In terms of preparation status and research development, the project bridges the PI and the Co-I’s fields of expertise. Both applicants have already collaborated intensively to produce the research design, which bridges political science and international relations. To offer a concrete description of PI and Co-I role-sharing, we purchased texts relevant to the project and jointly conducted an extensive literature review. We have collaborated intensively to create our joint, shared research questionnaires. The PI visited the US, and the Co-I visited the UK and EU. The PI and Co-I continue to work on ambitious but realistic publication plans, and all subsequent publications will be co-authored as a result of close writing collaboration between the PI and the Co-I. In short, the PI and Co-I will continue to collaborate intensively as the project moves forward.