Attiya Ahmad is Georgetown University’s 2009-10 Center for International and Regional Studies Post-Doctoral Fellow. She recently completed her PhD in Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. Dr. Ahmad’s work brings together scholarship on Islamic studies, globalization, diaspora and migration studies, economic anthropology, and political economy.
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A Path Out of the Desert
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A Path Out of the Desert
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A Path Out of the Desert
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A Path Out of the Desert
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The Pitfalls of Negotiation in AfPak
Over the last year, relations between Pakistan and the United States have been driven to ever-lower depths. The leaderships of both countries are struggling to rebuild the semblance of a working relationship, especially regarding Afghanistan. Pakistan has long been convinced that the United States and its allies were bound to fail in Afghanistan and that the American war on terrorism is responsible for the threats Pakistan faces from its own extremists.
The Arab Spring: Implications for US Policy and Interests
The Middle East Institute is proud to present its first ever policy
paper produced exclusively by MEI scholars. Entitled "The Arab Spring:
Implications for US Policy and Interests," it draws upon the broad
expertise of 25 Middle East Institute scholars to examine the impact of
this year's popular uprisings in the Arab world on a variety of sectors
and issues, including oil and energy, Iran, the peace process, and
democratization and reform.
America's Midlife Crisis: The Future of a Troubled Superpower
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America's Midlife Crisis: The Future of a Troubled Superpower
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America's Midlife Crisis: The Future of a Troubled Superpower
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America's Midlife Crisis: The Future of a Troubled Superpower
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Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
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Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
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Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
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