Nick Lotito

Lecturer, Political Science and Global Affairs

Yale University

Hello and Welcome!

I’m a lecturer at Yale University, where I teach in the Department of Political Science and the Jackson Institute of Global Affairs. My research focuses on civil-military relations and political violence, with an emphasis on North Africa and the Middle East.

Interests

International Security
Civil-Military Relations
Middle East and North Africa

Education

PhD in Political Science, 2018

Columbia University
MA in Political Science, 2013

Columbia University
BA in Political Science, 2010

Haverford College

Experience

Lecturer

Yale University

Jul 2018 – Present New Haven

Projects

Public Trust in Authoritarian and Democratizing Armies

Origins of Coercive Institutions

Colonial origins of security forces in MENA.

Terrorism in Armed Conflict

Data project on the use of terrorism in civil war.

Soldiers and Societies in Revolt

Military organizational culture in the Arab Spring.

Trade-offs and Security Reform

Elite issue framing during democratic transitions.

Publications

Virginia Page Fortna, Nicholas J Lotito, Michael A Rubin (2018). Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds: Rebel Funding Sources and the Use of Terrorism in Civil Wars. International Studies Quarterly.

DOI Supplementary Materials

Other Writing

“Public Trust in Arab Armies,” Sada, Carnegie Middle East Center, Oct. 1, 2018. PDF عربي

Teaching

GLBL 288: Civil-Military Relations & Democratization
PLSC 221: American Extremism in Comparative Perspective
GLBL 603: Terrorism & Global Development
PLSC/MMES 121: International Relations of the Middle East