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Americans in Pakistan
Aug 17, 2011Program associate Michael Kugelman's latest op-ed laments how well-meaning Americans working in Pakistan are so often branded as CIA agents.
Musharraf in America
Aug 05, 2011In a new Dawn newspaper op-ed, program associate Michael Kugelman examines American views of Pervez Musharraf.
Rethinking an Operation in North Waziristan
Jun 27, 2011Washington should stop pushing Pakistan to launch an operation in North Waziristan, argues program associate Michael Kugelman in a June 24 op-ed in the Huffington Post .
Wilson Center Announces Zahid Hussain as 2011-12 Pakistan Scholar
Jun 17, 2011The award-winning journalist and writer will focus on a project dealing with the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and regional security.
Pakistan's Population Challenge
Jun 07, 2011Pakistan, arguably the world's most volatile nation, is constantly on the minds of Washington's policymakers, who are gripped by fears of radical Islamist takeovers and loose nukes, but they obsess much less about Pakistan's demographics. This could soon change, writes Asia Program Associate Michael Kugelman.
Matt Nelson publishes new book
May 26, 2011Wilson Center Fellow Matthew J. Nelson has just published In the Shadow of Shari'ah: Islam, Islamic Law, and Democracy in Pakistan through Columbia University Press. For more info, click here.
Huma Yusuf wins journalism award
May 25, 2011The Asia Program is delighted to announce that Pakistan Scholar Huma Yusuf has won the "Best Column" award from the All Pakistan Newspaper Society for the second year in a row. Ayesha Siddiqa, who served as the Wilson Center's first Pakistan Scholar in 2004-05, earned the "Best Investigative Report" award. Read more here.
Wilson Center Announces Dr. Mire Koikari as the next Japan Scholar
May 24, 2011The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is pleased to announce that Dr. Mire Koikari will be the next Wilson Center Japan Scholar.
U.S. Misconceptions about Pakistan
May 23, 2011American misconceptions about Pakistan are rife, argues program associate Michael Kugelman in a May 19 op-ed in World Politics Review , and it is high time to expose them.
Americans and Pakistan
May 17, 2011Outside of Washington, argues program associate Michael Kugelman in an op-ed published in The Express Tribune , American views of Pakistan are dominated by hostiity or ignorance -- if not outright indifference.