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Stephen Tankel serves as an associate professor at American University and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, with prior experience as a Senior Advisor at the Department of Defense. His expertise focuses on terrorism, counterterrorism, and security dynamics in South Asia.
His educational background includes:
- BS from Cornell University
- MSc from the London School of Economics
- PhD in War Studies from King's College London
Dr. Tankel's research integrates extensive fieldwork across Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, and the Balkans to analyze militant groups and U.S. counterterrorism partnerships. He has authored influential books including With Us And Against Us: How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror and Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba, contributing to scholarly discourse through editorial roles at War on the Rocks, Texas National Security Review, and terrorism-focused journals. His work demonstrates consistent emphasis on policy-relevant security analysis with regional specialization in South Asia.
As a public intellectual, he maintains active engagement with U.S. policymakers and intelligence communities while providing media commentary for major outlets like CNN, Financial Times, and The Washington Post on evolving security challenges.
