Rifaat Hussain

Dr. Rifaat Hussain (born April 1, 1952) is a Pakistani political scientist, professor, defense analyst and television personality whose career in the academia spans over four decades.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Hussain served as the executive director of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) from 2005 to 2008, a Colombo-based think tank in Sri Lanka, and spent two terms as visiting professor at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).[7][8][9][10] The New York Times Magazine has described Hussain as a "leading Pakistani foreign policy thinker."[11]

Rifaat Hussain at the Shangri-La Dialogue (2012)

Hussain's work has appeared in The Washington Post,[12][13] The New York Times,[14][15][16] and his foreign policy views have been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Guardian, Bloomberg, CNN, TIME, and The Atlantic.[17][5][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Both The Economist and the BBC have interviewed Hussain on issues pertaining to South Asian security, including the Kashmir conflict, U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts, NATO and India-Pakistan engagement.[29][30][31][32] Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Stimson Center and The Atlantic Council cite Hussain's insights as part of their published compilations and reports.[33][34][35][36]

Dr. Hussain has held associations with Quaid-i-Azam University for 36 years, and has also headed the Department of Government Policy and Public Administration at the National University of Sciences and Technology, a top-ranked public research university in Pakistan.[37][38][39][40][41]

He is one of 18 members on the Advisory Committee on Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Imran Khan's government.[42]

Current work

Dr. Hussain is currently a professor and consultant at the Department of Government Policy and Public Administration at Pakistan's National University of Sciences and Technology.[39][40]

Education

Rifaat Hussain earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from The Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, United States.[6]

Selected international publications
  • "Sino-Pakistan Ties," in Thomas Fingar, Ed. The New Great Game: China and South and Central Asia in an era of Reform, (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2016), 116–146. (ISBN 978-0-8047-9764-1).
  • "Pakistan's Relations with Azad Kashmir and the impact on Indo-Pakistani Relations," in Rafiq Dossani and Henry S. Rowen, Eds. Prospects for Peace in South Asia (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2005): 109–140. (ISBN 0-8047-5085-8).
  • "Missile Race in South Asia: the way forward," South Asian Survey Vol. 11, No. 2 (July/December 2004): 273–286.
  • "Democratic Transitions and the Role of Islam in Asia: Perspective from Pakistan," in Douglas E. Ramage, ed. Asian Perspectives Seminar: Democratic Transitions and the Role of Islam in Asia, October 18, 2000 (Washington, D.C.: 2000): 13–29.
  • "The India Factor," in Maleeha Lodhi, ed. Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State (London: Hurst and Company, 2011): 319–347. (ISBN 978-0-19-906322-2).
  • "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE): Failed Quest for a "Homeland," in Klejda Mulaj, ed. Violent Non-State Actors in World Politics (London: Hurst and Company, 2010): 381–412. (ISBN 978-1-84904-016-7).
  • "Pakistan's Security Policy in the 1990s with Special Reference to Relations with India, China and Central Asia," in Nobuko Nagasaki, Ed. The Nation-State and Transnational Forces in South Asia: Research Project: Institutions, Network and Forces of Changes in Contemporary South Asia (Tokyo: Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, 2001): 213–240.
  • "The Superpower and Major Power Rivalry in South Asia: The United States, the Soviet Union, India and China" in Lawrence Ziring and David G. Dickson, Eds. Asian Security Issues: National Systems and International Relations (Kalamazoo: Department of Government, Michigan University, 1988: 143–163.) (ISBN 0-929901-00-2).
  • "Responding to terrorist threat: Perspectives from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan," Gulf Year Book, 2006 (Dubai: The Gulf Research Centre, 2007): 317–334. (ISBN 9948-434-293).
  • "Responding to terrorist threat: Perspectives from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan," Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Vol. XXX, No. 3 (Spring 2007): 38-61(ISSN 0149-1784).
  • "Deterrence and Nuclear Use: Doctrines in South Asia," in E. Sridharan, Ed. The India-Pakistan Nuclear Relationship: Theories of Deterrence and International Relations (London and New Delhi: Rout ledge: 2007): 151–184. (ISBN 0-415-42408-9).
  • "Changing security trends in South Asia: Implications for the Gulf Region," in Abdulaziz Sager, ed. Dynamic Alliances: Strengthening Ties between GCC and Asia (Dubai: Gulf Research Centre, 2006): 77–98. (ISBN 9948-432-81-9).

