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CURRICULUM
VITAE
DECEMBER 2011
OBJECTIVE:
TO SEEK EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE
MOONIS
AHMAR
(PROFESSOR)
Department of International Relations
University of Karachi.
Director,
Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. www.ppscr.org
Phone:
9221-9261300-2372, 9261394 (W) 9221- 9243965 (H)
Fax: 9221-9243190-91
DAAD
Fellow, Conflict Management and
Studies Program, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt,
Germany since April 8, 2011.
Academic responsibilities at the University of Erfurt: Teaching a course
on Conflict Management in Central Asia and working on a research project,
“Secular Option for the Management of religious militancy in Pakistan:
Lessons from the European Experience.”
E-Mail:
amoonis@hotmail.com, ahmar_moonis@yahoo.com
Date of Birth: April 04,
1959
Nationality: Pakistani
EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D.
(1992) from the University of Karachi.
Topic of dissertation: "European Security System
in the Post-Helsinki Accords Period: A Model for
South Asia". The dissertation is a comparative study of the Helsinki
framework of European Security and the South Asian Security system.
It analyzes the problems and prospects in a way for Indo-Pakistan
normalization process and also spells out strategies for building
confidence and resolving conflicts between the two countries as a
pre-requisite for peace and stability in the South Asian region. The
dissertation also suggests what lessons the South Asian countries
can learn from the Helsinki model of European security and the post-Helsinki
initiatives launched under the framework of Conference on Security
and Conference in Europe (CSCE).
- M.Phil
(1988) from the University of Karachi.
- Topic
of dissertation: "The Soviet Interests and Involvement
in South Asia".
- Master
of Science (1981) in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam
University, Islamabad. Secured First Class First Position. Topic of
dissertation, "Superpower Rivalry In The Indian Ocean and the
response from the littoral states."
Specialized
in the field of Strategic Studies.
Bachelor of Arts (1978) from the University of Karachi
in First Class. The subjects were International Relations (Major), Political
Science, and General History (Subsidiaries).
TEACHING/
RESEARCH POSITIONS
- Ist March
1983 to 31st October 1983. Senior Research Fellow,
Area Study Center for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-e-Azam
University, Islamabad.
- 3rd November
1983 to 12 July 1984. Research Officer, The Pakistan
Institute of International Affairs, Karachi.
- 14 July
1984 to 11 September 1988. Senior Research Fellow,
Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi.
- 12 September
1988 to 28 February 1991 Assistant Professor, Area
Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi.
- 28 February
1991 to May 4, 1997. Assistant Professor, Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi.
- 5 May
1997 to January 1 2001. Associate Professor, Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi.
- January
1, 2001 to date, Professor, Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi.
- Visiting
Scholar, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament & International
Security (ACDIS) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
from February 10 to June 10, 1993.
- Visiting
Research Associate, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament &
International Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from
November 24, 1994 to May 20, 1996. Also worked as a Visiting Assistant
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign during Spring semester, 1995.
- Visiting
Fellow at the Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington DC from June-July
1997.
- Scholar
in Residence, Middle East Institute and Visiting Scholar, Center
for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC from September
13 to October 10, 1999.
- Visiting
Fellow at the Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies,
University of Notre Dame, Indiana from October 11 to December 14, 1999.
- Asia
Fellow, Department of International Relations, University of
Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 07, 2002 to October 06, 2002. Theme of
research: “A Comparative Study of Pakistan and Bangladesh: Economic,
Political and Cultural Dynamics.”
- Visiting
Fellow, Asia Research Center, London School of Economics and
Political Science, UK from February 7 to April 28, 2004.
- Visiting
Fellow, Max Planck Institute for International and Foreign
Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany from June 02t to August 27, 2008.
- Visiting
Research Fellow, South Asia Program, Institute of Defense Studies,
Rajaratram School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore (December 18, 2010 till March 15, 2011).
- DAAD
Fellow, Conflict Management and Studies Program, Willy Brandt
School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany from April 8,
2011.
FIELD
OF SPECIALIZATION
Conflict
Resolution and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) with particular reference
to Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia.
TEACHING
I have taught
following courses since 1986 to-date to the students of B.A (Hons) First
Year, M.A (Previous) M.A (Final) and
M.Phil.
- The United
States in World Affairs.
- Russian
and Central Asian Affairs.
- International
Organizations.
- Foreign
Policy of Pakistan.
- Introduction
to International Relations.
- Research
Methodology.
- Political
Geography
- Conflict
resolution and Crisis Management.
- Global
Issues
- Introduction
to Comparative Politics to the undergraduate students of Political Science
Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Conflict
Management in Central Asia during the summer semester, 2011 and Conflict
Transformation in South Asia during the winter semester at the MPP program,
Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany.
PUBLICATIONS
- Superpower
Rivalry in the Indian Ocean since the withdrawal of Great Britain.
(Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1985. pp.143).
- The
Soviet Role in South Asia:1969-87
(Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, 1989),pp.312.
- Contemporary
Central Asia
(Edited), (Islamabad: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi and Hanns Seidel Foundation, 1995), pp.256.
- Internal
and External Dynamics of South Asian Security
(Edited), (Karachi: Faze, 1998), pp.151.
- The
CTBT Controversy: Different Perceptions In South Asia
(Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi, 2000), pp. 153.
- The
Challenges of Conflict Resolution and Security in 21st Century
(Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi, 2001).
- Arab-Israeli
Peace Process: Lessons for South Asia
(Edited) (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001.
- The
Challenge of Confidence-Building in South Asia
(Edited) (New Delhi: Harahan Publications, 2001), pp. 440.
- Paradigms
of Conflict Resolution in South Asia
(Edited) (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2003).
- The
World after September 11: Challenges and Opportunities
(Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2003).
pp.322
- Different
Perceptions on Conflict Resolution: Need for an Alternate Approach
(Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2005),
pp. 297.
- The
Challenge of Rebuilding Afghanistan
(Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration
with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2005), pp. 240.
- Conflict
Management Mechanisms And The Challenge of Peace
(Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration
with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2008), pp.174.
- International
Relations Today: Theories, Methods And Areas of Research
(Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi, 2009), pp. 204.
- Foreign
Policy Making Process: A Case Study of Pakistan
(Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad),
pp. 159.
- Early
Warning Systems: Potential For Crisis Management And Regional Cooperation
(Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad),
pp. 213.
- Conflict
Resolution Research In South Asia
(Edited) (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration
with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2010), pp. 244.
- The
Restructuring of SAARC
(Edited) (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad,
2010), pp.188.
- Conflict
Transformation and the Challenge of Peace
(Edited) Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2011),
pp. 244.
- "European
Peace Movements and the Third World" in A.A. Kidder & Naves
Ahmed (eds.)., Europe and the Third World (Karachi: Area Study Center
for Europe, 1985), pp. 146-181.
- "Pakistan
and the Federal Republic of Germany" in A.A. Kidder and Naves Ahmed
Tapir (eds.)., Pakistan-Europe Ties in Contemporary Setting (Karachi:
Area Study Center for Europe,1988) pp. 231-253.
- "European
Union as a Model for the SAARC: Pakistan's Perspective" in K.B.
Loll, H. S. Chopra & Thomas Meyer (eds.)., the European Community
and SAARC (New Delhi: Radiant Publishers, 1993), pp. 39-56.
- ."Security
and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific Developments and Prospects South
Asian Perspectives" pp. 65-78 UNIDIR Publication (New York: United
Nations, 1992).
- Conflict
Resolution in Central Asia: A Case Study of Confidence-Building in S.M.
Hider, Pakistan Central Asia and the Region (Lahore: Progressive Publishers,
pp.319-342
- "Non-Military
CBMs between India and Pakistan" in Michael Krepon and Amity Sevak
(eds.), Crisis Prevention, Confidence-Building, and Reconciliation in
South Asia (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995), pp.131-152.
