Barnett Rubin

Barnett Richard Rubin (born January 10, 1950), a political scientist, is a leading expert on Afghanistan. He is the author of eight books and is currently Senior Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University, a leading foreign policy center, as well as Senior Advisor to the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dr. Rubin has advised the United Nations, NATO, and the Afghan government on numerous policy matters, including aid policy, security policy, and diplomatic strategy. Dr. Rubin was raised in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. He received his B.A. from Yale University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.