Michael Kugelman

Michael Kugelman is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief. He has been an analyst of the region for nearly two decades.

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Powerless in Pakistan

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Remembering Pakistan’s Biggest and Baddest Fraud Scandal

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Happy to Play Second Fiddle

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Mr. Ghani Goes to Washington

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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How ISIS Could Become a Potent Force in South Asia

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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What You Won’t Hear in Afghanistan in 2015

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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What Indians Really Think About the Foreign Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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It’s Not All Fear and Loathing in Kabul

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Is There Any Hope for India-Pakistan Relations?

The South Asia Channel
Allison Berland, Michael Kugelman
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Why Afghanistan Should Be Worried About Pakistan’s Political Crisis

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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The Iran Factor in Afghanistan

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Will Karachi Become the Next Waziristan?

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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The Great Game That Won’t Be

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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When the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban Unite

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Five Resolutions for U.S. South Asia Policy in 2014

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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