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Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia
Contact Info:
Phone: +1-202-518-3441
E-mail: dmarkey@cfr.org
Location:
Washington, DC
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Former State Department policy planning staff member. Current work focuses on U.S. policy in South Asia, especially Pakistan and India.
Expertise:South Asia; U.S. foreign policy; international security; international relations theory.
Experience:Policy planning staff member, South and Central Asia portfolio, U.S. Department of State (2003-2007); Lecturer, Department of Politics, Princeton University (2001-2003); Executive Director, Research Program in International Security, Princeton University (2001-2003); Postdoctoral fellow, Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Harvard University (2000-2001).
Honors:John M. Olin Fellowship, Harvard (2000-2001); Princeton Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1999-2000); Institute for the Study of World Politics Fellowship (1999-2000, declined); Princeton University Fellowship (1995-1999); Beneficial-Hodson Fellowship (1991-1995).
Selected Publications:"Pakistan, Afghanistan, and America's War on Terror," KCRW, To the Point (radio interview; February 21, 2008);"Pakistan in Turmoil," TalkZone, The David Baum Show (radio interview; January 9, 2008); "U.S. Faces Pakistan Policy Dilemmas After Bhutto's Death," NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (interview transcript; December 28, 2007); "Next Steps in Pakistan," CNN (interview; December 28, 2007); "Political Turmoil in Pakistan,"Online NewsHour Insider Forum (interview transcript; November 28, 2007); "Thousands Protest Emergency Rule in Pakistan,"NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (interview transcript; November 5, 2007); "Analysis of Pakistan Crisis," CBS News (interview; November 4, 2007).
Current Research Projects
April 16, 2008
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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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
| Speakers: | Robert Grenier, Managing Director, Kroll; Former Director, CIA Counterterrorism Center Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations Nicholas Schmidle, Fellow, Institute of Current World Affairs |
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| Presider: | Jonah Blank, Chief Majority Policy Adviser for South Asia, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
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
February 26, 2008
| Speakers: | Robert Grenier, Managing Director, Kroll and Former Director, CIA Counterterrorism Center Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations Nicholas Schmidle, Fellow, Institute of Current World Affairs |
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| Presider: | Jonah Blank, Current Majority Policy Adviser for South Asia, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
Speakers discuss post-election Pakistan and implications to U.S. foreign policy.
See more in Pakistan, International Peace and Security
February 19, 2008
| Speaker: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Paul Stares, Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
February 19, 2008
| Speaker: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey review the Pakistani election results and disuss implications for the future.
See more in Pakistan, Elections
January 28, 2008
News Briefing
CFR experts offer their analysis of President George W. Bush's final State of the Union address.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
January 7, 2008
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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Article
Observer Research Foundation
See more in India, U.S. Election 2008
December 27, 2007
| Speaker: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Gary Samore, Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey discuss the implications of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
See more in Pakistan, Democracy and Human Rights
December 27, 2007
| Speaker: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Gary Samore, Vice President, Director of Studies and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey discuss the implications of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
See more in Pakistan, International Peace and Security
December 2007
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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Other Report
In this paper, the first of a new publication type from the Council called the Policy Options Paper, Senior Fellow Daniel Markey poses a set of recommendations for the United States to consider in response to Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis—in particular, what position the Bush administration should take with regard to the country’s upcoming national elections.
See more in Pakistan, Elections
November 27, 2007
| Authors: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia Husain Haqqani |
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Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Daniel Markey and Husain Haqqani debate whether the United States should abandon its support of Musharraf.
See more in Pakistan, Democracy Promotion
November 6, 2007
| Speaker: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Gideon Rose, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
A conference between Gideon Rose and Dan Markey on the current political situation in Pakistan.
See more in Pakistan
November 5, 2007
Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Daniel Markey, a former State Department specialist on South Asia, says Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's emergency decree runs the risk of alienating so many different opposition groups that a more radical element could take power.
See more in Pakistan, Elections, Sovereignty, Conflict Assessment
September 20, 2007
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Daniel Markey's update to his July/August 2007 essay "A False Choice in Pakistan."
August 17-23, 2007 - Vol. XIX, No. 26
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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Op-Ed
Friday Times
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nation Building, International Peace and Security
July 25, 2007
| Speaker: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Gideon Rose, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs |
Transcript
Daniel Markey, author of a new article in Foreign Affairs on Pakistan, discusses how the United States should handle Pakistan and its political crisis.
See more in Pakistan, Defense Strategy, Grand Strategy
July/August 2007
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
Americans are increasingly frustrated with Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts, but the United States should resist the urge to threaten President Pervez Musharraf or demand a quick democratic transition. Getting Islamabad to play a more effective role in the war on terrorism will require that Washington strike a careful balance: pushing for political reform but without jeopardizing the military's core interests.
See more in Pakistan
June 6, 2007
| Author: | Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Pakistan, Democracy Promotion
May 16, 2007
Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Daniel Markey, a CFR South Asia expert, says a recent trip to Pakistan revealed deep official concerns that protests against the president could spiral out of control.
See more in Pakistan, Conflict Assessment, Society and Culture
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