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Dr Ahmad previously served as Assistant Professor/Vice Chair of International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus; Senior Research Fellow, Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University; and visiting faculty member, National
Defence University and Foreign
Service Academy, Islamabad. He is also a recipient
of several fellowships and awards, including Fulbright Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbra;
Hanns-Seidel Foundation Fellowship, Christian-Alberchts
University, Kiel, Germany; and Human Rights Award from former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He received his MA in Defence and Strategic Studies, and M.Phil. and Ph.D.
in American Studies, with doctoral dissertation on strategic arms control, from
Quaid-i-Azam University.
Dr Ahmad has published widely on South Asian security, conflict in Afghanistan,
US policy towards South Asia and contemporary Muslim world issues. His publications
include several books, chapters and articles, such as: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: An Afghan Trail from Jihad to Terrorism (2004); Nuclear Non-Proliferation Issues in South Asia (1996); ‘The US Af-Pak Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities for
Pakistan,’ Asian Affairs (2010); and ‘The Organization of Islamic Conference:
From Ceremonial Politics to Politicization?’ in Beyond Regionalism? Regional Cooperation,
Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East (Ashgate, 2008). He has
also contributed to A Global Agenda (United Nations Association of USA, 2003-05)
and
Encyclopaedia of War and Religion (Routledge, 2003).
As a former journalist, Dr Ahmadcovered the conflict in Afghanistan and its fallout
in Pakistan.
He edited The Muslim, reported for The Nation and has written for
The News International, The Friday Times and Turkish Daily News, and been interviewed by Al-Jazeera, CNN and
Los Angeles Times. He has also spoken at conferences
organised by International Studies Association (ISA), Social Sciences Research Council,
British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS), Royal United Services Institute, and
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute. He is a member of ISA
and BASAS and a trustee of Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad.
Currently, Dr Ahmad is conducting research on Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan,
exploring theoretical approaches and practical possibilities, particularly concerning
reconciliation and regionalism.
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