Last updated: 14 February 2011

This page lists researchers and other experts on Afghanistan. We are continuously updating this list. Please let us know of additional resources or corrections.

• Adamec, Ludwig W. (Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona)

• Ahady, Anwar-ul-Haq (Minister of Finance, Afghanistan)

• Ahmed, Akbar (American University)

• Armytage, Livingston (Center for Judicial Studies)

• (Research Fellow, Befer Center for Science and International Affairs)

• Banuazizi, Ali (Boston College)

• Barakat, Sultan (Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, University of York)

• Barnard, Cheryl (RAND Corporation)

• Barfield, Thomas J.(Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University)

• Bartlotti, Leonard (Biola University)

• Beall, Jo (Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Studies)

• Behuria, Ashok (Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis)

• Bergen, Peter (New America Foundation) Boggs, Jay W. (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College)

• Borchgrevink, Kaja (International Peace Research Institute , Oslo)

• (Political Scientist, Consultant)

• Canfield, Robert L. (Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis)

• Carpenter, Ted Galen (CATO Institute)

• Cerami, Joseph R. (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College)

• Chayes, Sarah (Writer, Journalist, AID Worker)

• Cohen, Craig (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

• Cole, Juan R.I. (University of Michigan)

• Cordell, Kristen (RAND Corporation)

• Cordesman, Anthony (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

• Cornell, Svante (Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Johns Hopkins University & Uppsala University)

• Crews, Robert D. (Department of History, Stanford University)

• Curtis, Lisa (Heritage Foundation)

• Deeks, Ashley S. (Council on Foreign Relations)

• Dobbins, James (RAND Corporation)

• (Feinstein International Center, Tufts University)

• Dobbins, James (RAND Corporation)

• Edwards, David B. (Anthropology and Sociology at Williams College)

• Esser, Daniel (London School of Economics and Political Studies)

• (Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace)

• Felbab-Brown, Vanda (Brooking Institution)

• Ferris, John (Center for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary)

• Fuller, Graham (RAND Corporation)

• Geller, Armando (Center for Policy Modelling, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School)

• Gibbs, David N. (Associate Professor of History and Political Science, University of Arizona)

• Giustozzi, Antonio (Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics)

• Glassner, Rainer (Institute for Development and Peace, University Duisburg-Essen)

• Goodhand, Jonathan (Department of Development Studies, University of London)

• Gormley-Heenan, Cathy (School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster)

• Grare, Frederic (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

• Gregorian, Hrach (Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary)

• Haqqani, Husain (Department of International Relations, Boston University)

• Harpviken, Kristian Berg (International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO))

• Hassanpour, Amir (Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto)

• Herold, Marc (Department of Economics and Women Studies, University of New Hampshire)

• Hoodfar, Homa (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University)

• Hultman, Lisa (Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University)

• Jelsma, Martin (Transnational Institute)

• Johnson, Thomas H. (Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School)

• Jones, Seth G. (RAND Corporation)

• Kandiyoti, Deniz (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

• Karlsson, Pia (Institute of International Education, Stockholm University)

• Karokhail, Masood (Tribal Liaison Office, Kabul Headquarters)

• Karzai, Hekmat (Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies, Afghanistan)

• Katzman, Kenneth (Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College)

• Kay, Sean (Department of Politics and Government at Ohio Wesleyan University)

• Korski, Daniel (European Council on Foreign Relations)

• Malik, Hafeez (Department of Political Science, Villanova University)

• Malinowski, Tom (Americans for Informed Democracy)

• Mani, Rama (International Center for Ethnic Studies)

• Mansory, Amir (Institute of International Education, Stockholm University)

• Markey, Daniel (Council on Foreign Relations)

• McCauley, Martin (Limehouse Group of Analysts)

• Millen, Raymond A. (Strategic Studies Institute  of the US  Army  War College)

• Misra, Amalendu (Richardson Institute for Peace Studies, Lancaster University)

