Hassan Abbas

October 19, 2006

Profiles of Pakistan's Seven Tribal Agencies

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Terrorism Monitor, In-Depth Analysis of al-Qaeda and the War on Terror, issue 20, volume IV

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

September 26, 2006

Inside Story of Musharraf-Mahmood Tussle

Op-Ed, Daily Times, (Pakistan)

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Spring 2006

"'Islam versus the West' and the Political Thought of AbdolKarim Soroush"

Journal Article, al Nakhlah, The Fletcher School Online Journal for Issues Related to Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

"Extremist forces in the Muslim world can only be defeated if progressive forces in both the West and the Islamic world cooperate to tackle the issue through dialogue and constructive engagement. A partnership is required. A unilateral campaign by the West to win the hearts and minds of Muslims without listening to their concerns or enlisting their aid will not succeed."

Winter 2006

"Pakistan Through the Lens of the 'Triple A' Theory"

Journal Article, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, issue 1, volume 30

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

"How has a state whose founding fathers were secular people who believed in rule of law and democracy drifted toward religious extremism and authoritarianism? Three primary factors—variations on the Triple A theory of influence (Allah, the Army, and America)—have led Pakistan down this path: a powerful independent military, the mushrooming of religious militant groups, and the hydra-headed monster that is the intelligence services."

November 2005

"A Failure to Communicate: American Public Diplomacy and the Islamic World"

Book Chapter

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Fall 2005

Pakistani-Americans in the Spotlight: From 9/11 to 7/7

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Chowrangi, A South Asian Cultural Magazine

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

May 2009

Pakistan Can Defy the Odds: How to Rescue a Failing State

Report

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

"Is Pakistan collapsing? How far are the Taliban from Islamabad? Can al-Qaeda grab the country's nuclear weapons? These are the types of questions raised every day by the American media, academia and policy circles. And these are critical issues, given the nature of the evolving crisis in Pakistan. The approximately two dozen suicide bombings in 2009 so far, 66 in 2008, and 61 in 2007, all of which have targeted armed forces personnel, police, politicians, and ordinary people not only in the country's turbulent northwest but also in its major urban centers, indicate the seriousness of the threat. A major ammunition factory area located close to some very sensitive nuclear installations in Wah (Punjab) was targeted by two suicide bombers in August 2008, an act that sent shudders across the country's security establishment...."

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December 3, 2008

"Mumbai Attacks: Motivations, Context and Consequences"

Op-Ed, New York Times, Times Topic Blog

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Hassan Abbas, a research fellow with the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, comments on the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

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September 2008

"From FATA to the NWFP: The Taliban Spread Their Grip in Pakistan"

Journal Article, CTC Sentinel, issue 10, volume 1

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

"...Any effort to stem the tide of extremism in the NWFP first requires a dispassionate analysis of the ground realities. This article attempts to examine such indicators, by explaining how the Taliban have managed to spread their influence from FATA into the NWFP, and will present some ideas on how to reverse extremist trends...."

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September 16, 2008

"Pakistan: Counter-terror Policy is in Disarray"

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Oxford Analytica

By Hassan Abbas, Former Senior Advisor, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

"A cross-border raid by US ground forces, together with media claims that US President George Bush had authorised Special Operations troops to conduct such operations without seeking permission from Islamabad, has provoked anger from Pakistan's politicians, media and army. Pakistan's counter-terrorism policy may suffer as US-Pakistan relations deteriorate."