Research

Why Allies Change Defense Spending Priorities: Alliance Accountability and the Politics of Burden Sharing in NATO

• Fidelis, D. A. (2026). Enemies at the gates: Threat activation and support for strongman rule in Hungary and the European Union. European Politics and Society

  DOI for Enemies at the gates: Threat activation and support for strongman rule in Hungary and the European Union

• Fidelis, D. A., Baah, N. K., & Hameed, M. (2026). The Double-Edged Order: How Globalization Shapes Militarization Across Political Regimes in a Multiplex World. The International Spectator

  DOI for The Double-Edged Order: How Globalization Shapes Militarization Across Political Regimes in a Multiplex World

• Fidelis, D. A. (2025). Beyond burden-sharing: Signaling and variation in NATO defence spending. Contemporary Security Policy

  DOI for Beyond burden-sharing: Signaling and variation in NATO defence spending

• Fidelis, D. A., & Baah, N. K. (2025). Rethinking the guns vs. butter tradeoff: A non-linear and regime-conditioned approach in the military and health spending. Defence and Peace Economics

  DOI for Rethinking the guns vs. butter tradeoff: A non-linear and regime-conditioned approach in the military and health spending

• Fidelis, D. A., & Baah, N. K. Training Strategic Partners: Strategic Compatibility and U.S. Foreign Military Training. Journal of Conflict Resolution · Under review

• Fidelis, D. A. Why Do Some Allies Exercise More? Terrorism Vulnerability and the Dual Logic of NATO Multinational Exercises. International Studies Quarterly · Under review

• Fidelis, D. A. When Pressure Backfires: How Sanction Severity Fuels Resistance in Targeted States. Cambridge Review of International Affairs · Under review

• Fidelis, D. A., Baah, N. K., & Hameed, M. Selective Solidarity: When and Why Regional Organizations Rescue Embattled Autocrats. Political Studies Review · Under review

• April 2026

  Discussant, “Poster Session: Technology, Cyber Governance and AI Politics”

  Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

• April 2026

  Presenter, “The Double-Edged Order: How Globalization Shapes Militarization Across Political Regimes in a Multiplex World”

  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL

• April 2025

  Presenter, “How Charismatic Leaders at Independence Shape Democracy: The Key to Strong or Weak Democratic Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa”

  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL

• Panel data regression
• Causal inference
• Statistical modeling (R, SPSS)
• fsQCA
• Process tracing