Location: Room 1203 Van Munching Hall
The Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) hosts weekly CISSM Forums featuring a guest speaker and discussing an exciting, current issue. This week, the speaker is Michael Kugelman, Senior Program Associate, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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2013 is a year of change in Pakistan. The country has a new government, and will soon have a new army chief and Supreme Court chief justice. It has also been a violent year, with militant attacks rising in recent months. This talk will examine Pakistan’s various security threats against the backdrop of its various leadership changes, and discuss how these changes may impact the country’s volatile security situation.
About the Speaker
Michael Kugelman is senior program associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where he is responsible for research, programming, and publications on the region. His most recent work has focused on Pakistan's 2013 elections, India-Pakistan relations, U.S.-Pakistan relations, and security challenges in India.
He has published op-eds, commentaries, and blog posts in the New York Times, Foreign Policy, CNN.com, The Diplomat, Huffington Post, International Herald Tribune, National Interest, and World Politics Review, among other outlets. He has been interviewed by or quoted in numerous major media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, National Geographic, Christian Science Monitor, CNN, National Public Radio, BBC, Reuters, and Voice of America.
Mr. Kugelman received his M.A. in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He received his B.A. from American University's School of International Service. He has written and edited a number of publications on South Asia, including "Pakistan-India Trade: What Needs To Be Done? What Does It Matter?" (Wilson Center 2013) and "India's Contemporary Security Challenges" (Wilson Center 2011). He has also published journal articles and book chapters on issues ranging from South Asia's media environment to transboundary water management in South Asia.
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