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Stephen Tankel

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Former Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

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Stephen Tankel is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment.

Stephen Tankel is an assistant professor at American University and was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment in the South Asia Program.

His research focuses on insurgency, terrorism, the evolution of nonstate armed groups, political and security issues in South Asia, and U.S. policy responses to these issues. He has published widely on these issues and has conducted field research in Algeria, India, Lebanon, Pakistan, and the Balkans.

Tankel’s new book, Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba, is published jointly by Hurst & Co. and Columbia University Press. 


Affiliations

  • South Asia

Areas of Expertise

Middle EastNorth AfricaAlgeriaLebanonSouth AsiaIndiaAfghanistanPakistanSecurityForeign Policy

Education

PhD, King’s College London, MSc, London School of Economics, BS, Cornell University

Languages

Arabic, English

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