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Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia
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Phone: +1-202-509-8441
E-mail: dmarkey@cfr.org
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Washington, DC
December 12, 2008
Expert Brief
The terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai represent an escalation in Pakistan's battle between the forces of extremism and moderation, writes CFR's Daniel Markey.
See more in India, Pakistan, Terrorism
December 9, 2008
Transcript
Session II of a Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventive Action Symposium on Assessing Critical Regions.
See more in Conflict Prevention
December 9, 2008
Audio
Listen to CFR experts consider potential threats the Obama administration could face in South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, and suggest steps that can be taken to prevent conflicts.
See more in South Asia, Middle East, Conflict Prevention
December 9, 2008
Video
Watch CFR experts consider potential threats the Obama administration could face in South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, and suggest steps that can be taken to prevent conflicts.
See more in South Asia, Middle East, Conflict Prevention
December 2, 2008
Interview
Daniel Markey, CFR's expert on South Asia policy, says accusations of complicity between Pakistan and the Mumbai terrorists will further complicate U.S. efforts to balance ties with South Asia's two giant rivals.
See more in India, Pakistan, Terrorism
November 24, 2008
Audio
Listen to Council on Foreign Relations experts Stephen Biddle and Daniel Markey discuss a recent week-long visit they took to Afghanistan on invitation from top U.S. military commander Gen. David McKiernan.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Defense/Homeland Security
November 24, 2008
Transcript
A Council on Foreign Relations conference call with CFR senior fellows Stephen Biddle and Daniel Markey after their recent return from a trip to Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, National Security and Defense
November 18, 2008
Expert Brief
CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey writes that the global financial downturn is exacerbating preexisting economic problems in Pakistan.
See more in Pakistan, Financial Crises
November 17, 2008
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Daniel Markey writes that "the new Obama team will need to step forward quickly to determine whether Karzai is a minimally capable partner."
See more in Afghanistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
October 30, 2008
Article
National Interest
Daniel Markey examines Pakistan in the post-Musharraf era.
See more in Pakistan
October 24, 2008
Interview
Daniel Markey, a former State Department specialist on South Asia, says Pakistan "is going through another series of really tough times" brought on by the economic downturn that has hit the country, and by the continuing problems fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
See more in Pakistan, Economics
September 24, 2008
Testimony
Daniel Markey testified in regard to Pakistan's tribal areas in the context of U.S.-Pakistan relations.
See more in Pakistan, Congress
September 21, 2008
Op-Ed
Daily News
Daniel Markey writes that "the bombers probably also had a more ambitious goal: to drive a deeper wedge between Pakistan and the United States."
See more in Pakistan, Global Governance, International Peace and Security
August 11, 2008
Op-Ed
Covert
Should another 9/11-type attack take place in the United States, it will likely have its origins in the tribal belt along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, writes Daniel Markey. The region serves as a safe haven for a core group of nationally and internationally networked terrorists, a training and recruiting ground for Afghan Taliban, and, increasingly, a hotbed of indigenous militancy.
See more in Pakistan, Havens for Terrorism
July/August 2008
Council Special Report No. 36
Council Special Report
This report outlines the nature of the challenges in Pakistan's tribal areas, formulates strategies for addressing those challenges, and distills the strategies into realistic policy proposals worthy of consideration by the incoming administration.
See more in Pakistan, International Peace and Security
May 21, 2008
Interview
Daniel Markey, a former State Department specialist on South Asia, says the United States should be concerned about the truce talks between Pakistan’s army and tribal leaders.
See more in United States, Pakistan, Terrorism
May 20, 2008
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
“Islamabad is about to cut another deal with the country’s tribal leaders. These agreements rarely last long and appear to have helped no one besides terrorists and hardened militants. But Washington should support the deal making—at least for a little longer,” writes Daniel Markey
See more in Pakistan, Terrorism
April 16, 2008
Op-Ed
Commentary
Daniel Markey responds to Sadanand Dhume's article, "Is India an Ally?" in Commentary.
See more in India
March 24, 2008
Podcast
CFR’s Daniel Markey discusses U.S. policy toward Pakistan in our continuing podcast series, “Briefing the Next President.”
See more in United States, Pakistan, Terrorism
February 26, 2008
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the Pakistani elections and prospects for the country's political situation going forward.
See more in Pakistan, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
Complete list of CFR Books
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