- "Indian
Ocean: Maritime Security And Confidence-Building" in Indian Ocean:
Security and stability in the post-cold war era (Islamabad: The Directorate
of Naval Educational Services, 1995), pp.363-379.
- "Conventional
weapons as Main Killer of Mankind Fifty Years Perspective" in Fasahat
H. Syed (ed.), Nuclear Disarmament and Conventional Arms Control Including
Light Weapons (Islamabad: Asia Printers, 1997), pp. 253-278.
- “Ethnic
problems and solutions in the South Asian countries: Lessons from the
European experience” in Naveed Ahmad Tahir (ed.), The Politics
of ethnicity and nationalism in Europe and South Asia (Karachi: Area
Study Center for Europe, 1997), pp.204-222.
- "Ethnicity
and Constitutional Reforms: A Pakistani Perspective" in Iftekharazzaman
(ed.) Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia (Colombo: Manohar,
1998), pp.108-129.
- “India’s
relations with the Central Asian States: Pakistan’s Perspective”
in Riazul Islam et.al (eds.), Central Asia History, Politics and Culture
(Karachi: Institute of Central and West Asian Studies, 1999), pp. 135-158.
- “Conflict
Management and the Role of Third Party Mediation” in Talat A.
Wizarat (ed.), Conflict Resolution in a new era: lessons for South Asia
(Karachi: Department of International Relations, 1999).
- “Confidence
Building Measures in South Asia: lessons from the Middle East,”
in Dipankar Banerjee (ed.), Confidence Building in South Asia (Colombo:
Regional Center for Strategic Studies, 1999) pp. 91-100.
- “Pakistan’s
Democracy and Co-Operative Security Arrangements in South Asia,”
in Mukesh Kumar Kayathwal, (ed.), Security and Foreign Policy in South
Asia (Jaipur: Pointer Publishers, 1999), pp.104-129.
- "West
Asia and Palestine Talks" in Dipanker Banerjee (ed.), CBMs In South
Asia: Potential And Possibilities (Colombo: Regional Center for Strategic
Studies, April 2000), pp.15-26.
- “The
CTBT Controversy: The Regional Dimension,” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.),
The CTBT Controversy: Different Perceptions In South Asia (Karachi:
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2000),
pp.37-51.
- “South
Asian Security in 21st Century: Problems And Prospects,” in Moonis
Ahmar and Farhan Hanif Siddiqi (eds.), The Challenges of Conflict Resolution
And Security In 21st Century: Problems and Prospects (Karachi: Program
on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi, 2001), pp. 147-157.
- “The
concept of a peace process” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Arab-Israeli
Peace Process Lessons for India and Pakistan (Karachi: Oxford University
Press, 2001), pp.19-38.
- “Rationalizing
the Concept of Confidence-Building Measures,” in Moonis Ahmar
(ed.), The Challenge of Confidence-Building in South Asia (New Delhi:
Har-Anand Publications, 2001),
pp.39-52.
- “Gains
and Costs of Third Party Mediation”, in P. Sahadevan (ed.), Conflict
and Peacemaking in South Asia (New Delhi: Lancer, 2001), pp.483-504.
- “Nuclear
Weapons and Regional Security: A Case Study of South Asia,” in
Joachim Krause and Andreas Wenger (eds.), Nuclear Weapons in the 21st
Century: (Bern: Peter Lang, 2001), pp. 155-175.
- “The
Sindhi-Mohajir Conflict” in Paul van Tongeren and Hans van de
Veen (eds.), Searching for Peace in Central and South Asia (Boulder:
Colorado, 2002), 452-464.
- “Why
Rethink the Paradigms of Conflict Resolution.? In Moonis Ahmar (ed.),
Paradigms of Conflict Resolution in South Asia (Dhaka: University Press
Limited, 2003), pp. 15-30.
- “Terrorism:
Challenge or an Opportunity?” in Moonis Ahmar, (ed.), The World
After September 11: Challenges and Opportunities (Karachi: Program on
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations,
University of Karachi, 2003).
- “The
Role of Civil Society in Linking and Promoting Track-I and II Initiatives”
in A. K. M. Sabur (ed.), Politics and Security In South Asia Salience
Of Religion And Culture (Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and
International Studies, 2004), pp. 247-274.
- “The
Impact of 9/11 on Pakistan,” in Farooq Sobhan, Strengthening Cooperation
And Security In South Asia Post 9/11 (Dhaka: Bangladesh Enterprise Institute,
2004), pp. 239-256.
- “Peace
and Conflict Studies” in Inayatullah, Rubina Saigol, Pervez Tahir
(eds.), Social Sciences in Pakistan: A Profile (Islamabad: Council of
Social Sciences, Pakistan, 2005), pp. 387-402.
- “Afghanistan
After 9/11” in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Challenge of Rebuilding
Afghanistan (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution,
Department of International Relations in collaboration with Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Islamabad, 2005), pp. 13-30.
- “Interrelationship
between the Formal and Informal Justice in Pakistan” in Albrecht,
Simon, Rezaei, Rohne/Kiza (eds.), Conflicts and Conflict Resolution
in Middle Eastern Societies – Between Tradition and Modernity
(Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 2006), pp. 593-606.
- “Globalization
and the Problems of Human Development in Pakistan” in Naveed Ahmed
Tahir (ed.), Globalization: Economic, Social and Political Dimensions:
Focus on South Asia (Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe, University
of Karachi and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, June 2007, pp.168-186.
- "Conflict
Management Mechanisms: Need for an Alternate Approach" in Moonis
Ahmar (ed.), Conflict Management Mechanisms and
the Challenge of Peace (Karachi: Program on Peace Studies and
Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, 2008),
pp. 1-10.
- "Perceptions
on Pak-US Relations after 9/11"
in Saleem Kidwai in US Policy Towards South Asia (Delhi: Academic Excellence,
2008), pp. 223-237.
- "International
Relations and Research Methodology," in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), International
Relations Today: Theories, Methods And Areas of Research (Karachi:
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, 2009),
pp. 141-158.
- "Pak-
Sri Lankan Relations and the Indian Response," in Sumanasiri Liyanage,
P. Sahadevan, Anisha Kinra (eds.), Intra-State
Conflicts and Inter-State Relations Perspectives on India-Sri Lanka
Relations (Colombo: South Asia Peace Institute, 2009), pp. 233-258.
- "Soft
Power and Foreign Policy Making Process" in Moonis Ahmar (ed.),
Foreign Policy Making Process: A Case Study of
Pakistan (Karachi: Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad,
2009), pp. 1-20.
- "Pakistan
and Stability in South Asia" in South Asia
Defense and Strategic Year Book (2009) (New Delhi: Pentagon Press,
2009), pp. 30-36.
- "How
Pakistan Viewed the US Election Campaign"
in Matthias Maass (ed.), The World Views of the U.S. Presidential Election:
2008 ((New York: Pelgrave, 2009), pp.203-220.
- "The
concept of Early Warning and its Mechanisms," in Moonis Ahmar (ed.),
Early Warning Systems: Potential For Crisis Management
and Regional Cooperation (Karachi: Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Islamabad, 2010), pp. 17-32.
- “The
Rationale of Conflict Resolution Research,” Moonis
Ahmar (ed.), Conflict Resolution Research In South Asia (Karachi: Program
On Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi, 2010), pp. 1-16.
- “The
Case of Afghanistan:
Punitive Intervention or Neo-Imperialism,” in Naveed Ahmed Tahir
(ed.), Humanitarian, Preventive, Punitive and Political Intervention
and State Sovereignty: Varying Political, Moral and Legal Standpoints
(Karachi: Area Study Center for Europe and Hanns Seidel Foundation,
2010), pp. 115-132.
