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Rob Asghar
Fellow
Member, Pacific Council on International Policy


Rob Asghar is a Pakistani American political writer whose essays and commentaries have appeared in more than 30 newspapers around the world, including The Wall Street Journal, Denver Post, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Jordan Times and Japan Times. Asghar has also been a columnist for Creators Syndicate and the Ashland Daily Tidings, and is currently a regular blogger for the Los Angeles Daily News. Asghar began publishing columns about East-West relations and American foreign policy shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes on American soil, offering a perspective shaped by his travels and his roots in Pakistan, a long-obscure country that emerged as a major front in the American war on terror. Asghar serves as the communications director for the Office of the Provost at USC; he has been a publicist and speechwriter for executives in business and academia, and has edited books on management and theology. He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

Recent Publications by Rob Asghar
June 22, 2009 - When Silence is Golden in PD CPD Blog

June 15, 2009 - An Army of One? Foreign Policy

June 4, 2009 - The Cairo Speech: A Quick Analysis CPD Blog

May 7, 2009 - PD as Global Therapy: Can the Family of Nations Get Along? CPD Blog

May 7, 2009 - "A Rock and Roll Jihad for the Soul of Pakistan," The Huffington Post

April 8, 2009 - In PD, Obama Shows That Style is Substance CPD Blog

April 8, 2009 - "Obama Shows the World's Muslims a New American Face," The Huffington Post

March 27, 2009 - Obama Incentivizes Success in Pakistan, Not Failure The Huffington Post

March 2, 2009 - "Dorm rats, Muslims should share some wine," The Providence Journal

March 16, 2009 - Candor and Conflict CPD Blog

February 3, 2009 - What's In a Word? CPD Blog

February 3, 2009 - A New Chapter, A New Dialogue CPD Blog

December 15, 2009 - American PD: Mission Still Not Accomplished CPD Blog


Rob Asghar in the News
June 13, 2009 - Iran election scrutinized for 'Obama effect' San Francisco Chronicle

June 1, 2009 - USC Center on Public Diplomacy Announces 2009 Fellows

April 20, 2009 - Postcards from 'The Most Dangerous Place on Earth'. Pakistani American writer and CPD fellow Rob Asghar shares vivid personal stories and political analysis from his once-obscure homeland.


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