South Asia Experts
Robert M. Hathaway has been director of the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., since 1999. Prior to joining the Wilson Center, he served for twelve years on the professional staff of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he specialized in American foreign policy toward Asia.Dr. Hathaway has also been a...
Michael Kugelman is senior program associate for South and Southeast Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center, where he is responsible for research, programming, and publications on South and Southeast Asia. His most recent work has focused on Pakistan's 2013 elections, India-Pakistan relations, U.S.-Pakistan relations, youth movements and social media in Pakistan, and security challenges in Ind...
Former Foreign Service Officer and US Ambassador to Ivory Coast
Retired State Department South Asia Specialist and U.S. Ambassador to The Ivory Coast
Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
Non-resident Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
adjunct staff, RAND Corporation
Stephen Tankel joined the faculty at American University last year as an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs. He is also a non-resident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an adjunct staff member at the RAND Corporation.Stephen’s research focuses on political and military affairs in South Asia, terrorism, and insur...