About Book

This book provides a detailed examination of ten influential empirical studies in international relations, focusing on the interplay of democracy, foreign investment, terrorism, and conflict. Choi carefully analyzes methodological issues such as endogeneity bias, model specification error, fixed effects, residual normality, and estimation techniques, demonstrating how rigorous research design can illuminate causal patterns and theoretical relationships in global politics. Beyond methodological scrutiny, the author encourages innovation by showing how researchers can develop original data and novel study designs to challenge entrenched assumptions in the field. The work’s contemporary relevance is strong, as it equips scholars, students, and policymakers with both conceptual and quantitative tools to understand the drivers of terrorism, economic interdependence, and political stability, and to inform strategies for conflict prevention, policy planning, and governance in increasingly complex global systems. It is particularly useful for fostering evidence-based approaches to counterterrorism and international security policy.The book’s strengths include its rigorous treatment of empirical studies, comprehensive attention to methodological detail, and emphasis on generating original research that pushes the boundaries of conventional IR scholarship. Its focus on democracy, investment, terrorism, and conflict provides an integrated perspective on political, economic, and security dimensions. Limitations include a dense methodological focus that may challenge readers without a quantitative background, and limited narrative or case-study examples for applied context. Despite this, it is an authoritative resource for advanced students, researchers, and policymakers seeking a methodological and analytical understanding of international relations phenomena related to terrorism and conflict.A strong and methodologically sophisticated contribution to international relations and security studies literature, providing both conceptual insight and practical guidance for research design. It is highly recommended for inclusion in repositories addressing terrorism, global conflict, and political-economic analysis.