Nick Lotito

Nick Lotito

Associate Research Scholar, School of Public and International Affairs

Princeton University

Hi! I’m a political scientist studying civil-military relations and international security in North Africa and the Middle East. My current research focuses on the role of the military in protest response, public trust in the army, and foreign military assistance. I also work on terrorism and extremist violence. At Princeton, I teach in the School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics. I’m the proud husband of Liz Nugent and father of two girls.

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Princeton University
Associate Research Scholar
Princeton University
July 2022 – Present New Jersey
 
 
 
 
 
Yale University
Lecturer
Yale University
July 2018 – June 2022 Connecticut

Projects

Soldiers and Societies in Revolt
How does military culture influence responses to protest?
Dissertation Working Paper
Soldiers and Societies in Revolt
Military Assistance Providers
How has foreign military assistance changed over time?
Military Assistance Providers
Public Trust in the Military
What explains high public trust in the armed forces in authoritarian and democratizing countries?
Public Trust in the Military
Terrorism in Armed Conflict
Data project on the use of terrorism in civil war.
Go to Project Page on GitHub
Terrorism in Armed Conflict

Other Writing

Review of The Contemporary Middle East in an Age of Upheaval ed. by James L. Gelvin. The Middle East Journal 76, no. 2 (2022): 289-290. PDF

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

Civil-Military Relations (Yale)

American Extremism (Yale)

Political Economy of Terrorism (Yale)

IR of the Middle East (Yale)

Intro to International Relations (Yale)

Contact