Samina Ahmed Email and Phone Number

Samina Ahmed is South Asia Director and Senior Adviser Asia at the International Crisis Group. She has a demonstrated history of working on the political, social, economic and military factors that increase the risk of political instability, internal conflict, extremism and war. She has extensive expertise on governance and democratization, electoral reform, human rights, civil-military relations, ethnic conflict, domestic insurgencies, humanitarian crises, including refugees and internal displacement. She is an expert on defense and security issues, including security sector and criminal justice reform; militancy and terrorism; Islamic radicalism and extremism; arms control, nuclear proliferation and risks, with a focus on South Asia; U.S. policy and regional security in Southwest Asia. Skilled in Non-Profit Organizations, Policy Research and Analysis, Security, Conflict Prevention, Containment and Resolution. Strong security and governance professional with a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Political Science from the Australian National University.