Thomas M. Magstadt has published widely on a variety of topics, including U.S.-Russian and U.S.-European relations, and the process of democratization in Eastern Europe. His work has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, National Review, Reason, and the Des Moines Register, and a number of other newspapers, magazines, and journals. He is the author of Nations and Governments: Comparative Politics in Regional Perspective, 4th edition, and Understanding Politics: Ideas, Institutions and Issues, 6th edition.
"Flawed Democracies: The Dubious Political Credentials of NATO's Proposed New Members," Policy Analysis no. 297, March 6, 1998.
"Gorbachev and Glasnost--A New Soviet Order? Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy," Policy Analysis no. 117, March 20, 1989.
"Communism Between Marx and the Marketplace: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy," Policy Analysis no. 87, June 2, 1987.
"Emigration and Citizenship: Implications for Soviet-American Relations," Policy Analysis no. 70, May 2, 1986.