- “State
of Human Security In South Asia”
in Shaheen Afroze (ed.), Human Security Approach To Counter Extremism
In South Asia: Relevance Of Japanese Culture (Dhaka: Academic Press
& BIISS, 2010), pp.13-30.
- “Regionalism:
Myth Or Reality”
in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Restructuring of SAARC (Karachi: Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with
the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 2010), pp.1-17.
- “Reconceptulizing
Conflict Transformation”,
in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), Conflict Transformation and the Challenge of
Peace (Edited) Department of International Relations, University of
Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad,
2011), pp.21-42.
- "The
politics of conflict and cooperation in South Asia" Pakistan Horizon
(Karachi) XXXXV:1 (1982), pp. 44-59.
- "Politics
of Superpower Rivalry in the Indian Ocean" Pakistan Horizon XXXVI:1
(1983), pp. 57-72.
- "Afghan
Crisis: Efforts for Third Party Mediation" Pakistan Horizon XXXVI:3
(1983), pp.51-64.
- "Security
Perceptions in Indo-Pakistan Relations" Pakistan Horizon XXXVII:1
(1984), pp.100-119.
- "The
Politics of Revolution and Counter Revolution in Nicaragua" Pakistan
Horizon XXXVII:2 (1984), pp. 100-121.
- "The
Eritrean Struggle for Emancipation" Pakistan Horizon XXXVII:3 (1984),
pp.49-64.
- "Pakistan
and the Commonwealth" Journal of European Studies (Karachi)1:1
(January 1985), pp.117-145.
- "The
Politics of French Involvement in Chad" Journal of European Studies
1:2 (July 1985), pp. 119-142.
- "US
and the South Asian Security" South Asian Studies 2:1 (January
1985), pp. 62-78.
- "Crisis
in European Security: A Third World Perception" Journal of European
Studies (January 1986), pp. 57-83.
- "Revival
of the Asian Collective Security Scheme by Gorbachev" Journal of
European Studies 2:2 (July 1986), pp.72-86.
- "Pakistan
Foreign Policy - A Quarterly Survey", Pakistan Horizon XXXIX:1986
pp. 3-13.
- "Soviet
Union and South Asia: Issues and Constraints" 4:2 South Asian Studies
(Lahore) (July 1987), pp. 35-64.
- "Recent
developments on the French Political Scene" 3:1 Journal of European
Studies (January 1987), pp.104-120.
- "An
Overview of Sino-Soviet normalization talks" 3:2 Journal of European
Studies (July 1987), pp. 60-79.
- "Polish-Pakistan
Relations: 1947-1987" 4:1 Journal of European Studies (January
1988), pp. 41-62.
- "Greek-Turkish
Conflict over the Aegean Sea" Nos 2 & 1 Journal of European
Studies (July 1988 & January 1989), pp.49-76.
- "Convergence
and Divergence in the US- West European Security System: A view from
the Third World" Journal of European Studies 5:2 (July 1989),pp.36-59.
- "Sino-Soviet
détente and its impact on Asian Security" Central Asia (Peshawar)
Vol. 26 (Summer 1990),pp. 73-90.
- "Helsinki
model for South Asian Security: problems and prospects" Pakistan
Horizon XLII:3 (October 1989), pp.81-97.
- "European
and the South Asian Security: A theoretical framework" Journal
of European Studies 6:1 (January 1990).
- "Helsinki
accords and changes in Eastern Europe" Pakistan Horizon LXIII:I
(January 1990), pp. 45-63.
- "The
Polish road to reforms" Journal of European Studies 6:2 (July 1990),
pp. 73-90.
- "European
Union and the SAARC: problems and prospects" Journal of European
Studies 7:1 (January 1991), pp. 48-56.
- "Implications
of Perestroika for the Soviet Asian Republics" Central Asia 29
(Winter,1991), pp. 29-42.
- "From
Cold War to Condominium?" Pakistan Horizon 44:2 (April 1991) pp.
39-54.
- "EEC
and South Africa" Journal of European Studies 8:1 (January 1992),
pp.38-60.
- "India's
role in the New Central Asia" Pakistan Horizon 45:3 (July 1992),
pp.57-70.
- "Avoiding
war between India and Pakistan: a model of conflict resolution and confidence
building in post-cold war era" in Strategic Studies (Islamabad)
XVI:1&2 Autumn & Winter 1993, pp. 5-26.
- "Conflict
Resolution and Confidence-Building in Central Asia" Strategic Studies
(Islamabad) Spring 1994,pp.58-94.
- ”The
applicability of the Helsinki model for the task of confidence-building
and conflict resolution in the Indo- Pakistan sub-continent" Contemporary
South Asia (Oxford) (1994) 3 (3), pp. 237-256.
- "Confidence-Building
Measures between India and Pakistan" Peace Initiatives (Mumbai)
1:1 (July-August 1995), pp.29-41.
- "The
ethnic factor in Contemporary Central Asia: Pakistan's Perspective"
Eurasian Studies (Ankara) Vol.4. Winter 1995/96, pp.12-21.
- "Indo-Pak
Conflict Resolution: Lessons from the Arab-Israeli Peace Process"
BIISS Journal (Dhaka) Vol.17. No.2 (April1996), pp.208-237.
- "National
Security and the Global Politics" National Development and Security
(Rawalpindi) Vol. IV, No.3 (February 1996), pp.41-52.
- "Pakistan
and Israel - Distant Adversaries or neighbors? Journal of South Asian
and Middle Eastern Studies (Villanova) Vol. 20, No. 1 (Fall 1996), pp.
20-45.
- "Pakistan
and the Power Struggle in Afghanistan" Eurasian Studies, (Ankara)
3 (Fall 1996), pp. 30-44.
- "Ethnicity
and State Power in Pakistan: The Karachi Crisis," Asian Survey,
(Berkeley) Vol. XXXVI, No. 10, October 1996, pp. 1031-1046.
- “Decision-Making
in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Making Process National Development
And Security. ((Rawalpindi), Vol. V. No.2, November 1996, pp. 91-131.
- "In
Search of security after the end of the cold war: Pakistan's Security
Concerns" in World Affairs (New Delhi) Vol.1. No.4, October-December
1997, pp. 68-76.
- "The
emergence of three Asias" in World Affairs (New Delhi) Vol.2. No.
2, April-June 1998, pp. 122-139.
- “Islam
in America: Image and Reality” in Pakistan Journal of American
Studies (1998) (Islamabad) Vol.16, No.2 (Fall 1998), pp.7-26.
- “Nuclear
South Asia: Impact on Conventional and Nuclear Arms Race Margalla Papers
(1998) Islamabad, National Defense College, pp. 55-70.
- "The
Rationale of Confidence-Building Measures in the post-Kargil Scenario,"
Pakistan Perspectives (Karachi) Vol. 4, No. 1, January-June, 1999, pp.
61-78.
- "The
Role and Relevance of CBMs in the new security paradigm of South Asia,"
NDC Journal, (Islamabad), 1999, pp.1-14.
- "Nuclear
Proliferation in South Asia: The Role and Policy of G-8 and China,"
National Development and Security (Rawalpindi) Vol. VII, No.2, November
1999, pp. 83-98.
- “Management
of water resources in Central Asia: Lessons for the South Asian Countries,”
Eurasian Studies (Ankara) 15 (Summer 1999), pp. 97-120.
- “Rethinking
the Concept of Peace Process,” BIISS Journal (Dhaka) Vol. 20,
No. 4, 1999, pp. 437-464.
- “Where
is Pakistan Heading? Implications of the Coup d’ East,”
World Affairs (New Delhi), Vol.4. No. 1, January-March 2000, pp. 62-82.
