Nick Lotito

Lecturer, Political Science and Global Affairs

Yale University

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

Projects

Military Assistance Providers

How has foreign military assistance changed over time?

Public Trust in the Military

What explains high public trust in the armed forces in authoritarian and democratizing countries?

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.

Publications

V. Page Fortna, Nicholas J. Lotito, Michael A. Rubin (2020). Terrorism in Armed Conflict: New Data Attributing Terrorism to Rebel Organizations. Conflict Management and Peace Science.

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Nicholas J. Lotito (2020). Military Politics in Muslim Societies. Oxford Handbook of Politics in Muslim Societies.

Andrea S. Aldrich, Nicholas J. Lotito (2020). Pandemic Performance: Women Leaders in the Covid-19 Crisis. Politics & Gender 16(4).

Nicholas J. Lotito (2019). Trade-offs and Public Support for Security Reform during Democratic Transitions. Middle East Law & Governance, 11(2).

V. 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, 62(4).

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Other Writing

Tunisia’s president launched a political crisis. Is it a coup?, Washington Post, July 29, 2021. PDF
Islamism in Civil War, APSA MENA Politics Newsletter 3(1), Spring 2020. PDF
Public Trust in Arab Armies, Sada, Carnegie Middle East Center, Oct. 1, 2018. PDF عربي

Teaching