Publications

Biden needs a new Pakistan policy. This is what is should look like. – New Atlanticist, February 10, 2021

Musharraf sentence sends a powerful message to the military – The Washington Post, December 20, 2019

Trump Gave Pakistan What It Wanted, But Peace is Far From Guaranteed – NPR, July 24, 2019

Pakistani Women’s Rights – The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, June 18, 2019

How to Fight ISIS in Sri Lanka – The American Prospect, June 5, 2019

Better Late Than Never: US Comes To Its Sense on India-Pakistan Conflict – The Hill, February 28, 2019

Politics Of Unresolved Issues Flare With New India-Pakistan Tensions – The Hill, February 22, 2019

Partisan Squabbles Degrade Public Servants – At America’s Risk – The Hill, January 25, 2019

Here’s What a True U.S.-Pakistan “Reset” Would Look Like – NPR, September 7, 2018

Imran Khan Has Declared Victory in Pakistan’s Election. But the Military Won. – NPR, July 27, 2018

Imran Khan is Pakistan’s Donald Trump. Here’s What That Means for Relations Between Their Two Countries. – TIME, July 27, 2018.

Tillerson Was a Disaster for the State Department. Can Pompeo Do Better? – Politico, March 14, 2018

The President’s Tweet In Not A Game-Changer in U.S.-Pakistan Relations – NPR, January 3, 2018

UnPresidented: The Inauguration of Donald J. Trump and the People’s Response – Co-edited by Shamila N. Chaudhary and Joe Newman; Cosmic Smudge Media, 2017.

Ohio, Where Muslim and Christian Refugees Form ‘Impossible’ Friendships – The Atlantic, February 19, 2017

Why the State Department is Worried About Donald Trump and His Tweets – Politico, December 20, 2016

More Than Just Campaign Rhetoric: Clinton Championed Equal Representation at State Department – The Huffington Post, October 12, 2016

Nawaz Sharif: A Force to be Reckoned with in Pakistan – The Cipher Brief, April 14, 2016

Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission – Congressional Hearing on China and South Asia – March 10, 2016

Prioritizing American Engagement in South Asia – The Cipher Brief, February 2, 2016

The Ties That Bind – Foreign Policy, October 19, 2015

Book Review: The Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World by T.V. Paul – Political Science Quarterly, Spring 2015

Viewpoints: How will Modi affect U.S. relations? – BBC, May 16, 2014

Opinion: ‘The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014’ by Carlotta Gall – The Washington Post, April 18, 2014

Why India and Pakistan Hate Each Other – Foreign Policy, February 4, 2014

Perspective: In Pakistan, a New Focus for Counterterrorism – Current History, April 2013

No Exit from Pakistan – Foreign Policy, November 6, 2013

A Diplomatic Reality Check – Foreign Policy, October 21, 2013

Censuring the Censors – Foreign Policy, July 17, 2013

Musharraf’s Malaise – Foreign Policy, July 1, 2013

Settling the Score – Foreign Policy, May 22, 2013

Viewpoints: The impact of elections in Pakistan – BBC, May 13, 2013

The Mosque and the State – Foreign Policy, May 7, 2013

No Real Winning for Pakistani Politicians – Foreign Policy, April 22, 2013

A New Tactic of U.S. Restraint – Foreign Policy, April 12, 2013

How did they do? Grading the PPP – Foreign Policy, March 28, 2013

All Bark and No Bite – Foreign Policy, March 19, 2013

Is Pakistan’s Military Out of Politics for Good? – Foreign Policy, March 7, 2013

Pakistan’s Perplexing Elections Process – Foreign Policy, February 25, 2013

The Men Who Would Lead Pakistan – Foreign Policy, February 13, 2013

Chaos in the Capital – Foreign Policy, January 17, 2013

Who is Tahir-ul Qadri? – Foreign Policy, January 14, 2013

What Happens When the Lights Go Out in Karachi? – Foreign Policy, September 20, 2012

The Patience Runs Out – Foreign Policy, June 12, 2012

Talking ‘Bout Negotiation – Foreign Policy, January 25, 2012

The Sick Man of Pakistan – Foreign Policy, December 8, 2011

Out With the Old, But What of the New? – Foreign Policy, November 22, 2011

All Roads Lead to Islamabad – Foreign Policy, September 22, 2011