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| Induction and deduction in international relations: Squaring the circle between theory and evidence D Blagden International studies review 18 (2), 195-213, 2016 | 47 | 2016 |
| Britain and the world after Brexit D Blagden International Politics 54, 1-25, 2017 | 42 | 2017 |
| Sea Powers, Continental Powers, and Balancing Theory [with Reply] DW Blagden, JS Levy, WR Thompson International Security 36 (2), 190-202, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| Power, polarity, and prudence: the ambiguities and implications of UK discourse on a multipolar international system D Blagden Defence Studies 19 (3), 209-234, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
| Two Visions of Greatness: Roleplay and Realpolitik in UK Strategic Posture D Blagden Foreign Policy Analysis 15 (4), 470-491, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| A Very British National Security State: Formal and informal institutions in the design of UK security policy CP Thomson, D Blagden The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 20 (3), 573-593, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |
| Debating uneven and combined development/debating international relations: a forum J Rosenberg, A Zarakol, D Blagden, O Rutazibwa, K Gray, O Corry, ... Millennium 50 (2), 291-327, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Strategic thinking for the age of austerity D Blagden The RUSI Journal 154 (6), 60-66, 2009 | 26 | 2009 |
| Desert shield of the republic? A realist case for abandoning the Middle East D Blagden, P Porter Security Studies 30 (1), 5-48, 2021 | 22 | 2021 |
| The flawed promise of National Security Risk Assessment: nine lessons from the British approach D Blagden Intelligence and national security 33 (5), 716-736, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| Deterring cyber coercion: The exaggerated problem of attribution D Blagden Survival: Global Politics and Strategy (February-March 2020): Deterring …, 2023 | 19 | 2023 |
| Politics, policy, and the UK impact agenda: The promise and pitfalls of academic engagement with government D Blagden International Studies Perspectives 20 (1), 84-111, 2019 | 19 | 2019 |
| Multi-domain integration in defence: Conceptual approaches and lessons from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea J Black, A Lynch, K Gustafson, D Blagden, P Paillé, F Quimbre RAND, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |
| Roleplay, realpolitik and ‘great powerness’: The logical distinction between survival and social performance in grand strategy D Blagden European Journal of International Relations 27 (4), 1162-1192, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| When Does Competition Become Conflict? Technology, Geography, and the Offense–Defense Balance D Blagden Journal of Global Security Studies 6 (4), ogab007, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
| Sea Power Is Benign Power: The International Case for a Maritime Posture D Blagden The RUSI Journal 159 (3), 54-61, 2014 | 12 | 2014 |
| Strategic stability and the proliferation of conventional precision strike: a (bounded) case for optimism? D Blagden The Nonproliferation Review 27 (1-3), 123-136, 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
| Revisiting insularity and expansion: A theory note JM Schuessler, J Shifrinson, D Blagden Perspectives on Politics 21 (4), 1304-1318, 2023 | 8 | 2023 |
| Do democracies possess the wisdom of crowds? Decision group size, regime type, and strategic effectiveness D Blagden International Studies Quarterly 63 (4), 1192-1195, 2019 | 6 | 2019 |
