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Haider A. H. Mullick                                                      

Research Fellow, Policy Analyst                                                Current Affiliations/Projects                                                              


Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Asia                                    Senior Fellow, Joint Special Operations University, USA
Former researcher at the Brookings Institution and                      Research Fellow, Institute for Social Policy & Understanding
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,                Associate, Pakistan Security Research Unit, University of Bradford
Haider Ali Hussein Mullick focuses on U.S. policy in South Asia  Panel of Experts, Spearhead Research, Pakistan                         
specifically Pakistan & Afghanistan

EMAIL   ONE PAGE BIO    Hi-RES PHOTO                                                                   
Research Focus: U.S.-Pakistan/Afghanistan Relations,
Counterinsurgency, Political Islam, Civil
-Military Affairs                            Press Release Haider Mullick Weds Rabia Chowdhry
Languages Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi                                                                                                                                                                                 
Recent Commentary/Op-Eds                     

PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN              
Third Time's Not the Charm

Is Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's once and likely future leader, really a born-again liberal?
(Foreign Policy Magazine,
May 6, 2009)


Where Pakistan is Winning

(Newsweek Magazine, May 2, 2009)

New Obama's AF-PAK Problem
(The Times of India, April 21, 2009)


A New Dawn in Pakistan
(The Washington Post, PostGlobal, March 18, 2009)

If Musharraf Steps Down, Will Pakistan Step Up?
(The Washington Post, PostGlobal August 15, 2008)

A Tribute to my Father, Prof. Dr. M. A. Hussein Mullick
(The News, August 12, 2008)

Kabul is Not Far from Pakistan
(The Gulf News, July 14, 2008)

There are Two Pakistans
(The Washington Post - PostGlobal, June 25, 2008)


Al Qaeda's Strategic Chaos
(The News, June 4, 2008)
 
US/Pakistan: Policy Reforms Seek to Stem Terrorism
(Oxford Analytica - Global Strategic Analysis, May 1, 2008)

A Q Khan and Democracy
(The News, April 18, 2008)

How Pakistan Can Rein In The Taliban
(The Gulf News, April 7, 2008)


Pakistan: From Counter-Terrorism to Counterinsurgency
(The Washington Post - PostGlobal, April 1, 2008)

United Pakistan (May) Stand
(The Washington Post - PostGlobal, February 15, 2008)

Pakistan's Paradoxes
(The Washington Post - PostGlobal, January 15, 2008)

Who Will Miss Benazir Bhutto?
(The Daily Times, January 4, 2008)

Pakistan Must Mind Its Periphery
(The Indian Express, November 19, 2007) 

Are Madrassas Producing Pakistanis?
co-authored with
Jonathan Ruhe, The Hudson Institute
(The Daily Times, October 2, 2007)
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IRAN                                                         
Iran and Pakistan Can Be Friends
co-authored with Reza H. Akbari
(The Gulf News, November 9, 2007)

Capturing Esfandiari But Losing Support: Iran's New Burden
(Pakistan Link, June 29, 2007)
 
MIDDLE EAST                                      

Muslim World Needs "Vociferous Moderates"
(Pakistan Link, August 23, 2007)
 
Pakistan and the Middle East Peace Process
(The Nation, July 18, 2007)
 
What can Pakistan do to stop Israel and Hezbollah?
(New America Media, July 31, 2006)

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Recent Conferences                          




Conference Report: Overlooked and Understudied Counterinsurgencies: New Perspectives on Irregular Warfare (Oct 1-2, 2008) 
 
 

Monographs, Research Reports/Briefs &        Journal Articles                                            

PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN                                        New Reviving Pakistan's Pluralist Traditions to Fight Extremism
(The Heritage Foundation, Asia Studies Program
May 4, 2009; co-authored with Lisa Curtis)


Pakistan is in the midst of rapid political shifts that

are challenging the leadership’s ability to maintain

cohesion within the country and even raising questions

about Pakistan’s ability to survive as a viable

nation-state over the next few years...

