State Failure in an Illegible World

Tuesday, 10/14/2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET –

Bridget L. Coggins is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of
California, Santa Barbara. Her research concentrates on the intersection of domestic conflict and international relations.

Her second book, Anarchy Emergent: Political Collapse and Non-Traditional Threat in Hierarchy’s Shadow, examines the international security consequences of domestic collapse. Coggins’ first book, Power Politics and State Formation in the 20th Century: The Dynamics of Recognition (Cambridge 2014), explored the international politics of diplomatic recognition during secession and its implications for state capacity.

Other works appear in scholarly and policy outlets including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, and Review of International Organizations. Professor Coggins is also engaged in U.S. policy towards Northeast Asia. In 2013-2014, Coggins was an International Affairs Fellow (with the Council on Foreign Relations) in South Korea and is an Adjunct Fellow with the CSIS, Korea Chair.

She is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, the National Committee on North Korea, and Women in International Security. For 2021-2022, Coggins served as an advisor to the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations in the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation group, thanks to a Tenured International Affairs Fellowship with the Council on Foreign Relations. She speaks Mandarin and Spanish and is an honor graduate of the University of Minnesota (BA) and Ohio State University (PhD).

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