- “Communication
Linkage between Central and South Asia: A Case Study of Karakorum Highway,”
Eurasian Studies (Ankara) (Summer 2001), pp. 185-201.
- “Domestic
and External Dimensions of Terrorism and Regional Security in South
Asia” Margalla Papers, (2001) Islamabad, National Defense College,
pp. 46-57.
- “Pakistan’s
Role In Revitalizing SAARC: Problems and Prospects,” Bangladesh
Journal Of National And Foreign Affairs, (Dhaka) Vol. 3. No. 2, Autumn,
2002, pp. 1-15.
- “Challenges
for Muslims After 9/11: Perceptions of Muslim World,” Margalla
Papers, 2002, (Islamabad), pp. 1-18.
- “The
Challenge of Cooperation in Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations” Regional
Studies (Islamabad) Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2002-03, pp. 61-87.
- “9/11
and the Changing Paradigm of Conflict Resolution” IPRI Journal
(Islamabad), Vol. 111, No. 1, Winter 2003, pp.1-20.
- “Paths
to Peace Process” Journal of Peace Studies (New Delhi), Vol. II.
No. 1, January-March 2004, pp. 3-13.
- “Pakistan,
India, China Triangle” Margalla Papers, 2004 (Islamabad) pp. 36-46.
- “The
EU and the Recent Confidence-Building Measures in the Indo-Pakistan
Sub-Continent” Journal of European Studies (Karachi) Vols. 20&21,
July 2004&January 2005, Nos. 2&1, pp. 37-49.
- “Pakistan-Japan
Relations: Security, Economic and Political Dimensions” BIISS
Journal (Dhaka) Vol. 2, 2006, pp. 187-202.
- “South
Asian Response to the War on Terror” Journal of Political Studies
(Lahore) Vol. XI, Summer 2007, pp. 1-10
- “Pakistan:
The Challenge of Ethnic Nationalism and the State Response” Nepali
Journal of Contemporary Studies, (Katmandu) Vol. VII, No. 2, September
2007, pp. 1-17.
- “Kashmir
and the Process of Conflict Resolution,” Pakistan Perspectives
(Karachi, Vo.. 11,No. 2, July-December 2006.
- “South
Asian Response to the War on Terror” Journal of Political Studies
(Lahore) Vol. XI, Summer 2007, pp. 1-10
- “Pakistan:
The Challenge of Ethnic Nationalism and the State Response” Nepali
Journal of Contemporary Studies, (Katmandu) Vol. VII, No. 2, September
2007, pp. 1-17.
- "Contemporary
Sino-Russian Relations and their Strategic and Economic Significance,"
Journal of European Studies, (Karachi), Vol. 23&24, Nos. 2&1,
July 2007 & January 2008, pp. 210-223.
- "Sectarian
Conflicts in Pakistan," Pakistan Vision (Lahore) Pakistan Study
Center, University of the Punjab, Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2008, pp.1-19.
- "Where
is Indo-Pak Peace Process Heading?" South Asian Affairs (Andhra
University Visakhapatnam) Vol. 1, No. 1, January-June 2008, pp. 35-50.
- "Paradigm
Shift in Pakistan's Foreign Policy?" Orient German Journal of Politics,
Economics and Culture of the Middle East (Berlin) 1: 2009, pp.29-38.
- "The
Redefining of NATO's Post-Cold War Role: The Concept of Out of Area
Operations," Journal of European Studies, Vol. 24&25, Nos.
2&1, July 2008 & January 2009.
- "Sectarian
Conflict in Pakistan: Some Lessons from the Irish Experience,"
IPRI Journal (Islamabad) Vol. X, No. 1, Winter 2010, pp. 50-76.
- “Constitution
and Contemporary Politics of Pakistan,” Nepali Journal of Contemporary
Studies (Kathmandu) Vol. XX, No. 2, October 2010, pp. 1-16.
- “South Asia after Osama bin Laden,” South
Asian Journal (Lahore) July-September 2011, pp. 121-131.
- “The Challenge of Extremism in Pakistan: Are
there lessons to be learnt from Singapore?” IPRI Journal (Islamabad)
Vol. XI, No. 2, Summer 2011, pp. 44-63.
- “The Impact of the War Against Terror in Pakistan”
Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Villanova), Vo. XXXV,
No. 1, Fall 2011, 63-79.
- “The Challenges of Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan”
BIISS Journal (Dhaka) Vol. 32, No. 1, January 2011, pp. 75-88.
- OTHERS
PROFILE
Pakistan-Italian Relations. Karachi: Area
Study Center for Europe,1989.pp.52.
MONOGRAPHS
- Confidence-Building
Measures in South Asia Geneva: Program for Strategic and International
Security Studies, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, 1991.
pp.45.
- Indo-Pakistan
Normalization Process: The Role of CBMs in the post-Cold War
Era. Published as an Occasional Paper by Program In Arms Control, Disarmament
and International Security, (ACDIS) University of Illinois at Urbana
Champaign, U.S.A. November 1993, pp.1-19.
- The
Road To Peace In South Asia: Lessons For India And Pakistan
From The Arab-Israeli Peace Published as an Occasional Paper by the
Program In Arms Control, Disarmament & International Security, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A., August 1996, pp.62.
- Pakistan
and Bangladesh: From Conflict To Cooperation Published as BIISS
Papers, 19 by the Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and International
Studies, Dhaka, March 2003, pp. 59. Also published by the Pakistan Study
Center, University of Karachi.
PROJECTS
COMPLETED
- Project
Director of a project funded by the Ford Foundation “Peace by
process: lessons for India and Pakistan from the Middle East.”
- Report
of the Project entitled, The Road to Peace In South Asia: Relevance
and Irrelevance of the Middle East Experience (Karachi: Department of
International Relations, June 1999).
- Chronology
of Conflict and Cooperation in the Middle East and South Asia 1990-1999
(Karachi: Department of International Relations, February 2000) pp.
96.
- Book,
The Arab-Israeli Peace Process Lessons for India and Pakistan (Karachi:
Oxford University Press, 2001).
- Project
Director of a project funded by the United States Institute of Peace
“The Role and Relevance of Confidence-Building Measures in post-Nuclear
South Asia.”
- Book Moonis
Ahmar and Farhan H. Siddiqi, (eds.), The Challenges of Conflict Resolution
and Security in 21st Century: Problems and Prospects (Karachi: Program
on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, 2001).
- Chronology
of Conflict and Cooperation in South Asia, 1947-2002 (Karachi:
Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, 2001).
- Book,
Moonis Ahmar (ed.), Paradigms of Conflict Resolution in South Asia (Dhaka:
University Press Limited, 2003).
- War avoidance
between India and Pakistan. Funded by the Research Facility Center,
Faculty of Arts, University of Karachi and completed in 1993.
- Conflict
resolution and confidence building between India and Pakistan: a study
of perceptions. Funded by the Research Facility Center, Faculty of Arts,
University of Karachi and completed in 1997.
- Communication
linkage between Pakistan and Central Asia: A study of KKH. Funded by
the Research Facility Center, University of Karachi, 2002.
- A Comparative
Study of Pakistan and Bangladesh: Economic, Political and Cultural Dynamics.
Duration of Project. January-October 2002. Funded by the Asia Scholarship
Foundation, Bangkok from January-October 2002.
- Monograph
entitled, “Pakistan and Bangladesh: From Conflict to Cooperation”
published by the Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and International
Studies, Dhaka (2003) and Pakistan Study Center, University of Karachi
(2004).