New Obama's Afghanistan-Pakistan Quandary
(YaleGlobal, April 15, 2009)

President Obama faces two equally unpleasant alternatives if he wants to defeat Al Qaeda, according to Haider Mullick, Senior Fellow at the US Joint Special Operations University. These alternatives are: help bolster Pakistan’s security interests in Afghanistan by reducing India’s role there, or be sucked deeper and deeper into Pakistan in a bid to defeat Al Qaeda...

Forthcoming Monograph on Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Policy
(Joint Special Operations University, Strategic Studies Departmnet, June 2009)
 

US/South Asia: Regional Security Strategy May Falter
(Oxford Analytica - Global Strategic Analysis, January 13, 2009)

Towards a Civic Culture:
Student Activism and Political Dissent in Pakistan

(Georgetown Journal of International Affairs,
Summer/Fall 2008)
From the struggle for independence in the 1940s to the subsequent strives for democracy against dictatorships, young Pakistanis have shaped political dissent through student acitivism. Student unions fed student activism with eager recruits from all major public and private universities and post-highschool Islamic seminaries, or madrassas...


US-Pakistan Relations: A New Approach to Old Challenges & Opportunities
(Smith Richardson Foundation's Special Report on Pakistan, November 2008)

US/Pakistan: ISI Reform is Urgent but Faces Hurdles
(Oxford Analytica - Global Strategic Analysis, August 28, 2008)

US/Pakistan: Strained ties Urgent Need of Repair
(Oxford Analytica - Global Strategic Analysis, August 15, 2008)

 

Political Economy of North West Frontier Province
& Pakistan's Rising Securitiy Crisis

(JANE's Information Group, Security Report on Pakistan, June 2008)

The Iran-Pakistan-India Pipeline: Economics, Geopolitics and Security
(Pakistan Security Research Unit, University of Bradford, June 11, 2008)
This briefing looks at the economics, geopolitics and security of the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline. Despite significant obstacles and the prospect that negotiations may be derailed by unexpected events (such as a US assault on Iran) the pipeline planning is advancing. This paper shows how each of the three players stands to benefit...

US/Pakistan: New Counter-terror Strategy is Emerging
(Oxford Analytica - Global Strategic Analysis, March 26, 2008)

What Really Works in Preventing & Rebuilding Failed States?
Linking Security and Development in State Building: Recent Lessons from Afghanistan, Editor
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
(September 2007)
In recent times, and since the potential security threat posed by failed states became more apparent, there has been a realization at the highest levels of the U.S. government and most governments around the globe that international development plays a key role in national security strategy. Consequently, the need for a more coherent, holistic, and comprehensive strategy...

 

US Foreign Aid and Economic Growth:
A Post 9/11 Case Study of Pakistan

(Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference Summer 2004)

  

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Prior Assignments/Projects                             

The Brookings Institution                                       
Foreign Policy Studies Program
 
Worked with Senior Fellow, Dr. Stephen P. Cohen on American foreign policy toward South Asia.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity 

Edited Report titled, "Linking Security and Development in State Building: Recent Lessons from Afghanistan"
 
The Hudson Institute                                             
Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World

Worked on Education Reform in the Muslim World

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Asia Program

Worked with Public Policy Scholar, Shahid J. Burki on his book, "Pulling Back from the Abyss: Musharraf's Pakistan"

 Media/Interviews                                                                                  


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Al Jazeera Pakistan Taliban Strike Back May 27, 2009


Al Jazeera Pakistan Taliban Report May 10, 2009


Al Jazeera English: Riz Khan's Show May 6, 2009

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TIME Magazine, July 10, 2008
Dangerous Ground
Aryn Baker




.U.S. Military Prepares to Train Pakistani Forces
David Montero

Christian Science Monitor,
April 16, 2008


IA-Forum Interview: Haider Mullick
 
September 16, 2008 

IA-Forum speaks with Haider Mullick, senior fellow at the Joint Special Operations University, about the security situation in Pakistan. By Jason Miks (09/16/2008)



CNN International: World News, February 10, 2008
Sunday Interview, "Pakistani Elections:What to Expect?"
Video Coming Soon!

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