Michael Kugelman

Michael Kugelman is Asia Program deputy director and senior associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. He can be reached on Twitter @michaelkugelman and at michael.kugelman@wilsoncenter.org
Follow Michael Kugelman:
On Twitter
Stories by Michael Kugelman
Afghan Taliban militants stand with residents as they took to the street to celebrate ceasefire on the second day of Eid in the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16,2018. - Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces hugged and took selfies with each other in restive eastern Afghanistan on June 16, as an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country held for the second day of Eid. (NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP/Getty Images)

Shutting Out Iran Will Make the Afghan War Even Deadlier
Argument |
Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Imran Khan’s Shine Won’t Last as Pakistan’s Prime Minister
Argument |
Kandahar Air Field on Sep. 9, 2017. (Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

False Dawn in Afghanistan?
Argument |
Pakistani NGO activists hold placards during an event to celebrate the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai in Islamabad on October 14, 2014. New Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai wasted little time living up to the accolade last week, inviting the leaders of traditional foes India and Pakistan to accompany her and fellow winner Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights activist, to the award ceremony. But, just hours later, a fresh exchange of fire between troops in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir provided a stark reminder that the prospect of lasting peace remains as distant as ever. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Why Pakistan Hates Malala
Argument |
Afghan National Army commandos take position during an ongoing battle between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Helmand province on October 10, 2016. At least 14 people, mostly Afghan security forces were killed in southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah on October 10, after the Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated attack involving a car bomb, to breach the city defences, Afghan officials said. / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

The Mother of All Terrorist Groups Isn’t the Islamic State
Argument |
Load more by Michael Kugelman | Return to staff list

Latest

Al-Shabab Wants You To Know It’s Alive and Well

Once Muckrakers, Now Capitalists

Will Brexit Blow Up Britain’s Conservative Party?

Trump to Hold Second Meeting With North Korea’s Kim Next Month

The True Mystery Man in the Trump Probe: Putin
See All Stories

Trending

  1. 1
    Will Brexit Blow Up Britain’s Conservative Party? 2 Shares
  2. 2
    Russia’s Conventional Weapons Are Deadlier Than Its Nukes 210 Shares
  3. 3
    Al-Shabab Wants You To Know It’s Alive and Well 13 Shares
  4. 4
    Hungary Finally Has an Opposition Worth a Damn 1559 Shares
  5. 5
    It's Time to Stand Up to Russia's Aggression in Ukraine 26 Shares