Professional Media/Publications

• Alexander Kirss, "How to Systematically Weigh the Benefits and Costs of Acting Politically," Gartner HR Leaders Monthly (August 2022): 27 - 32.
• “Gartner Global Scenarios: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Long-term Business Impact,” Gartner Webinar (April 1, 2022).
  
• Alexander Kirss, "How Major Shocks Affect Employees — and How You Can Support Them," Gartner Business Quarterly (Q2 2022): 28 - 30.
• Alexander Kirss, "Build Shared Purpose by Listening to and Acting on Employees’ ESG Views," Gartner HR Leaders Monthly (April 2022): 17 - 21. (w/ Taylor King)
• “The Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Impacting Employees. How Should HR Respond?,” Smarter with Gartner interview (March 7, 2022)
  

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Book Reviews

• Alexander Kirss, "Does Grand Strategy Matter?" Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol. 12, No. 4 (Winter 2018). (link)
• Alexander Kirss, "Can Power Alone Explain American Interventionism?" The National Interest (online), May 12, 2016. (link)

Selected Policy Commentary

• Colin Jones and Alexander Kirss, "Some Modest Proposals for Defense Department Requirements Reform," War on the Rocks, August 23, 2018. (link)
• Alexander Kirss, "Why Damage Limitation Isn't the Answer to the North Korean Threat," War on the Rocks, September 19, 2017. (link)
• Matthew Fay and Alexander Kirss, "The Political Forests and Technocratic Trees of Acquisition Reform, Real Clear Defense June 20, 2016. (link)
• Alexander Kirss, "Donald Trump Will Not Save Realism From Itself," War on the Rocks, May 16, 2016.  (link)
• Matthew Fay and Alexander Kirss, "Fixing Defense Acquisition Requires Fixing Requirements Process," Real Clear Defense, April 29, 2016.  (link)
• Matthew Fay and Alexander Kirss, "Congressman Thornberry's Acquisition Problems," Real Clear Defense, March 30, 2016. (link)

Monthly articles for Charged Affairs Magazine, September 2016-August 2017
Articles published in The National Interest