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2. AsiaSource Interview with Zahid Hussain
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 03-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Zahid Hussain is the Pakistan correspondent for the Times of London, the Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek. He is also the political correspondent for the Karachi-based monthly Newsline. According to Ahmed Rashid, one of the foremost experts on Afghanistan and author of several books on the region, Zahid Hussain's new book, Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam "is the first serious exposure of the rise and continuation of Islamic extremism in Pakistan. Zahid Hussain shows the links between the major jihadi groups of Pakistan, Al Qaeda, and the ISI with a degree of detail not seen in any Western writing on the subject."
- Topic:
- International Relations, Development, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and London
3. Exclusive AsiaSource Interview with Ambassador Javad Zarif, Iranian Permanent Representative to the UN
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 02-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Ambassador Javad Zarif presented his credentials as the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 5 August 2002 to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Dr. Zarif is a career diplomat and has served in different senior positions in the Iranian Foreign Ministry and at various international organizations. His responsibility from 1992 until his appointment as Permanent Represetative was Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Politics, and United Nations
- Political Geography:
- Iran and Middle East
4. Interview with Ed Luce: Inspite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 01-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Edward Luce is the Washington bureau chief for the Financial Times. He was the paper's South Asia bureau chief, based in New Delhi, between 2001 and 2006. From 1999–2000, Luce worked in the Clinton administration as the speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. Educated at Oxford and married into an Indian family, Luce now lives in Washington, D.C.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- South Asia, Washington, India, Asia, and New Delhi
5. Interview with Senator John Edwards
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 11-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Senator John Edwards was the Democratic 2004 nominee for Vice President (Senator John Kerry's running mate) and a one-term former Democratic Senator from North Carolina. He defeated the incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election. Senator Edwards is now the Director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Senator Edwards addressed the Asia Society on The Future of US-China Relations as part of the series entitled "American Political Leaders on the Future of US Relations with Asia". Senator Edwards addressed the Asia Society on October 31st, and gave this interview to Nermeen Shaikh following his speech.
- Topic:
- Economics and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United States, China, America, Asia, and North Carolina