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'''Hassan Abbas''' is a Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
'''Hassan Abbas''' is a Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
(ISPU) and a Research Fellow at [[Harvard University]]'s [[Belfer Center]], in the  Project on Managing
(ISPU) and a Research Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, in the  Project on Managing the Atom and International Security Program. His research
the Atom and International Security Program. His research
interests are in weapons of mass destruction, specifically Pakistan’s nuclear program, including and the A.Q. Khan controversy;
interests are Pakistan’s nuclear program, including and the [[A.Q. Khan]] controversy;
religious extremism in South and Central Asia; and “Islam and the West.”  
religious extremism in South and Central Asia; and “Islam and the West.”  


He wrote ''Pakistan's Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror''.<ref name=Abbas-Drift>{{citation
| title = Pakistan's Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror
| author = Hassan Abbas | publisher = M.E. Sharpe | year = 2005
| isbn = 0765614979}}</ref>
==Academic==
He received
He received
his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has
his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has
an LL.M. in International Law from Nottingham University, UK, where he was a
an LL.M. in International Law from Nottingham University, UK, where he was a
Britannia Chevening Scholar (1999). He also remained a visiting fellow at the Islamic
Britannia Chevening Scholar (1999). He also remained a visiting fellow at the Islamic
Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School (2002–2003) and later continued at
Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School (2002–2003) and later continued as a visiting scholar (2003–2004).
the Program on Negotiation at HLS as a visiting scholar (2003–2004).
==Government==
 
He is a former Pakistani police official who served in the administrations of
He is a former Pakistani government official who served in the administrations of
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (1995–1996) and President Pervez Musharraf (1999–
Prime Minister [[Benazir Bhutto]] (1995–1996) and President[[Pervez Musharraf]] (1999–
2000). From that background, he has written about the role of police in counterinsurgency.<ref name=ISPU>{{citation
2000). His latest book, Pakistan’s Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army and America’s
| title = ISPU: Police and Law Enforcement Reform in Pakistan
War on Terror (M.E. Sharpe) has been on bestseller lists in India and Pakistan and
| author= Hassan Abbas
widely reviewed internationally including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Far
| date = April, 2009
Eastern Economic Review, The Hindu, Dawn, etc. He has also appeared as an analyst
| publisher = Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
on CNN, MSNBC, and PBS, and as a political commentator on VOA and BBC.
| url = http://www.ispu.org/files/PDFs/ISPU%20-%20Police%20Reforms%20in%20Pakistan%20Report.pdf}}</ref>
His forthcoming book is titled: “Sovereignty Belongs to Allah”: Constitutionalism and
==References==
Human Rights in the Islamic States. He runs Watandost, which is a blog on Pakistanrelated
{{reflist}}
affairs.

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Hassan Abbas is a Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) and a Research Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, in the Project on Managing the Atom and International Security Program. His research interests are in weapons of mass destruction, specifically Pakistan’s nuclear program, including and the A.Q. Khan controversy; religious extremism in South and Central Asia; and “Islam and the West.”

He wrote Pakistan's Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror.[1]

Academic

He received his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has an LL.M. in International Law from Nottingham University, UK, where he was a Britannia Chevening Scholar (1999). He also remained a visiting fellow at the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School (2002–2003) and later continued as a visiting scholar (2003–2004).

Government

He is a former Pakistani police official who served in the administrations of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (1995–1996) and President Pervez Musharraf (1999– 2000). From that background, he has written about the role of police in counterinsurgency.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hassan Abbas (2005), Pakistan's Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror, M.E. Sharpe, ISBN 0765614979
  2. ↑ Hassan Abbas (April, 2009), ISPU: Police and Law Enforcement Reform in Pakistan, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
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