When are salami slicing operations preferable for aggressor to grab disputed territories? When do security-seeking states seek military action in response to a salami slicing operation? What force development should security-seeking states undergo to deter an expansionist power from conducting salami slicing operations? I am interested in answering these questions using formal models and use it to derive insights for Sino-Indian territorial dispute.

What explains the attempts by the leading chipmaking states towards vertical integration of the supply chain despite the ultra-globalized nature of the chip industry? How is the global supply chain affecting their strategic interests? What strategies can state deploy to optimize their position in global chip supply chain? I am using network analysis to seek answers to these questions.

Research Output:

• Bauerle Danzman, S. and A. Sahu (2023), "Networked Power: Export Control Policy Across the G7" in Transatlantic Economic Statecraft: Different Approaches, Shared Risk., Atlantic Council.

• Sahu, A. and S. Dwivedi (work in progress), "Semiconductor Unchained: A Network Analysis Approach to Strategic Leverages", presented at 80th MPSA Annual Conference, April 13-16, 2023.