"Humanitarian Concerns and Acceptance of Syrian Refugees in Turkey" (with K. Matakos and T. Sinmazdemir). Accepted in Foreign Policy Analysis.

“Red Lines versus Negotiables: How Exposure to Wartime Violence Influences Support for Peace Settlements in Ukraine” (with T. Zeitzoff, T. Sinmazdemir, N. Kostyuk, A. Wright, and A. Grushetsky). Conditionally accepted in Political Science Research and Methods.

“Diversity without Adversity: Ethnic Bias towards refugees in a Co-Religious Society” (with K. Matakos and T. Sinmazdemir). International Studies Quarterly, 2024, 68(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqae031

War Experiences Can Shape Soldiers' Support for Incumbents (with C. Weiss). Comparative Political Studies, 2023, 56(10):1475-1505. https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140221141837

Interstate Conflict Can Reduce Support for Incumbents: Evidence from the Israeli Electorate and the Yom Kippur War(with C. Weiss). Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2022, 67(2-3):326-348. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00220027221114086

Burden Sharing: Income, Inequality, and Willingness to Fight (with S. Hirsh-Hoefler and C. Anderson). British Journal of Political Science 2020, 50(1):363-379. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123417000679 

The Allure of Distant War Drums: Refugees, Geography, and Foreign Policy Preferences in Turkey (with T. Sinmazdemir and T. Zeitzoff). Political Geography 2019, 74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2019.102036 

Border Walls and Smuggling Spillovers (with G. Grossman and A.L. Wright). Accepted for publication in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science 2019, 14(3):329-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/100.00018094 

Englishman in New York: Conducting Research in the Middle East as a Foreign Scholar. PS: Political Science & Politics 2019, 52(3):490-493. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096519000192

Who Welcomes Refugees to the Public Purse? Evidence from a Survey in Turkey (with T. Sinmazdemir and T. Zeitzoff). POMEPS Studies 31, Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa. https://pomeps.org/2018/08/02/who-welcomes- refugees-to-the-public-purse-evidence-from-a-survey-in-turkey/ 

Refugees, Xenophobia, and Domestic Conflict: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Turkey (with T. Sinmazdemir and T. Zeitzoff) Journal of Peace Research 2018, 55(4):491-507. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0022343317748719 

Who Gets What from IOs? The Case of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Technical Cooperation, International Studies Quarterly 2017, 61(3):596-611. https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqx024

Settling on Violence: Expansion of Israeli Outposts in the West Bank in Response to Terrorism (with T. Sinmazdemir) Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 2018, 41(3):241- 259. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2017.1283196 

Terrorism and Voting: The Effect of Rocket Threat on Voting in Israeli Elections. (with T. Zeiztoff) American Political Science Review 2014, 108(3):588 - 604. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055414000288 

Tourism and Cross-Border Conflict: An Empirical Analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian Case. Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies 1(1):53-78. http://contents.nahf.or.kr/english/item/level.do;jsessionid=A044F7ADE837FE98AC7 C80A67AADA825?levelId=jm_001e&langTypes=e 

You Can’t Win If You Don’t Fight: The Role of Regime Type in Counterinsurgency Outbreaks and Outcomes. Journal of Conflict Resolution 2013 57(4):709-734. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0022002712449326

I am working on a book manuscript titled The Moral Hazard of Military Automation: From Boots on the Ground to Drones in the Air, which examines how substituting soldiers with remotely-controlled weapons shapes conflict practice and attitudes.

Over the last 20 years, military forces worldwide have rapidly automated, acquiring unmanned platforms—particularly drones—that complement or replace human soldiers. This transformation now extends beyond airborne systems to nearly all military applications, including among non-state actors. How does military automation shape conflict and the use of force? Does it make armed conflict more attractive, reducing the appeal of non-violent resolution? Which conflicts does it spur? What are the domestic political implications, and are leaders still held accountable?

This book analyzes data from over 200 countries across 25 years, conducts individual-level experiments, and traces case studies to answer these questions. I argue that military automation alleviates both material and political constraints on using force. For weaker actors, cheap automated technologies level the playing field against stronger opponents, spurring lopsided conflicts. While this resembles past military technologies, automation uniquely loosens domestic political constraints by desensitizing opposition to conflict and lowering perceived costs. This primarily affects low-stakes conflicts through three mechanisms: (1) reduced public attention to conflict; (2) narratives of low-cost warfare and precision making conflict morally palatable; and (3) biased perceptions of winning. The book demonstrates how military automation introduces moral hazard by making certain conflicts more likely.

In 2025/6, I convene the following courses at the LSE IR department:

• IR490 The Strategy of Conflict in IR

• IR485 and IR499 MSc dissertation courses (IPE and IR)

• IR398 BSc dissertation
  
  

I also co-convene the Security and Statecraft cluster workshop (IR504). 

You can read my full CV here: CV_Getmansky.pdf