This article provides new insights into how geography shapes spatio-temporal variations in the propensity of actors from particular countries to file for non-resident patents in specific foreign economies. Our major contribution is to show that, in addition to bi-lateral exports and outward...

The period since the end of the Cold War has presided over a dramatic expansion in the number of multilateral peacekeeping operations (PKOs). Yet individual states have varied significantly in their enthusiasm for peacekeeping and, moreover, demonstrated a greater propensity to participate in...

While a number of different theoretical models have been advanced to explain why states implement, or indeed, do not implement, multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), very little empirical work has been undertaken to validate their predications. With a view to narrowing this gap, the...