The Al Qaeda That Aymen al-Zawahiri Leaves Behind. New York Times. August 2, 2022. (Available here)
India's Gamble in Afghanistan. With Tricia Bacon. Foreign Affairs. July 11, 2022. (Available here)
How Strong is Al-Qaeda? A Debate. With Daniel Byman. War on the Rocks. May 20, 2022. (Available here)
Pakistan's Twin Taliban Problem. USIP. May 4, 2022. (Available here)
What's Next for Pakistan's Politics After Ouster of Imran Khan? USIP. April 11, 2022. (Available here)
Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan's parliament. How did that happen? With Yasser Kureshi. Washington Post Monkey Cage. April 5, 2022. (Available here)
Asfandyar Mir on the Pakistani Taliban and Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions. USIP. February 15, 2022. (Available here)
After the Taliban's Takeover: Pakistan's TTP Problem. USIP. January 19, 2022. (Available here)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Dispute Heats Up. USIP. January 12, 2022. (Available here)
Taliban Seek Recognition, But Offer Few Concessions to International Concerns. USIP. September 28, 2021. (Available here)
What Does IS-K’s Resurgence Mean for Afghanistan and Beyond? USIP. September 21, 2021. (Available here)
Twenty Years After 9/11: The Terror Threat from Afghanistan Post the Taliban takeover. CTC Sentinel. September 2021. (Available here)
Biden Didn’t See the ISIS-K Threat in Afghanistan Until Too Late. New York Times. August 31, 2021. (Available here)
The Return Of The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: A Conversation With Asfandyar Mir. The Caravan, Hoover Institute. August 25, 2021. (Available here)
Untying the Gordian Knot: Why the Taliban is unlikely to break ties with al-Qaeda. Modern War Institute, Irregular Warfare Initiative. August 10, 2021. (Available here)
Five Things to Watch as the U.S. prepares to exit Afghanistan. Washington Post Monkey Cage. April 26, 2021. (Available here)
Biden's Expensive New Problem in Afghanistan. With Colin P Clarke. Politico Magazine. April 15, 2021. (Available here)
Making Sense of Iran and Al-Qaeda's Relationship. With Colin P Clarke. Lawfare. March 21, 2021. (Available here)
Biden's Afghanistan Decision. Political Violence at a Glance. March 17, 2021. (Available here)
Q&A: The elephant in the room - what is the future of al-Qaida in Afghanistan? Responsible Statecraft. November 5, 2020. (Available here)
What will America's commitment to Afghanistan look like after the election? Washington Post Monkey Cage. November 1, 2020. (Available here)
Afghanistan's Terrorism Challenge: The Political Trajectories of al-Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and the Islamic State. 2020. The Middle East Institute. (Available here)
Al Qaeda's Leader Is Old, Bumbling--And A Terrorist Mastermind. Foreign Policy. With Colin P Clarke. September 11, 2020. (Available here)
The Al Qaeda Franchise Reboot. Foreign Affairs. With Colin P Clarke. September 9, 2020. (Available here)
Why didn't the U.S. rebuke Russia for its Taliban bounty deal? Four things to know. Washington Post Monkey Cage. July 1, 2020. (Available here)
Where is Aymen al-Zawahiri?. June 20, 2020. (Available here)
With two American soldiers dead in Iraq, how will the U.S. respond? Washington Post Monkey Cage. With Ramzy Mardini. March 12, 2020. (Available here)
The US may be close to a peace deal in Afghanistan. Here are 3 big takeaways. Washington Post Monkey Cage. February 20, 2020. (Available here)
What we learned from the Afghanistan Papers. Washington Post Monkey Cage. December 11, 2019. (One of four panelists, available here)
Al-Qaeda's Continuing Challenge To The United States. Lawfare. September 8, 2019. (Available here)
The International Politics Of The Kashmir Crisis: Drivers, Reactions, and Future. H-Diplo/ISSF. September 3, 2019. (Available Here)
Here's How India's Decision To Cut Kashmir's Autonomy Will Affect South Asia - And The World. Washington Post Monkey Cage. August 9, 2019. (Available here)
Is Hamza Bin Laden Dead? When and Where Did He Die? What Does It Mean For Al-Qaida?. August 3, 2019. (Available here)
Pakistan's Leader Imran Khan Meets President Trump This Week. Here's What To Expect. Washington Post Monkey Cage. July 22, 2019. (Available here)
Why India and Pakistan Are Fighting Again -- And The Risks That Remain. Washington Post Monkey Cage. March 7, 2019. (Available here)
The Kashmir Attack Could Prompt a Crisis in South Asia. Here' Why. Washington Post Monkey Cage. February 19, 2019. (Available here)
U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Raises Big Questions. Washington Post Monkey Cage. December 23, 2018. (Available here)
The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Revisited. Lawfare. November 11, 2018. (Available here)
What Just Happened in Pakistan’s Election? And What Happens Next?. Washington Post Monkey Cage. July 26, 2018. (Available here)
Afghanistan’s Road to Peace Won’t Be An Easy One. Washington Post Monkey Cage. March 30, 2018. (Available here)
Will U.S. Threats to Pakistan Help Crack Down on Terrorism? Not really. Washington Post Monkey Cage. August 29, 2017. (Available here)