- Project
on Database on terrorist and violent conflicts in South Asia sponsored
by Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Website:
www.ribt.org
- Project
on, A Study of the Afghan Conflicts: 1988-2006 funded by the Higher
Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad. www.afghan-project.org
Articles
published in newspapers and magazines
Published articles on themes related to Conflict Resolution and Confidence-Building
measures in following newspapers and magazines:-
- Defense
Journal
- Daily
Dawn (Karachi)
- Globe
(Karachi)
- India
Abroad (New York)
- Pakistan
and Gulf Economist (Karachi)
- Probe
(Weekly) Dhaka
- South
Asia (Karachi)
- The Daily
Star (Dhaka)
- The Hindustan
Times (New Delhi)
- The Independent
(Dhaka)
- The Holiday
(Dhaka)
- Times
of India (New Delhi)
- Third
World International (Karachi)
- The Muslim
(Islamabad)
- The Nation
(Lahore)
- The New
Nation (Dhaka)
- The News
International (Karachi)
SEMINARS
ATTENDED/LECTURES DELIVERED
Attended
Seminars and delivered Lectures in Austria, Bangladesh, India, Egypt,
Germany, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Pakistan,
Peoples Republic of China and the United States.
INTERNATIONAL
SEMINARS/CONFERENCES
- Represented
Pakistan in a Sub-Asian Regional Symposium on "Peace, development,
Disarmament and International Security". The United Schools International
organized the seminar with the assistance of UNESCO in New Delhi from
December 23-28, 1985.
- Represented
Pakistan in an International Seminar on "American Politics and
Foreign Policy Making Process" held in Salzburg, Austria from July
31 to August 12, 1988.
- Represented
Pakistan in a Sub-Asian Regional Seminar on "Peaceful Uses of Atomic
Energy" organized by the United Schools International with the
collaboration of IAEA in New Delhi from
February 20-23, 1989.
- Participated
in an International Seminar on “International Security”
organized by the Program in Strategic and International Security Studies,
The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
from July 16-21, 1990.
- Presented
a paper entitled, "European Union and the SAARC: Pakistan's Perspective"
in an International Seminar organized by the Center for West European
Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on September 16, 1990.
- Participated
in a workshop on "Approaches and methods in conflict resolution"
at the Wayne State University, Detroit, United States on October 3,
1991.
- Participated
in a seminar on "Regional Security" organized by Program In
Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States on October 6, 1991.
- Participated
in a seminar on "dispute resolution" organized by the Center
for South Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, United
States on October 14, 1991.
- Participated
in a seminar on "Regional Conflicts in South Asia and U.S Foreign
Policy" at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, United States
on October 21, 1991.
- Read a
paper entitled, "Security and Disarmament in the Asia/Pacific Region:
The South Asian Perspective" on March 24, 1992". The conference
was organized by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research" in
Beijing, Peoples Republic China.
- Participated
in an International Conference on "Asian Regional Cooperation"
organized by Foundation For Research On National Development And Security
in Rawalpindi from November 24-28, 1992.
- Read a
Paper on "India's role in the New Central Asia" in an International
Conference organized by the Institute of Central and West Asian Studies
at Karachi in November 1993.
- Read a
paper in an International Seminar on "Conflict management and confidence
building: the relevance of cooperation in non-military areas between
India and Pakistan". The Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and
International Studies (BIISS) in Dhaka organized the conference from
February 06-08, 1994.
- Read a
paper on "Conflict Resolution and Confidence-Building in Central
Asia" organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad,
on March 20, 1994.
- Read a
paper in an International Conference on "Indian Ocean: Security
and Stability in the post-cold war era" organized by the Institute
of Strategic Studies, Islamabad from April 18-20, 1994.
- Participated
in an international workshop on "security, technology and arms
control" organized by the Center for Defense Studies, Kings College,
London in Nathiagali, Pakistan from May 10-19, 1994.
- Participated
in an international conference on "Security and Conflict Resolution
in South Asia" organized by Mershan Center, Ohio State University
at Salzburg from June 28-30, 1994.
- Participated
in a workshop organized by the Mershan Center, The Ohio State University,
at Columbus on "Conflict Resolution in South Asia" from June
09-13, 1995.
- Participated
in an annual South Asian Conference sponsored by the South Asian Studies,
University of Wisconsin, Madison from October 20-23, 1995.
- Participated
in a conference on, "50th anniversary of India and Pakistan"
at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington DC on June 3-4,
1997.
- Participated
in a conference on, "Nuclear Proliferation: tools of trade"
at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on June 10-11, 1997.
- Read a
paper entitled, “Pakistan and the Afghan power struggle”
in a conference on, “Afghanistan” organized by the Center
for Asian Studies, University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt, in December, 1997.
- Read a
paper entitled, “Conflict over water resources in Central Asia”
at a conference organized by the Department of International Relations
in collaboration of Hanns Seidel Foundation in Karachi on June 3, 1998.
- Read a
paper on “the concept of peace process” at an International
Workshop organized under the Ford Foundation/International Relations
Department research project lessons for India and Pakistan from the
Arab-Israeli peace process in Karachi on September 2, 1998.
- Presented
a paper on, “the concept of Peace Process” at an International
Workshop organized by Center for Asian Studies, University of Cairo,
Giza in Portsaid on February 11-13, 1999. The Workshop was held under
the Ford Foundation/International Relations Department Research Project
“Lessons for India and Pakistan from the Arab-Israeli Peace Process”
- Participated
in a conference on, “The Challenge of Cooperation in South Asia”
organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, Kroc Institute
of International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana and
the Fourth Freedom Forum, Goshen in Kathmandu, Nepal in December 1998.
- Presented
a paper on, “Confidence Building Measures in South Asia: Lessons
from the Middle East” at a conference organized by the Regional
Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo in June 1999.
- Presented
a paper on, “CBMs and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process,” in
a workshop entitled, “Media and CBMs,” organized by the
Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo in January 2000.
- Presented
a paper on, “Pedagogy of armed conflict: Pakistan’s Perspective,”
in a workshop entitled, “Peace and Conflict Studies,” organized
by the South Asian Studies Division, Jawaharlal Nehru University and
Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
Indiana in March 2000.
- Presented
a paper on, “Nuclear Weapons and Regional Security” at an
international seminar organized by German Council on Foreign Relations,
Berlin and Center for Security Studies, Zurich in Lausanne, Switzerland
on October 14, 2000.
- Presented
a paper on, “Comprehensive Security For South Asia” at an
international seminar organized by the Delhi Policy Group, in New Delhi,
India on January 23, 2001.
- Presented
a paper on, “The Sindhi-Mohajir Conflicts” at a seminar
organized by the European Center for Conflict Prevention, Utretch, The
Netherlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka in May 2001.
- Presented
a paper on, “Sources of Inter and Intra-State Conflicts in South
Asia,” at a symposium organized by Women in Security, Conflict
Management and Peace (WISCOMP) New Delhi, India on October 3, 2001.
- “Developing
Cooperative Security Framework for the Region”, paper presented
at a three-day seminar on, Post 9/11 Developments: Implications for
South Asia organized by the Regional Center for Strategic Studies in
collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Foundation at Nagarcot, Nepal on
June 17-19, 2002.
- “Linking
and Promoting Track-II Diplomacy in South Asia,” paper presented
at a three-day international seminar organized by the Bangladesh Institute
of Strategic and International Studies, Dhaka on October 8, 2002.
- “Democracy
assessment and indicators for Pakistan,” paper presented at a
two-day international conference on organized by the Department of Peace
and Conflict Studies, Dhaka University in collaboration with International
Development Electoral Assistance (IDEA) on November 19, 2002.
- Discussant
in a session on, “Developing a Cooperative Security Framework
for South Asia” at an international conference on, “Terrorism
in South Asia: Impact on Development and Democratic Process” organized
by the Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo in collaboration
with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, New Delhi in Katmandu on November 25,
2002.
