Rescheduled from Feb. 9, 2010:
Haider Mullick
Author of Pakistan's Security Paradox: Countering
and Fomenting Insurgencies
Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Strategies:What's Working and What's Not
Moderated by: Wendy Chamberlin, Middle East Institute
With Commentary From:
Ashley Tellis, Senior Associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow at Heritage Foundation: Asian Studies Center
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
10am – 11:30am
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Mass Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Middle East Institute and The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are proud to host Haider Mullick, a fellow at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). Mullick will examine Pakistan's counterinsurgency strategy, focusing specifically on shifts in 2009 and emerging threats in 2010, as examined in his monograph, Pakistan's Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies (Joint Special Operations University, 2009,). He will also discuss findings from his recent trip to Pakistan and India to research ways to improve the US-Pakistan security partnership.
BIO:
Haider Mullick is currently a fellow at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). He is also affiliated with the University of Bradford’s Pakistan Security Research Unit and Pakistan’s Spearhead Research. During his career, he has focused on U.S.-Pakistan relations, and broader issues of security, development, and the geopolitics of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and South Asia. He is the author of Pakistan’s Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies (JSOU Press 2009). His articles and editorials have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Yale Global, World Politics Review, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Newsweek, Washington Post, Foreign Policy Magazine, Indian Express, and News International. Mullick has also appeared as an analyst on CNN and Al Jazeera.
Wendy Chamberlin is the president of the Middle East Institute. She is the former Deputy High Commissioner for the UN Commissioner for Refugees (2004-2006) and Assistant Administrator of the Asia/Near East Division of USAID (2002-2004). Chamberlin is the former US Ambassador to Pakistan (2001-2002). Other assignments include: Director General of Global Affairs and Counter-terrorism at the National Security Council; Director of Press Operations for the State Department's Near East Bureau; and Diplomatic assignments in Morocco and Malaysia.
Ashley Tellis is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues.
Lisa Curtis is a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, focusing on security and political relationships with Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
***PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD AT THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT***
For a transcript of Haider Mullick's remarks, please click here.
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