Peer Reviewed Articles
12. Mahoney, Charles, Benjamin Tkach, and *Craig Rethmeyer. nd. "Leveraging National Security: Private Equity and Bankruptcy in the U.S. Defense Industry" Business and Politics, forthcoming
11. Banerjee, Vasabjit, Timothy Rich, and Benjamin Tkach. 2023. ``How has the War in Ukraine Shaped Taiwanese Concerns About Their Own Defense?'' Asian Survey 63(6): 952-979.
10. Mahoney, Charles, Benjamin Tkach, Craig Rethmeyer. 2022. "Defense Contractors, Private Equity Firms, and United States National Security" Journal of Global Security Studies 7(4): ogac018.
9. Tkach, Benjamin. 2022. The Potential of the United Nations as a Regulatory Regime Creator: The Case of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Ongoing Operations" Journal of International Organization Studies 10(2): 54-67.
8. Williams, Apryl and Benjamin Tkach. 2022. "Access and Dissemination of Information and Emerging Media Convergence in the Democratic Republic of Congo." Information, Communication, and Society 25(10): 1383-1399.
7. Tkach, Benjamin. 2020. "Managerial Capacity in Conflict Environments: Management Effects of Private Military and Security Firms in Iraq." Public Administration 98(3): 785-800.
6. Tkach, Benjamin. 2020. "Private Military and Security Companies, Corporate Structure, and Levels of Violence in Iraq." International Interactions 46(4): 499-525.
5. Tkach, Benjamin and Joe Phillips. 2020. "UN Organizational and Financial Incentives to Employ Private Military and Security Companies in Peacekeeping Operations." International Peacekeeping 27(1): 102-123.
4. Tkach, Benjamin. 2019. "Private Military and Security Companies, Contract Structure, Market Competition, and Violence in Iraq." Conflict Management and Peace Science 36(3): 291-311.
3. Tkach, Benjamin and Apryl Williams. 2018. "Mobile (In)security? Exploring the Realities ofMobile Phone Use in Conflict Areas" Information, Communication, and Society 21(2): 1639-1654.
2. Fuhrmann, Matthew and Benjamin Tkach. 2015. "Almost Nuclear: Introducing the Nuclear Latency Dataset" Conflict Management and Peace Science 32(4): 443-461.
1. Koch, Michael and Benjamin Tkach. 2012. "Deterring or Mobilizing? The Inuence of Government Partisanship and Force on the Frequency, Lethality, and Suicide Attacks of Terror Events" Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 18(2): 1-27.
Peer Reviewed Policy Booklets
3. Tkach, Benjamin. 2023. Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition & Procurement. Joint Special Operations University Press (JSOU Report 23-1).
2. Tkach, Benjamin. 2017. Special Operations Contacting: 21st Century Approaches for Service and Technology Acquisition. Joint Special Operations University Press (ISBN 978-1-941715-17-8).
1. Kibriya, Shahriar and Benjamin Tkach. 2016. The Effects of School Related Gender-Based Violence on Academic Performance: Evidence from Botswana, Ghana, and South Africa. Washington, DC: United States Agency for International Development (with Jeahyun Ahn, Natalia Vadelz Gonzalez, Zhicheng Xu, and Yu Zhang). (ISBN 978-1-4951- 7144-4).
Invited Publications
Navicky, Michael and Benjamin Tkach. 2023. "Cross Domain Cyber Incidents and Responses" in Integrated Deterrence and Cyberspace, pp. 23-54, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
Select Grant Activity
Principle Investigator (PI) Total $54,558; Co-PI Total $645,816
9. Vasabjit Banerjee (PI) and Tkach, Benjamin (Co-PI). 2025. "Engaging in Strategic Competition in the ValueArms Market: Enhancing U.S. Defense Industrial Engagement with Allies and Partners." Defense Security Cooperation University, U.S. Department of Defense, HQ00342410072, $477,333 ($397,847 DSCU, $79,486 additional cost share, $202,964 MSU DSCU Funding).
8. Benjamin Tkach (PI) with *Josh Phillips. 2025. "Undermining or Selling Peace?: Foreign Military Sales and U.S. Foreign Policy." Office of Research and Economic Development Undergraduate Research Program, Mississippi State University, $2,000.
7. Tkach, Benjamin (PI) and Vasabjit Banerjee (Co-PI). 2024. "Military Supply Chains and Global Stability in the Context of Global Competition." Strategic Research Initiative (SRI) Faculty Seed Funding (FSF) Program,Mississippi State University, College of Arts and Sciences, $10,000.
6. Grespin, Whitney (Co-PI), Christopher Kinsey (Co-PI), Ori Swed (Co-PI), and Benjamin Tkach (Co-PI). 2023. "Contractors in Great Power Competition: Challenging World Order in an Age of Privatization." ISA Research Workshop, International Studies Association, $2,500.
5. Tkach, Benjamin (PI) and Vasabjit Banerjee (Co-PI). 2022. "Military Supply Chains and Global Stability in the Context of Global Competition." Strategic Research Initiative (SRI) Faculty Seed Funding (FSF) Program, Mississippi State University, College of Arts and Sciences, $10,000.
4. Tkach, Benjamin (PI) and Apryl Williams (Co-PI). 2020. "The Effects of Security Privatization on Communities of Color." ORED/OIDI Research to Advance Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access, Mississippi State University, $10,200.
3. Tkach, Benjamin (PI). 2020. "Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition & Procurement." Joint Special Operations University, $15,000.
2. Shahriar Kibriya, Benjamin Tkach, and Edwin Price (Co-PIs). 2016. "The Effects of School-Related Gender Based Violence on Academic Performance." United States Agency for International Development, $99,925.
1. Tkach, Benjamin (PI). 2014. "Special Operations Contracting: 21st Century Approaches for Service and Technology Acquisition." Joint Special Operations University, $14,158.
Policy Writings
10. Tkach, Benjamin and Vasabjit Banerjee. 2024, April 2. "India's Growing Defense Needs Can Force It To Make a Tough Choice Soon" NDTV.
9. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2024, February 22. "Rewind and Reconnoiter: Helping India Replace Russia in the Value Arms Market” War on the Rocks.
8. Rich, Timothy S. with Vasabjit Banerjee and Benjamin Tkach. 2024, January 17. "What Is Taiwan’s New President Going to Do About China: Polling data indicates the public is split over the future of the island and threat of annexation” Foreign Policy. *Outlet only allows a single author. Authorship credit verified within the article.
7. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2023, December 16. "Russia-Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas Wars Reveal the Importance of Weapons Production: Current Conflicts o er a reminder to China and the U.S.: Arms do not deliver victory only through technological advantage but also through availability" The Diplomat
6. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2023, March 16. "Munitions Return to a Place of Prominence in National Security" War on the Rocks
5. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2022, Ocotober 11. "The Coming Chinese Weapons Boom: Beijing is Poised to Dominate the Low End of the Arms Market" Foreign Affairs
4. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2022, August 8. "Amid Russia-Ukraine War, China Could Dominate the Value Arms Market" The Diplomat
3. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2022, May 20. "Helping India Replace Russia in the Value Arms Market" War on the Rocks
2. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2022, April 12. ”After Ukraine, Where Does India Buy Its Weapons?” War on the Rocks
1. Banerjee, Vasabjit and Benjamin Tkach. 2022, March 5. ”India’s preference for arms acquisition.” Observer Research Foundation