by @ColumbiaUP and co-authored with @C_Faulkner_UCF & @MoreSecurityInt, is now available for pre-order amazon.com/Moscows-Mercenari…
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Mar 22
Heading to ISA! Looking forward to seeing friends and presenting ongoing research on jihadist leaders, rebel governance, and denial statements published by armed groups
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Feb 26
Excited to share “Commanders of the Mujahideen: Introducing the Jihadist Leaders Dataset” at JPR! Analyzing Arabic, French, German, Turkish, and Urdu sources, we gathered information on the backgrounds of 237 leaders across multiple regions academic.oup.com/jpr/advance…
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Project documents, dataset updates, and information about the awesome authors (@MariaAmjad_, @ilaydaonder, @FawcettWeiner, and Sara Daub) are available here. A huge thanks to @tricbacon and @Joseph_M_Brown for very helpful comments on early drafts jlddataset.github.io/jdldata…
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Jan 31
Receiving a 5/5 rating for instructor quality in teaching evaluations was a nice way to wrap up last semester!
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22 Dec 2025
Postdoctoral research position at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Applications are due next month. I’m happy to answer any questions about the position! puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir…
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9 Dec 2025
Printed version of my new report are out!
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29 Oct 2025
New publication in Political Psychology! Armed groups often publish denial statements to distance themselves from violent attacks. What effects do these statements have on public perceptions? @ilaydaonder and I explore this question here. It’s open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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24 Sep 2025
New publication! 🎉
Excited to share that my job market paper, “How to Politely Say No: Jordan's Indirect Bandwagoning Behavior toward US–China Competition,” is now published in Foreign Policy Analysis!
Free access available here:
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9 Sep 2025
New publication in the Journal of Conflict Resolution! Why do rebel groups adopt different recruitment strategies? @MichaelJSoules and I explore this question by examining the behavior of 232 rebel groups over recent decades journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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31 Aug 2025
For what it’s worth, I’m on the academic job market. My website contains my CV, research plans, links to published articles, and teaching evaluations. Here goes nothing markberlin2.com
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18 Aug 2025
🚨New Pub in @PolBehavior🚨
How do traumatic events impact trust in govt?
Developing & validating new short form measures of posttraumatic stress & growth across 5 surveys, I test relationships b/w PTS, PTG, & trust in federal, state, and local govt
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31 Jul 2025
Who publishes research on jihadist actors? Excited to share this working paper with Sedef Topal that explores this question by analyzing 1,211 journal articles published between 2010 and 2023. More to come from this dataset! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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30 Jun 2025
Happy to share this reading list which includes over 350 articles, books, and policy reports related to Syrian politics and the civil war in Syria. I’ll keep updating this initial list with new research, topics, and Arabic sources markberlin2.com/civil-war-in…
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