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Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sohaib Usman
COMSATS University Islamabad
2
Suparna Chaudhry
Lewis & Clark College
3
Diana T. Kudaibergenova
University of Cambridge
4
Doaa Althalathini
Oxford Brookes University
5
Farkhondeh Akbari
Monash University
6
Hameeda Hossain
Unknown
7
Anjan Kumar Sahu
Central University of Rajasthan
8
Salma Nawaz
University of Balochistan
9
Georgi Asatryan
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
10
Tim Willasey-Wilsey
King's College London

Rising Stars Papers

1
Bargaining with Patriarchy in Peacemaking: The Failure of Women, Peace, and Security in Afghanistan
Global Studies Quarterly|2024
16 cit.
2
Geopolitical Narratives of Withdrawal and the Counter-Narrative of Women's Rights Activism in Afghanistan
Global Studies Quarterly|2024
10 cit.
3
Pandemic Pass? Treaty Derogations and Human Rights Practices During COVID-19
International Interactions|2024
4 cit.
4
Derogations, democratic backsliding, and international human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Human Rights|2025
4 cit.
5
The duty to secure: from just to mandatory securitization
International Affairs|2024
3 cit.
6
The Invisible Chains: Domestic Violence and Women’s Rights in Pakistan
Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences|2024
2 cit.
7
Educational Management and Marriage Status: Transforming Domestic Life for Women
iRASD journal of educational research.|2024
2 cit.
8
Cultural Norms and Safety Management: Understanding Honour Killing in Pakistan
Journal of Asian Development Studies|2025
1 cit.
9
Navigating Hostility: The Effect of Nonprofit Transparency and Accountability on Donor Preferences in the Face of Shrinking Civic Space
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly|2025
1 cit.
10
Book Review. Bringing the Formal Back In. Party Evolution in Kazakhstan
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Austin L. Wright
University of Chicago
2
Jan Koehler
University of London
3
Hazel Gray
London School of Economics and Political Science
4
Carlos Manuel Mendes Dias
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Informação e da Administração
5
Zahid Shahab Ahmed
Deakin University
6
Govinda Clayton
University of Kent
7
Andrew T. Little
Cornell University
8
Brian McQuinn
University of Regina
9
Adeoye O. Akinola
University of Zululand
10
Ida Rudolfsen
Peace Research Institute Oslo

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Measuring Democratic Backsliding
PS Political Science & Politics|2024
88 cit.
2
Subjective and Objective Measurement of Democratic Backsliding
SSRN Electronic Journal|2023
55 cit.
3
Rethinking the Resurgence of Military Coups in Africa
Journal of Asian and African Studies|2024
22 cit.
4
Bayesian explanations for persuasion
Journal of Theoretical Politics|2023
18 cit.
5
Rebel Capacity, Intelligence Gathering, and Combat Tactics
American Journal of Political Science|2023
16 cit.
6
Understanding the resurgence of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict|2023
16 cit.
7
War and food insecurity in Ukraine
World Development|2024
16 cit.
8
Introducing the ETH/PRIO Civil Conflict Ceasefire Dataset
Journal of Conflict Resolution|2022
15 cit.
9
Ceasefires in Civil Conflict: A Research Agenda
Journal of Conflict Resolution|2022
14 cit.
10
Pakistan, Pan-Islamism, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Religions|2023
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
David D. Laitin
Stanford University
2
Erica Frantz
Kettering Foundation
3
Nicholas Sambanis
Yale University
4
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
University of Essex
5
Jaap de Wilde
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands
6
Alastair Smith
Yale University
7
Nils B. Weidmann
University of Konstanz
8
Ahmed Rashid
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
9
Jacob N. Shapiro
Princeton University
10
Jeremy M. Weinstein
ETH Zurich

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Security: A New Framework for Analysis
International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis|1998
6.6k cit.
2
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
American Political Science Review|2003
6.1k cit.
3
Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion|1987
3.7k cit.
4
Explaining Interethnic Cooperation
American Political Science Review|1996
1.6k cit.
5
Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set
Perspectives on Politics|2014
1.5k cit.
6
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
Unknown Journal|2003
1.5k cit.
7
Why Does Ethnic Diversity Undermine Public Goods Provision?
American Political Science Review|2007
1.3k cit.
8
Sensitivity Analysis of Empirical Results on Civil War Onset
Journal of Conflict Resolution|2006
1.3k cit.
9
Expanded Trade and GDP Data
Journal of Conflict Resolution|2002
1.3k cit.
10
International Peacebuilding: A Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis
American Political Science Review|2000
1.2k cit.

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