- Gave a
presentation on “Database on Terrorism” at a seminar organized
by the Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo on July 4, 2003.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations: From Conflict
to Cooperation” at the annual conference of Asian Scholarship
Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand, held on September 02, 2003.
- Presented
a paper on, “Pakistan after September 11” at a regional
conference organized by the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) Dhaka,
Bangladesh in September 2003.
- Presented
a paper on, “Country Report on Pakistan’s Justice system
in resolving conflicts” at a conference organized in Istanbul,
Turkey by Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal
Law, Freiburg, Germany on December 6, 2003.
- Presented
a paper on, “The Dynamics of Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan”
at the International Summer Academy on Conflict Management held at Bad
Stafeslstein, Germany and organized by the Max Planck Institute for
Foreign and International Criminal Law in September 2004.
- Presented
a paper on, “Regional Stability and Cooperation: The role of Bangladesh
and Pakistan,” organized by Probe Magazine in Dhaka on April 18,
2007.
- Participated
in an International Conferences held at Williamsberg, Virginia on “The
Future of Democracy” on September 16-19. The Conference was organized
by the World Forum on the Future of Democracy and was participated by
100 delegates from 16 emerging democracies.
- Participated
in a Regional Workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 9-10, 2008 on,
"Indo-Lanka Relations In the Context of Sri Lanka's Ethno-Political
Conflict & India's New Policy Framework," organized by South
Asia Peace Institute.
- Participated
in a Regional Curricula Development Workshop on Conflict Management
and Conflict Resolution in Kathmandu Nepal on November 30 to December
04, 2008 and organized by the UN University of Peace Costa Rica in collaboration
with Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Participated
in an International Workshop on "Civil Society Perspectives on
Conflict and Peace in South and Southeast Asia" in Bangkok, Thailand
on February 23-25, 2009 and organized by the Regional Center for Strategic
Studies, Colombo, Research Center for Peace Building, Mahidol University
and Berghof Foundation for Peace Support, Berlin.
- Presented
a paper entitled, "State of Human Security in South Asia in an
International Seminar on "Human Security Approach to Counter Extremism
in South Asia: Relevance of Japanese Experience" organized by the
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka on
November 24, 2009.
- Participated in a regional conference on “Countering
Terrorism: Building a Common Approach in SAARC,” in Dhaka on April
12-13, 2010 organized by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies,
New Delhi in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Strategic
and International Studies.
- Participated in the 9th Shangri-La Dialogue (Asian
Security Summit) held in Singapore on June 04-06, 2010 and organized
by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London.
TALKS
AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS (INTERNATIONAL)
- Delivered
a lecture at a seminar "Indo-Pakistan Relations" on February
26, 1989. The lecture was organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs"
New Delhi., India.
- Delivered
a talk on "Helsinki model for the South Asian Security" at
the South Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on September
19, 1990.
- Delivered
a talk on "Conflict Resolution and Confidence-Building in Central
Asia: The Role of ECO" sponsored by the Program in South and West
Asian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
on March 30, 1993.
- Delivered
a talk at a symposium on "Security Environment in South Asia"
organized by Program in South and West Asian Studies, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States on April 8, 1993.
- Delivered
a talk on "Conflict Resolution in Central Asia and the Role of
Confidence-Building Measures" organized by the Institute on Global
Conflict and Cooperation, University of California at San Diego, United
States on May 4, 1993.
- Delivered
at talk on "Conflict Resolution and Confidence-Building between
India and Pakistan" organized Professor John Harvey of Center for
Strategic Affairs, Stanford University, United States on May 09, 1993.
- Delivered
at Talk on " Indo-Pakistan normalization process and the role of
CBMs" organized by Professor Damodar SarDesai, Department of History,
University of California at Los Angeles, United States on May 12,1993.
- Gave a
public lecture at the Bandranaiki Memorial Center for International
Studies (BMCIS) Colombo on "Confidence- Building and Conflict Resolution
in South Asia" on January 29, 1994.
- Delivered
a talk on "Kashmir: a just solution" organized by the Program
In Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security and the Program
on South and West Asian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
on April 5, 1995.
- Delivered
at talk on "The future of South Asia" at a seminar organized
by the Program In Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 03, 1995.
- Gave a
talk on "Should the U.S. initiate a peace process in South Asia"
at a seminar organized by the Program In Arms Control, Disarmament and
International Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in
October 1995.
- Gave a
talk on "A second Jewish-Muslim Reconciliation? Pakistan-Israel
Relations" at the Program In Arms Control, Disarmament and International
Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on February 9,
1996.
- Gave a
presentation on "the role of ethnicity and religion in Central
Asia" at a workshop on "The Three Asias" organized by
the Program In South And West Asian Studies with the elaboration of
Program In Arms Control Disarmament And International Security, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 28, 1996.
- Gave a
presentation on, "the road to peace in South Asia: lessons for
India and Pakistan from the Arab-Israeli peace process" in a workshop
on the Middle East/South Asia peace processes held at the Program In
Arms Control, Disarmament And International Security, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 29, 1996.
- Presented
a paper on, August 1, 1997on “Vision for the peace process"
organized by the Program In Arms Control, Disarmament & International
Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Lessons for India and Pakistan from the Arab-Israeli
peace process” at the Center for Asian Studies, University of
Cairo, Giza, Egypt in December, 1997.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Strategic connections between Middle East and
South Asia” at Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Washington DC on October 4, 1999.
- “Lessons
for India and Pakistan from Middle East Peace Process” at the
Middle East Institute, Washington DC on October 7, 1999.
- “Coup
in Pakistan: a step backward or forward” at the Kroc Institute
of International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana on
October 28, 1999.
- “Implications
of Coup in Pakistan” at the Program In Arms Control, Disarmament
& International Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
on November 19, 1999.
- “Rethinking
the concept of Peace Process” at the Kroc Institute of International
Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana on November 23, 1999.
- “The
Kargil Crisis: Pakistan’s Perspective,” at the South Asian
Studies Division, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on March 14,
2000.
- Gave a
talk on, “Bangladesh and Pakistan: Moving beyond rhetoric and
emotions” at the Department of International Relations, University
of Dhaka on March 7, 2002.
- Gave a
talk on, “South Asia after September 11” at the Department
of Political Science and Public Administration, Shah Jalal University,
Sylhet on April 22, 2002.
- Gave a
talk on, “Bangladesh and Pakistan: Conflict and Cooperation”
at the Department of Political Science, Jahangir Nagar University, Savor
on May 06, 2002.
- Gave a
talk on, “Bangladesh and Pakistan: Conflict and Cooperation”
at the Department of Political Science, Rajshahi University on August,
18, 2002.
- Presented
a paper at a seminar on, “Bangladesh and Pakistan: Conflict or
Cooperation” organized by the Research Society of Bangladesh,
Chittagong on August 30, 2002.
- Gave a
talk on, “The Future of Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations” at
the Department of Political Science, Chittagong University on September
2, 2002.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Pakistan as a bridge state” at the Asia
Research Center, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
on March 9, 2004.
- Gave a
presentation on, “An opportunity for peace in Kashmir?”
at Department of International Relations, University Kent at Canterbury,
UK, on March 15, 2004.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Pakistan’s internal security concerns”
at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London, UK on April
23, 2004.
- Discussant
at an International Conference on “Japan-South Asia Relations”
organized by the Japan Study Center, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
on July 31, 2006.
- Gave a
talk on, “Challenge of Ethnic nationalism and the State Response”
in a workshop organized by the Nepal Center for Contemporary Studies,
Kathmandu on January 26, 2007.
- Gave a
talk at the Stimson Center, Washington DC on, “The Future of Pakistan”
on September 20, 2007.
