Catastrophic Diplomacy: U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century, was published in January 2024 by the University of North Carolina Press. This book examines how the U.S. government, the U.S. military, and the American voluntary sector responded to disasters in other nations and empires during the twentieth century, with a focus on humanitarian emergencies caused by tropical storms, earthquakes, floods, and other natural hazards.

Catastrophic Diplomacy pays close attention to the relationships between governmental and non-state actors, and between the United States, other nations, and the international humanitarian system. Investigating international catastrophes as critical diplomatic and security issues, this book analyzes the use of foreign disaster aid as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy. At the same time, it demonstrates the centrality of natural hazards, disasters, and environmental forces to global history.

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