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Seth G. Jones

Washington Office

Political Scientist

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Education

Ph.D. in political science, University of Chicago; A.B., Bowdoin College

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Biography

Research Focus

Afghanistan; Europe; South Asia; Counterterrorism; Counterinsurgency

RAND Research Areas

National Security; Terrorism and Homeland Security

Recent Projects

Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Pakistan
How terrorist groups end

Selected Publications

Seth G. Jones, In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan, W.W. Norton, 2009

Bruce Hoffman and Seth G. Jones, "Cellphones in the Hindu Kush", National Interest, 96, 2008

Seth G. Jones, Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, RAND, 2008

Seth G. Jones and Martin C. Libicki, How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida, RAND, 2008

Seth G. Jones, "The Rise of Afghanistan's Insurgency", International Security, 32(4), 2008

Seth G. Jones, "Pakistan's Dangerous Game", Survival, 49(1), 2007

Seth G. Jones, Rise of European Security Cooperation, Cambridge University Press, 2007

Honors & Awards

Presidential Award awarded by RAND

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Research Focus

Afghanistan, Europe, Middle East, nation-building, terrorism, counterterrorism

Recent Projects

Best practices in nation-building
U.S. and European counterterrorist and counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq

Selected Publications

Rise of European Security Cooperation, Cambridge University Press, 2007

"Pakistan's Dangerous Game," Survival, Vol. 49, No. 1, Spring 2007

"The UN's Record in Nation-Building," Seth G. Jones and James Dobbins, Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter 2006

"Averting Failure in Afghanistan," Survival, Vol. 48, No. 1, Spring 2006

"Arming Europe," Seth G. Jones and F. Stephen Larrabee, The National Interest, No. 82, Winter 2005-06

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: ABC; Al Hurra; BBC; Chicago Tribune; Christian Science Monitor; CNN; CNN International; C-SPAN; Dallas Morning News; Financial Times; International Herald Tribune; Los Angeles Times; MSNBC; New York Times; Newsday; Newsweek; San Diego Union-Tribune; San Jose Mercury News; Time Magazine; U.S. News & World Report; USA Today; Voice of America

Commentary: Christian Science Monitor; Financial Times; International Herald Tribune; New York Times; Newsweek