- Participated
in a one-day conference, “U.S-Pak Strategic Partnership: A Track
II Dialogue for Long-Term Security Cooperation and Stability”
organized by the Center for Contemporary Conflict, U.S. Naval Postgraduate
School and Spearhead Research Institute with support from the U.S. National
Nuclear Security Administration and the U.S. Defence Threat Reduction
Agency. Conference was held in University of California, Washington
D.C. Center on
September 21, 2007.
- Gave a
talk on, “What went wrong in Pak-Afghan Relations” at the
South Asian Institute, Heidelburg University, Germany on July 4, 2008.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Pakistan’s strategic role in Asia: A key
player in war against terrorism”? at the Summer Academy of German
Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin on July 17, 2008.
- Gave a
talk on, “Pakistan’s internal and external security dynamics”
at the Asia Section, German Institute of Strategic and Security Affairs,
Berlin on July 17, 2008.
- Gave a
talk on, "Constitution and Contemporary Pakistan" in a ten-day
workshop organized by the Nepal Center for Contemporary Affairs at Dulhekhel,
Nepal on January 29, 2010.
- Gave a
talk on “Transformation of Terrorism Threat in Pakistan”
at International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research,
Rajaratram School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore on January 14, 2011.
- Gave a
talk on “The Challenge of Counter Terrorism in Pakistan”
at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
on January 27, 2011.
- Gave a
talk at Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) Berlin, on, “Challenging
the Secular State in Pakistan: The New Mobility of Radical Networks
and the Transformation of Terrorist Threat” on June 30, 2011.
TALKS
AND PRESENTATIONS DELIVERED IN PAKISTAN
- Delivered
a talk in a seminar organized by the Department of International Relations,
University of Karachi on "Superpower Rivalry in the Indian Ocean"
on July 30, 1986.
- Delivered
a talk on "Foreign Policy of Pakistan: options and challenges"
at a seminar organized by the Rotary International, Karachi in October
1988.
- Read a
paper on "Sino-Soviet détente and its impact on Asian Security"
at the Area Study Center for Central Asia" University of Peshawar
on December 14, 1989.
- Read a
paper on "Implications of Perestroika on the Soviet Central Asian
Republics" at the Area Study Center for Central Asia, University
of Peshawar on February 8, 1991.
- Delivered
a lecture on "Europe- Future Unification" in April 1991 at
the Pakistan Naval Staff College, Karachi in April 1991.
- Delivered
at lecture on "European Union 1992: a model for the SAARC"
in the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
on June 17, 1991.
- Delivered
a lecture on "Break-up of USSR and emergence of Central Asian States"
at the JCO Academy, PAF Base, Karachi in September 1992.
- Delivered
at talk on "Ethnic conflicts in South Asia" at the Pakistan
Navy Staff, College, Karachi on April 04, 1994.
- Read a
paper on "Non-military CBMs in South Asia: Pakistan's Perspective"
in a national seminar entitled Pakistan's security concerns" organized
by the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
on April 24, 1994.
- Read a
paper on "United States and Central Asia: Distant Neighbors"
in a conference organized by the Department of International Relations,
University of Karachi with the collaboration of Hanns Seidel Foundation
in Karachi on October 30-31, 1994.
- Presented
a paper on August 21, 1996 on "Decision-Making process in Pakistan's
Foreign Policy" in a one-day seminar in Karachi organized by Foundation
For Research On International Environment, National Development &
Security.
- Presented
a paper on October 20, 1996 on "The politics of ethnicity and nationalism
in Europe and South Asia: lessons from the European experience"
organized by the Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi
in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany.
- Presented
a paper on December 2,1996 on, "Conflict management and the role
of third party mediation" organized by the Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Germany.
- Gave a
presentation on, "Global Power Structure" at the Air War College,
Karachi in March 1997.
- Gave a
presentation on, "ASEAN and the Far East" at the Command and
Staff College, Quetta in May 1997.
- Gave a
presentation on “SAARC and the Indian Ocean” at the Command
and Staff College, Quetta in June 1998.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Islam in America: image and reality” at
a conference organized by the American Studies Center, Quaid-e-Azam
University, Islamabad on October 10, 1998.
- Gave a
presentation on, “The response of G-8 and China on the nuclear
proliferation in South Asia” at a seminar organized by FRIENDS
in July, 1999.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy,” at the
Air War College, Karachi on March 8, 2000.
- Presented
a paper on, "Third Party Mediation as a lesson for South Asia from
the Arab-Israeli Peace Process," in Ford Foundation/International
Relations Department, University of Karachi Workshop on April 08, 2000.
- Presented
a paper on, "The CTBT Controversy: The Regional Dimension,"
in a seminar organized by the Department of International Relations,
University of Karachi on April 29, 2000.
- Gave a
presentation on, “Internal Stability and National Security”
at the Air War College, Karachi on August 31, 2000.
- Gave a
presentation on, “The growing strategic partnership between USA-India,
Russia – India and its impact on Pakistan” at the Air War
College, Karachi on November 03, 2000.
- Gave a
presentation on, “The predicament of conflict resolution in South
Asia: major conceptual dimensions” in a workshop on, The challenge
of Conflict Resolution in 21st Century: Problems and Prospects”
held at International Relations Department, University of Karachi on
November 11, 2000.
- Gave a
presentation in an international workshop on, “The Rationale of
Confidence-Building Measures” organized under the Program on Peace
Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations,
University of Karachi on February 23, 2001.
- Gave a
presentation in a workshop on, “Why rethinking the paradigms of
conflict resolution” on December 22, 2001 held under the Program
on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi.
- Presented
a paper on, “Civil Society of Bangladesh and the challenge of
Peace: Lessons for South Asia” at the fifth Sustainable Development
Policy Institute Conference held in Islamabad on November 01, 2002.
- Gave a
presentation on “Pakistan Domestic Challenges” at the National
Defense College, Islamabad in December 2002.
- Gave a
presentation at a two-day international conference, “A New Peace
And A New War” organized by the International Center for Peace
and Conflict Resolution, held in Islamabad in May 2004.
- Gave a
talk at the Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore on, “Options for
the Resolving the Kashmir Dispute” on January 05, 2005.
- Gave a
talk at the Command and Staff College, Quetta, “Research Methodology”
on February 24, 2005.
- Presented
a paper on, “The implications of EU’s enlargement”
at a seminar organized by the Area Study Center for Europe, University
of Karachi on March 01, 2005.
- Presented
a paper on, “Afghanistan after 9/11” at an International
Workshop on, “The Challenge of Rebuilding Afghanistan” held
under the Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi on March 2, 2005.
- Presented
a paper on “Theory and Practice of Work Ethics: A Case Study of
Pakistan” at a two day national conference on Ethics, Values and
Social Transformation: perspectives from Pakistan” by United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Islamabad and Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi on September 23, 2005.
- Presented
a paper, “Globalization and the problems of human development
in Pakistan” at an International workshop organized by the Area
Study Center for Europe in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation
in Karachi on, November 29, 2006.
- Gave a
talk at Pakistan Naval Academy, Karachi on August 24, 2007 on, “Quaid’s
Vision of Pakistan.”
- Presented
a paper on, “Conflict Management Mechanisms: Need for An Alternate
Approach” in a two-day workshop on Conflict Management Mechanisms
and the Challenge of Peace, organized by the Program on Peace Studies
and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad on November 26,
2007.
- Presented
a paper on “Contemporary Sino-Russian Relations and their Strategic
and Economic Significance” in one-day seminar on, Sino-Indian-Russia
Triangle and its Impact on South Asian Politics held at the Area Study
Center for Europe, University of Karachi on December 15, 2007.
- Gave a
talk on, “EU-Asia Relations: Problems and Prospects” at
the Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi on February
6, 2008.
- Gave a
talk on “Work Ethics and the Rule of Law” in a seminar on,
“Good Governance and the Rule of Law” organized by the Transparency
International in Karachi on February 7, 2008.