India's Gamble in Afghanistan. With Tricia Bacon. Foreign Affairs. July 11, 2022. (Available here)
How Strong is Al-Qaeda? A Debate. With Daniel Byman. War on the Rocks. May 20, 2022. (Available here)
Pakistan's Twin Taliban Problem. USIP. May 4, 2022. (Available here)
What's Next for Pakistan's Politics After Ouster of Imran Khan? USIP. April 11, 2022. (Available here)
Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan's parliament. How did that happen? With Yasser Kureshi. Washington Post Monkey Cage. April 5, 2022. (Available here)
Asfandyar Mir on the Pakistani Taliban and Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions. USIP. February 15, 2022. (Available here)
After the Taliban's Takeover: Pakistan's TTP Problem. USIP. January 19, 2022. (Available here)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Dispute Heats Up. USIP. January 12, 2022. (Available here)
Taliban Seek Recognition, But Offer Few Concessions to International Concerns. USIP. September 28, 2021. (Available here)
What Does IS-K’s Resurgence Mean for Afghanistan and Beyond? USIP. September 21, 2021. (Available here)
Twenty Years After 9/11: The Terror Threat from Afghanistan Post the Taliban takeover. CTC Sentinel. September 2021. (Available here)
Biden Didn’t See the ISIS-K Threat in Afghanistan Until Too Late. New York Times. August 31, 2021. (Available here)
The Return Of The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: A Conversation With Asfandyar Mir. The Caravan, Hoover Institute. August 25, 2021. (Available here)
Untying the Gordian Knot: Why the Taliban is unlikely to break ties with al-Qaeda. Modern War Institute, Irregular Warfare Initiative. August 10, 2021. (Available here)
Five Things to Watch as the U.S. prepares to exit Afghanistan. Washington Post Monkey Cage. April 26, 2021. (Available here)
Biden's Expensive New Problem in Afghanistan. With Colin P Clarke. Politico Magazine. April 15, 2021. (Available here)
Making Sense of Iran and Al-Qaeda's Relationship. With Colin P Clarke. Lawfare. March 21, 2021. (Available here)
Biden's Afghanistan Decision. Political Violence at a Glance. March 17, 2021. (Available here)
Q&A: The elephant in the room - what is the future of al-Qaida in Afghanistan? Responsible Statecraft. November 5, 2020. (Available here)
What will America's commitment to Afghanistan look like after the election? Washington Post Monkey Cage. November 1, 2020. (Available here)
Afghanistan's Terrorism Challenge: The Political Trajectories of al-Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and the Islamic State. 2020. The Middle East Institute. (Available here)
Al Qaeda's Leader Is Old, Bumbling--And A Terrorist Mastermind. Foreign Policy. With Colin P Clarke. September 11, 2020. (Available here)
The Al Qaeda Franchise Reboot. Foreign Affairs. With Colin P Clarke. September 9, 2020. (Available here)
Why didn't the U.S. rebuke Russia for its Taliban bounty deal? Four things to know. Washington Post Monkey Cage. July 1, 2020. (Available here)
Where is Aymen al-Zawahiri?. June 20, 2020. (Available here)
With two American soldiers dead in Iraq, how will the U.S. respond? Washington Post Monkey Cage. With Ramzy Mardini. March 12, 2020. (Available here)
The US may be close to a peace deal in Afghanistan. Here are 3 big takeaways. Washington Post Monkey Cage. February 20, 2020. (Available here)
What we learned from the Afghanistan Papers. Washington Post Monkey Cage. December 11, 2019. (One of four panelists, available here)
Al-Qaeda's Continuing Challenge To The United States. Lawfare. September 8, 2019. (Available here)
The International Politics Of The Kashmir Crisis: Drivers, Reactions, and Future. H-Diplo/ISSF. September 3, 2019. (Available Here)
Here's How India's Decision To Cut Kashmir's Autonomy Will Affect South Asia - And The World. Washington Post Monkey Cage. August 9, 2019. (Available here)
Is Hamza Bin Laden Dead? When and Where Did He Die? What Does It Mean For Al-Qaida?. August 3, 2019. (Available here)
Pakistan's Leader Imran Khan Meets President Trump This Week. Here's What To Expect. Washington Post Monkey Cage. July 22, 2019. (Available here)
Why India and Pakistan Are Fighting Again -- And The Risks That Remain. Washington Post Monkey Cage. March 7, 2019. (Available here)
The Kashmir Attack Could Prompt a Crisis in South Asia. Here' Why. Washington Post Monkey Cage. February 19, 2019. (Available here)
U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Raises Big Questions. Washington Post Monkey Cage. December 23, 2018. (Available here)
The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Revisited. Lawfare. November 11, 2018. (Available here)
What Just Happened in Pakistan’s Election? And What Happens Next?. Washington Post Monkey Cage. July 26, 2018. (Available here)
Afghanistan’s Road to Peace Won’t Be An Easy One. Washington Post Monkey Cage. March 30, 2018. (Available here)
Will U.S. Threats to Pakistan Help Crack Down on Terrorism? Not really. Washington Post Monkey Cage. August 29, 2017. (Available here)