Writings

Stadelmann, T., Merkt, P. H., & Barr, K. (2026). The stochastic nature of machine learning and its implications for high-consequence AI. AI and Ethics, 6(2), 195.

Barr, K. & Mintz A. (2022). Groupthink, Polythink, and Con-Div: Identifying Group Decision-Making Dynamics. In Patrick Mello and Falk Ostermann’s, The Routledge Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis Methods. Routledge University Press.

Mintz, A. & Barr, K. (2022) Rethinking Group Dynamics: The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited. In Danny Osborne and Chris G. Sibley’s, The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology, Cambridge University Press.

Barr, K., & Mintz, A. (2019). Did Groupthink or Polythink Derail the 2016 Raqqa Offensive? The Impact of Group Dynamics on Strategic and Tactical Decision-Making. In Alex Mintz and Lesley Terris’ The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science. Oxford University Press.

Barr, K., & Mintz, A. (2018). Public Policy Perspective on Group Decision‐Making Dynamics in Foreign Policy. Policy Studies Journal, 46, S69-S90.

Mintz, A., & Barr, K. (forthcoming). “The Behavioral Architecture of Foreign Policy Judgment and Decision-Making.” In Perri 6 and Eva Heims (eds.), Handbook of Political Judgment in Government. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Barr. K. (paper presented). When Machines Advise on War: AI, Human Judgment, and Legal Responsibility under International Humanitarian Law. SIpEIA Conference on AI & Law in Rome, Italy (February 2-3, 2026).

Barr. K. (paper to be presented). Human Judgment as a Design Challenge for Reliable Deployment of High-Consequence AI Systems. Zurich University of Applied Engineering (ZHAW), Center for Artificial Intelligence. Zurich, Switzerland (April 7-14, 2026).

Barr. K. (paper presented). Rethinking Meaningful Human Control in LAWS: Human–Machine Asymmetry, Domain Limits, and Informed Deference. Budapest Workshop on the Philosophy of Technology, (November 27, 2025)