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Xenia Dormandy
Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact:
Telephone: (617) 495-5663
Fax: (617) 495-8963
Email: xenia_dormandy@harvard.edu
Experience
Xenia Dormandy is the Director of the Belfer Center’s Project on India and the Subcontinent and a member of the Board. Prior to this she was the Executive Director for Research at the Belfer Center. Until August 2005, Ms. Dormandy served as Director for South Asia at the National Security Council (NSC) where she played a key role in coordinating the July 2005 visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that led to the new U.S.-India Strategic Relationship.
Prior to her NSC post, Ms. Dormandy served as a Foreign Affairs Specialist in the Bureau of South Asia at the Department of State. Her major portfolios included counterterrorism, nonproliferation, Kashmir, and other law enforcement topics. During her tenure at the Department of State, Ms. Dormandy was also a Special Advisor at the Homeland Security Group, and an officer in the Bureau of Nonproliferation. Shortly after September 11, 2001, Ms. Dormandy was detailed from the Department of State to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to help launch the Office of Homeland Security Affairs.
Ms. Dormandy’s articles and opeds on international security and intrastate conflict issues have been published in a number of publications including The Washington Quarterly, The Washington Post, Boston Globe and International Herald Tribune, and she has been interviewed on radio and television for such programs as the BBC World TV, NPR, Fox News and Al Jazeera.
Prior to her government service, Ms. Dormandy worked in the nonprofit and private sectors in California, Israel and the West Bank, and the U.K., and for UNICEF in New York. She is a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government where she completed her Masters in Public Policy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford University.
Watch Xenia speak about "Pakistan Elections" on C-SPAN 2
Hear Xenia speak about "Musharraf Reforms" on National Public Radio's Morning Edition
May 6, 2008
"U.S. Worry Grows over Pakistan's Tribal Peace Deal"
Media Feature
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Jackie Northam of NPR interviews Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Project on India and the Subcontinent, regarding the new Pakistani government's negotiations with militants tied to al Qaeda.
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May 6, 2008
"South Asia, A New Center of Democracy?"
Op-Ed, The Providence Journal
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Thus far this year we’ve seen elections in Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal. Elections have been promised in Bangladesh and the Maldives later this year, and scheduled in India and Afghanistan for next year. Yet, barring India, we rarely think of these nations as democracies. Could this then be the next wave?
AP Photo
April 7, 2008
"India's Key Foreign Policy Issues"
Policy Brief
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
In recent years, India's military, diplomatic and economic energies have expanded far beyond Nehru's Non-Aligned position. But what does that mean for India, its region, and the United States?
AP Photo
March 24, 2008
"India-Iran Relations: Key Security Implications"
Policy Brief
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent and Ronak D. Desai
While India and the United States have embarked on a campaign to strengthen their bilateral relations, as symbolized by the proposed US-India civilian nuclear deal, it appears as though New Delhi has similarly begun to pursue a more robust relationship with another major power: Iran. The two states have recently expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, including counterterrorism, regional stability, and energy security. What are the implications of this "New Delhi-Tehran Axis" for the United States, and how should Washington respond to growing ties between India and Iran?
Citizen of Two Worlds
February 27, 2008
"Heart vs. Mind and Monitoring Elections in Pakistan"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Reuters
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Xenia Dormandy reflects on her experience monitoring the February 18 parliamentary elections in Pakistan.
Citizen of Two Worlds
February 21, 2008
"Pakistan Elections"
Media Feature
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Project on India and the Subcontinent, gave a Shorenstein lecture on the Pakistan parliamentary elections at the National Press Club on February 21, 2008.
February 19, 2008
Pakistan Election Analysis: Free and Fair?
News
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Xenia Dormandy draws from her experience monitoring yesterday's elections to assess their legitimacy and what the results could mean for Pakistan's future.
February 18, 2008
Pakistan Election Update: Election Day
News
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Xenia Dormandy writes from Pakistan that elections "appear to have been in large part peaceful, notwithstanding some being delayed due to security threats and some bombings at polling stations. While the results are still being counted and a formal tally will not be out for some while, informally, we are likely to know the results even this evening."
February 15, 2008
Pakistan Election Update and Analysis: The Polls
News
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Pakistan's election will take place on Monday, and the army has been activated to ensure security: this security, however, is lacking. Parts of the FATA are restricted, so it's not clear how - or whether - polling will take place in some towns. Even within Pakistan, the election campaign weeks have been made most notable, not by the speeches of the candidates, but by the suicide bombings and those killed at events.
AP Photo
February 11, 2008
Pakistan Political Stability
Policy Brief
By Xenia Dormandy, Director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent
Since March 2007, tensions in Pakistan have been rising: the political instability surrounding both the presidential and parliamentary elections is commingling with the increase in militant activity within Pakistan proper, which led to around 60 suicide attacks in Pakistan in 2007. Following Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27, the extremists have upped the ante, perhaps hoping to disrupt the February 18 elections. Is Pakistan becoming the world's "most dangerous nation"?
