Security in Southern Asia

by Zalmay Khalilzad

Southwest Asia, stretching from Iran through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India, has become the focus of external superpower rivalry and the subject of great domestic and regional turmoil. These cross-cutting influences on the region are described and their effects analyzed in this book.

242 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1984

About the author

From 2007 to 2009, Amb. Khalilzad served as U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Prior to that, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2005-2007) and U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan (2003 to 2005). He also served as U.S. Special Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan (2001 to 2003).

Amb. Khalilzad sits on the boards of the National Endowment for Democracy, America Abroad Media, the RAND Corporation’s Middle East Studies Center, the American University of Iraq in Suleymania, and the American University of Afghanistan. He is also a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Amb. Khalilzad earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the American University of Beirut, as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.