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Asfandyar Mir

Asfandyar Mir

FSI Postdoctoral Fellow

CISAC
Stanford University
Encina Hall, C229 - Desk 2
Stanford, CA 94305-6165

alimir07@stanford.edu
(650) 724-5706 (voice)
@asfandyarmir
rsd19 072 0386a
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Research Interests

International security | Counterinsurgency | Counterterrorism | State power | Drone warfare | Armed groups | South Asia | Pakistan | International politics of weak states

Bio

Asfandyar Mir is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Asfandyar holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. His research interests span international security and comparative politics, with current work focusing on counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, drone warfare, political violence, al-Qaida, and South Asian security issues. Some of his research has appeared in International Security, International Studies Quarterly, and Security Studies.

Publications

Reporting for Duty: How A Network of Pakistan-Based Accounts Leveraged Mass Reporting to Silence Critics
The U.S. may be close to a peace deal in Afghanistan. Here are 3 big takeaways.
What Explains Counterterrorism Effectiveness? Evidence from the U.S. Drone War in Pakistan
Drones, Surveillance, and Violence: Theory and Evidence from a US Drone Program

Topics

Conflict
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Governance
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Policy Analysis
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State-building