Paul Huth
Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park
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Paul Huth is the Director of CIDCM as well as a Professor in the Government and Politics Department at the University of Maryland, College Park. He specializes in International Relations Theory, International Conflict and Security Affairs, and United States Foreign and Defense Policy. His current research interests include the study of territorial disputes as a cause of international conflict and war in the 20th century, the impact of international law on the resolution of international disputes, how political institutions in democratic and non-democratic systems affect the escalation and resolution of international disputes, and the wartime consequences of armed conflict for civilian populations in the 20th century--with a particular focus on the mass killing and forced migration of civilian populations.