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Lauren Sukin

University of Oxford

Charles University

  • University of Oxford

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

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784

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“  I study international security, with a primary focus on the role of nuclear weapons in international politics.  ”

  • University of Oxford

Scholarly Papers (5)

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War and Words: The International Use of Force in the United Nations Charter Era

Sukin, Lauren and Allen S. Weiner. "War and Words: The International Use of Force in the United Nations Charter Era." Forthcoming in Challenges to the International Legal Order. David Sloss, ed. Oxford University Press (2022).
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jun 2021
Lauren Sukin and Allen S. Weiner
University of Oxford and Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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International Law, Laws of Armed Conflict, Article 51, United Nations Security Council

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Atomic Responsiveness: How Public Opinion Shapes Elite Beliefs and Preferences on Nuclear Weapon Use 

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 May 2025 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2025
Michal Smetana, Lauren Sukin, Stephen Herzog and Marek Vranka
Charles University, University of Oxford, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and Charles University in Prague
Downloads 297 (254,893)
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nuclear taboo, nuclear nonuse, international norms, elites, survey experiment, elite experiment, public opinion, nuclear weapons

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Retrenchment Signaling and the Erosion of NATO Credibility under Trump 2.0

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 May 2026
Michal Smetana, Lauren Sukin, Marek Vranka, Ondřej Rosendorf and Isabelle Haynes
Charles University, University of Oxford, Charles University in Prague, Charles University in Prague and Charles University
Downloads 116 (875,328)

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collective defense, military alliance, NATO, public opinion, elite survey, Trump, credibility

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Too Brutal for War: Comparing Rationales for Weapon Taboos

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Jan 2026
David Allison, Stephen Herzog and Lauren Sukin
Yale University, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and University of Oxford
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International Norms, Weapon Taboos, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Public Opinion, Survey Experiment

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Does Public Opinion Shape Elite Support for Defending Allies? Evidence on the Microfoundations of Collective Defense from the British Parliament

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Jul 2026
Michal Smetana, Isabelle Haynes, Lauren Sukin, Ondřej Rosendorf and Marek Vranka
Charles University, Charles University, University of Oxford, Charles University in Prague and Charles University in Prague
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Military Alliance, NATO, Collective Defense, Public Opinion, Elite Survey, Elite Experiment, Mixed-Methods, Elite Responsiveness, Foreign Policy