Asia - Global Experts

Gurmeet Kanwal

March 3rd, 2011, Asia, Asia, Author/Novelist, Defense and Security, English, Hindi, India, Military, New Delhi, Panjabi, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, War and Conflict

Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd) is Director and CEO of Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) in New Delhi, India.

Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Languages: English, Hindi, Panjabi
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Military, Think tank/Research center
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Continent: Asia

Email: gurmeet.kanwal@theglobalexperts.org

H.A. Hellyer

Fellow, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations

February 4th, 2010, Arabic, Asia, Asia, English, Euro-Med, Europe, French, India, Migration and Integration, New Delhi, North Africa and Middle East, Polster, Religion, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center

Dr. H.A. Hellyer is Associate Fellow at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations at the University of Warwick (UK), Member of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies of the University of Oxford and Principal Research Fellow at the International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (Malaysia).

Fellow, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Field of Work: Polster, Think tank/Research center
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Continent: Asia

Email: ha.hellyer@theglobalexperts.org

Hassan Abbas

Professor at Columbia University South Asia Institute

September 28th, 2010, Asia, English, Panjabi, Religion, Terrorism, Urdu, War and Conflict

Dr. Hassan Abbas is a former Pakistani government official who served in the administrations of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (1995-6) and President Pervez Musharraf (1999-2000).He is currently Quaid-i-Azam Chair and Professor at Columbia University’s South Asia Institute.

Professor at Columbia University South Asia Institute

Area of Expertise: Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Languages: English, Panjabi, Urdu

Email: hassan.abbas@theglobalexperts.org

Henry Wilkinson

September 28th, 2010, Asia, Defense and Security, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, London, North Africa and Middle East, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, UK, War and Conflict

Henry Wilkinson is a recognized expert on insurgency and conflict in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, and terrorism analysis. He is the head intelligence analyst and Associate Director at Janusian, the security and political risk practice of The Risk Advisory Group plc.

Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Language: English
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: henry.wilkinson@theglobalexperts.org

Hooman Majd

Iran analyst

November 19th, 2010, Asia, Author/Novelist, English, Farsi, Journalist/Commentator, New York, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, USA, War and Conflict

Hooman Majd was born in Tehran, Iran in 1957, and lived abroad from infancy with his family who were in the diplomatic service. After a long career in the entertainment business, he devoted himself to writing and journalism full-time. He worked at Island Records and Polygram Records for many years, with a diverse group of artists, and was head of film and music at Palm Pictures, where he produced The Cup and James Toback’s Black and White. His book The Ayatollah Begs to Differ was published in 2008, and his latest book The Ayatollahs’ Democracy was published in the Fall of 2010.

Iran analyst

Area of Expertise: War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: English, Farsi
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: hooman.majd@theglobalexperts.org

Iason Athanasiadis

February 28th, 2011, Afghanistan, Arabic, Asia, Asia, Civil Society, English, Europe, Greek, Iran, Istanbul, Journalist/Commentator, Kabul, Law and Human Rights, Media, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, Persian, Religion, Terrorism, Turkey, Turkish, War and Conflict, Women's Rights

Iason Athanasiadis is a photojournalist, documentary film-maker and international lecturer working on the intersection of the Eastern Mediterranean with the Arab, Persian and Turkic Middle East and Central Asia. He has covered some of the contemporary region’s signature crises, including the 2011 Arab revolts, the 2010 Afghan surge, the Greek economic crisis, the 2009 Iranian pro-democracy movement, the 2006 Lebanese war, the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the passing of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in 2000. Iason has lived in Cairo, Damascus, Sanaa and Tehran. He is currently based between Istanbul and Kabul.

Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media, Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iran
Languages: Arabic, English, Greek, Persian, Turkish
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator
City: Istanbul, Kabul
Country: Afghanistan, Turkey
Continent: Asia, Europe