Carla Martinez Machain

Carla Martinez Machain

Carla Martinez Machain is a Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Rice University in May 2012. Martinez Machain’s research (funded by the Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative and the Army Research Office, among others) focuses on foreign policy analysis, with a focus on military policy and international conflict. In particular, she has been engaged in work on conflict outcomes, defense cooperation, and repression and has done fieldwork in Europe and Central and South America. Much of her work focuses on the various effects of U.S. troop deployments abroad on host states’ policy. Her work has appeared in various journals, including the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Peace Research. She has won the Palmer Prize from the Peace Science Society and the Frank J. Klingberg Award from the International Studies Association-Midwest. Martinez Machain has also served as region President for ISA Midwest and Section Program Chair for the SSIP section of the ISA. She currently serves as part of the editorial team for the ISA journal International Interactions.

Carla Martinez Machain

6+1 Questions about U.S. Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion

by Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn & Carla Martinez Machain | 10 February, 2023 | 6+1 Questions, Featured, Security

What is the name of the book and what are its coordinates? Michael A. Allen, Michael E. Flynn, Carla Martinez Machain, and Andrew Stravers. 2022. Beyond the Wire: U.S. Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion, Oxford University Press. Paperback (use code ASFLYQ6 for 30% off), ebook What’s the argument? U.S. military deployments — particularly the individual troops involved — anchor American influence abroad, and for many foreign populations they are the face of U.S. global power. That face isn't always welcome. U.S. service members commit crimes, cause deadly accidents, and...

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