• Montgomery, John D. (Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America)

• Naby, Eden (Historian, Researcher)

• Nawa, Fariba (Freelance Journalist)

• Neumann, Ronald E. (President, American Academy of Diplomacy)

• Newman, Edward (Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham)

• Noetzel, Timo (German Institute for International and Security Affairs)

• Nojumi, Neamat (Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University)

• Norell, Magnus (Swedish Defense Research Agency)

• Oakley, Robert B. (Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College)

• O'Hanlon, Michael E. (Brookings Institution)

• Oliker, Olga (RAND Corporation)

• Olsen, Lara (Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary)

• Ozerdem, Alpaslan (Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, University of York)

• Parker, Michelle (Council on Foreign Relations; RAND Corporation)

• Paris, Roland (University of Ottawa)

• Patrick, Stewart M. (Council on Foreign Relations)

• (Senior Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace)

• Rais, Rasul Bakhsh (Center for Management and Economic Research, Lahore University of Management Sciences)

• Rashid, Ahmed (Journalist)

• Riedel, Bruce (The Brookings Institution)

• (Netherlands Defense Academy)

• Riphenburg, Carol J. (College of DuPage)

• Robichaud, Carl (The Century Foundation)

• Rondinelli, Dennis A. (Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America)

• Rostami-Povery, Elaheh (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

• Rotberg, Robert (John F. Kennedy School of Government)

• Rubin, Barnett (Center on International Cooperation, New York University)

• Sahrani, M. Nazif (Department of Anthropology, Indiana University)

• (Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University)

• Salehyan, Idean (Department of Political Science, University of North Texas)

• Sawyer, Reid (Columbia University)

• Scheipers, Sibylle (University of Oxford)

• Schetter, Conrad (Center for Development Research, University of Berlin)

• Schneider, Mark (International Crisis Group)

• Schweich, Thomas (U.S. Department of State)

• Sedra, Mark (University of Waterloo)

• Shalinsky, Audrey C.(Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming)

• Sharma, Prakhar (Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies, Afghanistan)

• Shepherd, Laura J. (Political Science and International Studies, Universityof Birmingham)

• (Journalist and blogger)

• Sidky, Homayun (Department of Anthropology, Miami University)

• Simonsen, Sven Gunnar (Senior Researcher, PRIO)

• Sinno, Abdulkader (Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington)

• Spanta, Rangin Dadfar (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan)

• Starnd, Arne (Senior Researcher,  Chr. Michelsen Institute)

• (Chairman of the Central-Asia Caucasus Institute, John Hopkins University)

• Suhrke, Astri (Chr. Michelsen Institute)

• Sullivan, Patricia L. (School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia)

• Swanstorm, Niklas (Institute for Security and Development Policy)

• Tadjbakhsh, Shahrbanou (Program for Peace and Human Security, Sciences Po)

• Tahir, Muhammad (Central Asia and Caucasus Analyst, Washington DC)   

• Tarzi, Amir (Center for Advanced Defense Studies)

• Tarzi, Shah M. (Institute of International Studies, Bradley University)

• (United States Institute of Peace)

• Thruelsen, Peter Dahl (Institute for Strategy, Royal Danish Defense College)

• Tondini, Matteo (Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies)

• Torjesen, Stina (Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies, NUPI)

• Tremblay, Reeta Chowdhari (Dean of Faculty of Arts, Memorial University)

• van de Goor, Luc (Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations)

• Wadhams, Caroline (National Security  Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress)

• Wardak, Ali (University of Glamorgan)

• Weinbaum, Marvin (Public Policy Institute, Middle East Institute)

• (Feinstein International Center, Tufts University)

• Williams, Brian Glyn (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth)

• Wimmer, Andreas (Professor of Sociology, UCLA)

• Young, Dennis O. (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College)

• Zakhilwal, Omar (Afghanistan Investment Support Agency)

• Zulfacar, Maliha (California Polytechnic State University)