References
  1. "Department of Defence and Strategic Studies | Teaching & Research Methodology Skills Workshop for Teaching Faculty & PhD Students, in collaboration with LI Div HEC, August, 15-18, 2009".
  2. "Department of Defence and Strategic Studies | M.Phil – Researches".
  3. "Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain – Jinnah Institute".
  4. "U.S. Wants to Eye Pakistan Nukes". www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. Constable, Pamela (May 29, 2001). "Pakistani 'in a Tight Spot' Over Kashmir" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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  7. Hussain, Rifaat (May 2013). "FSI | CISAC - Pakistan's Foreign Policy Calibration". The Jinnah Institute.
  8. "Syed Rifaat Hussain | Fulbright Scholar Program". www.cies.org.
  9. "Former Executive Directors". Regional Centre for Strategic Studies.
  10. http://www.rcss.org/bio/Prof.%20Syed%20Riffat%20Hussain%20-%20Bio.pdf
  11. Palmer, Alex W. (7 July 2021). "The Man Behind China's Aggressive New Voice". The New York Times.
  12. "PAKISTAN: STATING ITS CASE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  13. "BALANCE OF POWER IN SOUTH ASIA" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  14. "Opinion | Credit Bhutto for Transforming Pakistan". The New York Times. February 25, 1995.
  15. "Opinion | Pakistani Technology". The New York Times. January 21, 1995.
  16. "Opinion | Pakistan Didn't Buy Nuclear Arms Parts". The New York Times. February 16, 1996.
  17. Constable, Pamela (September 3, 2013). "Pakistan says nuclear controls are firmly in place" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  18. Frantz, Douglas (December 14, 2001). "A NATION CHALLENGED: ALONG THE BORDER; Where Smugglers Once Roamed, Toothpaste Hardly Squeezes Through". The New York Times.
  19. Walsh, Declan (November 10, 2005). "US uneasy as Beijing develops a strategic string of pearls". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  20. "Pakistan dares to ask: will school attack finally end myth of the 'good Taliban'?". the Guardian. December 21, 2014.
  21. London, Saeed Shah in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Benoit Faucon in (September 30, 2018). "Pakistan Pursues Saudis in Bid to Avoid More China Debt". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. "India Starts Donating Covid-19 Vaccines to Neighboring Countries". Wall Street Journal. 21 January 2021.
  23. "Prince William and wife Kate leave Pakistan, day after aborted flight". Reuters. 18 October 2019.
  24. "Pakistan's Election Won't be Perfect, but It May Help". Bloomberg.com. 7 October 2002.
  25. "The Rush of Victory". Bloomberg.com. 16 November 2001.
  26. "CNN.com - Rodgers: Troops hit the ground - October 19, 2001". Edition.cnn.com. 2001-10-19. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  27. "The Disgruntled Youth of Refugee Camps". The Atlantic. 13 July 2009.
  28. "War at the Top of the World". Time. 4 July 2005.
  29. "The most dangerous place on earth?". The Economist. 20 May 1999.
  30. "Too close for comfort". The Economist. 11 February 2012.
  31. "Analysis: Why Nato's tankers are so vulnerable". BBC News. 4 October 2010.
  32. "War and terrorism". The Economist. 14 June 2002.
  33. "Pakistan's Nuclear Use Doctrine".
  34. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ACUS-Report-on-Pakistan.pdf
  35. https://www.stimson.org/wp-content/files/file-attachments/preface_1.pdf
  36. https://www.stimson.org/wp-content/files/file-attachments/nrrcsouthasia.pdf
  37. "Department of Defence and Strategic Studies | M.Phil – Researches".
  38. "Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain – Jinnah Institute".
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  40. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  41. "Nust Rankings | Nust".
  42. "PM forms 18-member advisory council on foreign policy | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 28 December 2018.
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