Alexander Jake Davies

Research

Alexander's doctoral thesis, entitled Domestic Drumbeats, Distant Echoes: Assessing Alliance Credibility from the Outside-In, examines the impact of domestic politics on the credibility of alliance commitments. It does so by exploring the US-UK and US-France alliances over the course of the Cold War, using original archival evidence to assess how European leaders factored in the US' domestic politics to credibility calculations. The thesis also points forward towards the modern era and explores the impact of fractious politics on the US' ability to create sustainable and strong alliance networks, which provides a relevant and timely contribution to the academic literature.

Research Interests

Outside of his doctoral thesis, Alexander explores the connection between domestic politics and foreign policy more broadly. He can speak to the following areas:

• US Politics and UK Politics
• International Security
• Foreign Policy
• Grand Strategy
• Alliance Politics