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India Has A Sexual Assault Problem That Only Women Can Fix, Nisha Bellinger
India Has A Sexual Assault Problem That Only Women Can Fix, Nisha Bellinger
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
India is the most dangerous country for sexual violence against women, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation 2018 survey.
Putting Our Best Boots Forward: Us Military Deployments And Host-Country Crime, Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn
Putting Our Best Boots Forward: Us Military Deployments And Host-Country Crime, Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
The deployment of military forces abroad has been a major component of the US’s grand strategy since the beginning of the Cold War. However, some scholars have argued that the presence of US military personnel abroad creates a series of negative externalities afflicting local communities. We put some of these claims to the test by looking at the effect of US military deployments on crime rates in the host-state. Using cross-national crime statistics from the United Nations and data on US troop deployments, we examine whether US military deployments are associated with higher levels of criminal activity across a large …