- Presented
a paper on, "International Relations and Research Methodology"
at the First International Relations Conference held at the Arts Auditorium,
University of Karachi and sponsored by the Higher Education Commission,
Islamabad on March 26-27, 2008.
- Presented
a paper on, "Soft Power and Foreign Policy Making Process"
in a two-day workshop on Foreign Policy Making Process held at the Goethe
Institut on April 28-29, 2008 in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Islamabad.
- Presented
a paper on, "The Concept of Early Warning Mechanisms" in a
two-day international workshop on, "Early Warning Systems: Potential
for Crisis Management and Regional Cooperation" organized by the
Department of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration
with the Hanns Seidel Foundation on March 17-18, 2009.
- Presented
a paper on, "Teaching and Research Methods in IR Discipline"
in a three-day International Conference organized by the Department
of International Relations, Quaid-e-Azam
University, Islamabad in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation
on April 06-08, 2009.
- Presented
a paper in a one-day seminar on, "The redefining of NATO's role
after the Cold War: The Concept of Out of Area Operations," presented
at the Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi on June 24,
2009.
- Gave a
talk on "Asymmetric Challenges to Pakistan's Internal Security,"
at the PAF Air War College, Karachi on August 21, 2009.
- Presented
a paper on, "The Rationale of Conflict Resolution Research"
in a two-day regional workshop on conflict resolution research held
at the University of Karachi on November 10-11, 2009 and organized by
the Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of
International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with
the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad.
- Presented
a paper on, "The Case of Afghanistan: Punitive Intervention or
Neo-Imperialism?" in an International Conference organized by the
Area Study Center for Europe, University of Karachi in collaboration
with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad on December 9, 2009.
- Gave a
talk on, “The Global and Regional Impact of Emerging Sino-Russian
Partnership,” held at the Area Study Center for Europe on March
16, 2010.
- Presented
a paper on, “Regionalism: Myth or Reality” in a two-day
regional workshop on Restructuring of SAARC organized by the Program
on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Islamabad on March 30, 2010.
- Presented a paper on “Reconceptualizing Conflict
Transformation” in a two-day International Workshop on Conflict
Transformation and the Challenge of Peace organized by the Program on
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International Relations,
University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation,
Islamabad.
HONORS
- Obtained
merit scholarship in all four semesters while studying in M.Sc. International
Relations, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, 1979-1981.
- Obtained
fellowships to attend International Seminars in Salzburg, Austria and
Geneva, Switzerland. Executive position in "History Society",
Government National College, Karachi in 1974-75. Member of several National
and International Organizations.
- Obtained Asia Fellowship from Asia Scholarship Foundation,
Thailand for nine months in 2002 to conduct research on, "Bangladesh-Pakistan
Relations: Political, Economic and Cultural Dynamics."
- Given
the “Best Teacher’s Award” by the Federal Education
Ministry, Government of Pakistan, Pakistan National Commission on Human
Development, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad and USESCO on the
occasion of International Teacher’s Day on October 5, 2006.
- Given
the “Best Teacher Award” of the Year 2004 by the Higher
Education Commission, Islamabad on January 26, 2008.
SUPERVISION
OF Ph.D. STUDENTS
Supervised
two Ph.D. students. Currently, four students are doing M.Phil research
under my guidance.
LEADERSHIP
QUALITIES
- Organized
an International Conference on "Contemporary Central Asia"
with the collaboration of Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi and Hanns Seidel Foundation in Karachi on October 30-31,
1994.
- Organized
an International Workshop on "Internal and External Dynamics of
South Asian Security" with the collaboration of Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi and Frederick Ebert Stiffing on December
8, 1996.
- Organized
an International Workshop under the auspices of Ford Foundation, International
Relations Department Research Project entitled, “peace by process:
lessons for India and Pakistan from the Middle East” in Karachi
on February 28, 1998.
- Organized
an International Workshop under the auspices of Ford Foundation, International
Relations Department Research Project entitled, “peace by process:
lessons for India and Pakistan from the Middle East” in Karachi
on September 2-3, 1998.
- Organized
a Regional Workshop under the auspices of Ford Foundation, International
Relations Department Research Project entitled, “Peace by process:
lessons for India and Pakistan from the Middle East” in Karachi
on April 8, 2000.
- Organized
a seminar on, “The CTBT Controversy: Different Perceptions”
under the auspices of International Relations Department, University
of Karachi on April 29, 2000.
- Organized
a workshop on, ”Conflict Resolution in 21st Century: Problems
and Prospects” on September 11, 2000.
- Organized
an International Workshop on, “The challenge of confidence-building
in 21st century: Problems and Prospects for South Asia” on February
23-25,2001.
- Organized
an International Workshop on, “Paradigms of Conflict Resolution
in South Asia” December 22-23, 2001.
- Organized
a Regional Workshop on, “The World After September 11: Challenges
and Opportunities” on February 22, 2003.
- Organized
a Regional Workshop on, “Teaching and Research Methods in Conflict
Resolution” in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission
(HEC) Islamabad on October 09-10, 2004.
- Organized
an International Workshop on, “The Challenge of Rebuilding Afghanistan”
in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad on March
02-03, 2005.
- Organized
a two-day International Workshop in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Islamabad at the Arts Auditorium, University of Karachi
on November 26-27, 2007 on, "Conflict Management Mechanisms and
the Challenge of Peace."
- Organized
a two-day Conference on, "The State of International Relations
in Pakistan" in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission
and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad at the Arts Auditorium on
March 26-27, 2008.
- Organized
a two-day Workshop on, "Foreign Policy Making Process" in
collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad at the Goethe
Institut, Karachi on April 27-28, 2008.
- Organized
an International Workshop on "Early Warning Systems: Potential
for Crisis Management and Regional Cooperation" in collaboration
with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad at the Goethe Institut,
Karachi on March 16-17, 2009.
- Organized
a two-day regional workshop on conflict resolution research held at
the University of Karachi on November 10-11, 2009 and organized by the
Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel
Foundation, Islamabad.
- Organized
a two-day regional workshop on Restructuring of SAARC in March 2010
organized by the Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Department
of International Relations, University of Karachi in collaboration with
the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad.
- Organized
a two-day International Workshop on Conflict Transformation and the
Challenge of Peace organized by the Program on Peace Studies and Conflict
Resolution, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad in December
2010.
- Developed
a computer lab and conference room at the Department of International
Relations, University of Karachi.
- Developed
the website of the Department at www.kuird.org
and also website of Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
at www.ppscr.org under my supervision.
- Modernized
the Seminar Library, Department of International Relations, University
of Karachi.
- Organized
160 programs under the Graduate Studies Discussion Group (GSDG) on various
topics of International Affairs since August 1996. GSDG is a weekly
discussion program held in the Department involving graduate students,
faculty members and guest speakers. For details see, www.kuird.org
- Elected
Member of Karachi University Senate.
- Member
of Karachi University Academic Council.
- Member,
Board of Graduate Studies, Agha Khan University, Karachi.
- Elected
Member Executive Council, Karachi University Teacher's Society, 1996-97,
1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-2001, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, 2008-2009,
2009-2010.
COUNTRIES
VISITED
Afghanistan,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France,
Germany, India, Nepal, Peoples Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
Sri- Lanka, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates, United States.
REFERENCES
- Dr. Rasul
B. Rais, Visiting Professor, Lahore University of Management Sciences
(LUMS).
- Professor
Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Researcher, Brookings Institution, Washington
DC, United States.
- Professor
Marvin G. Weinbaum, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
United States.
- Mr. Michael
Krepon, President Emirates, The Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington
DC, United States.
- Dr. Iftekhar
Zaman, Executive Director, Transparency International, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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