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Moeed W. Yusuf is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Boston University, USA. He also holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the same institution. During his academic career, he was twice voted All-American Scholar and was recognized by the "Who's Who among American Universities and Colleges" a prestigious list of top-ranked students in American colleges.

Mr. Yusuf is concurrently a Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. He is also affiliated with Harvard University's Mossavar-Rahmani Center. He previously worked as a Special Guest Scholar at The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC., USA and as an expert on economic policy at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan. He has also consulted with the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Innovative Development Strategies, UNESCO, United States Institute for Peace, and Pugwash International.

Mr. Yusuf is currently teaching at Boston University's Political Science Department and has also taught at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-e-Azam University as a member of the visiting faculty. He has published widely in national/international journals, organizational publications, and magazines. He writes a weekly column in The Friday Times, Pakistan. His advice is regularly solicited by various public functionaries. 

Mr. Yusuf's previous research within the security ambit has focused on South Asian nuclear weapons and the "stability-instability paradox," relevance of nuclear deterrence versus nuclear proliferation in South Asia, global non-proliferation regime, the Kashmir dispute, South Asian strategic parity, conventional imbalance between Pakistan and India, United States strategic interests in South Asia, terrorism, and civil-military relations in Pakistan. Relevant to development interests, his recent work has focused on Pakistan's macro-economy, domestic, regional and bilateral trade (specifically with India), the link between conflict and economic interdependence, prospects for investment in economic ventures of strategic importance, domestic commerce, poverty, and institutional development concerns.
Publications and Project Reports

Under Review
Yusuf, Moeed. "Does Community Based Poverty Targeting Work? A Cross-country Comparison," Fredrick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future, Boston University.

Working Papers/Policy Papers (Not Peer Reviewed)
Yusuf, Moeed. 2008. "A Nuclear Renaissance: Will it Occur?" Pardee Papers # 3, Fredrick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future, Boston University, November.Yusuf, Moeed. 2009. "History of the Future of Nuclear Weapons," Brookings Institution.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2008. "A Nuclear Renaissance: Will it Occur?" Pardee Papers # 3, Fredrick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future, Boston University, November.
Yusuf, Moeed and Anit Mukherjee. 2007. "Counterinsurgency in Pakistan: Lessons from India," National Security Outlook, American Enterprise Institute, September.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2007. "Exploring the Potential for Economic Development and Cross-LoC Collaboration in Jammu Kashmir," Pugwash Issue Brief, Vol.5, No.1, July.
Khan, S.R., Moeed Yusuf, and Riaz Ahmed. 2006. "Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (SAFI): Anatomy of a Peoples' Rights Movement," Sustainable Development Policy Institute for SUNGI-ICIMOD.
Yusuf, Moeed et al. 2005. "Lifting the Lid on Foreign Investment Contracts: The Real Deal for Sustainable Development", International Institute for Environment and Development, Briefing paper, October.
Brown, Oli, Faisal Shaheen, Shaheen Rafi Khan, and Moeed Yusuf. 2005. "Regional Trade Agreements: Promoting Conflict or Building Peace?" working paper, International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Khan, S.R., Moeed Yusuf, et al. 2004. "Southern Agenda on Trade (Phase II)," Regional Consultation- South/ South East Asia Background Paper, working paper #98, Sustainable Development Policy Institute.

Journal Publications/ Peer Reviewed Policy Papers
Yusuf, Moeed. 2009. "Forest Management in Pakistan: A Legal and Institutional Analysis," Journal of Law and Sustainable Development Policy (Spring 2009) [accepted].
Yusuf, Moeed. 2008. "Prospects of Youth Radicalization in Pakistan: Implications for U.S. Policy," Brookings Institution.
Yusuf, Moeed and Nazia Hussain. 2008. "Traditional versus Human Security: The Case of Missing Persons in Pakistan," South Asia Journal, Vol.22, July-August 2008.
Khan, S.R., Moeed Yusuf, and Selina Adam. 2007. "Biofuels Trade: Pakistan Case Study," South Asia Journal, Vol. 19, October-December.Yusuf, Moeed. 2008. "Pakistan in Africa: In India's Shadow?" South African Journal of International Affairs, Volume 15, Issue 1.
Khan, S.R., Moeed Yusuf, and Selina Adam. 2007. "Biofuels Trade: Pakistan Case Study," South Asia Journal, Vol. 19, October-December.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2007. "An Indo-US Nuclear Deal: An Impact Analysis," ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs, Vol. 3, Issue 1.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2007. "Poverty Reduction Initiatives in Pakistan: Search for an Optimal targeting Strategy," Asian Development Bank.Yusuf, Moeed. 2007. "Using Trade as a Driver of Peace: Prospects in the Indo-Pak Context," Criterion, Vol.2, No.3, July-September.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2007. "Poverty Reduction Initiatives in Pakistan: Search for an Optimal targeting Strategy," Asian Development Bank.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2005. "Stabilization of the Nuclear Regime in South Asia," South Asia Journal, Vol. 7, January-March, 2005.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2004. "The U.S. and the Islamic radicals: Conflict Unending?", International Social Science Review, Volume 79, No.1-2.
Yusuf, Moeed. 2003. "World's Most Likely Nuclear Flashpoint: South Asia or the Korean peninsula?", The Recorder, Volume 46, No.3.

Book Chapters/Chapters in Compendiums
Yusuf, Moeed. "Pakistan's View of Security in the Indian Ocean Region" (forthcoming in an edited volume prepared by the Naval War College, Newport, USA).
Yusuf, Moeed. "Pakistan's View of Security in the Indian Ocean Region" (forthcoming in an edited volume prepared by the Naval War College, Newport, USA).
Yusuf, Moeed. "India's Cold Start Doctrine: Explaining Pakistan's Silence" (forthcoming in an edited volume being prepared by Naval Postgraduate School, California, USA).Yusuf, Moeed and K. Banuri. "India's Quest for a Ballistic Missile Defense Shield: A Slippery Slope" (forthcoming in an edited volume published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA).
Yusuf, Moeed. "India's Cold Start Doctrine: Explaining Pakistan's Silence" (forthcoming in an edited volume being prepared by Naval Postgraduate School, California, USA).
Yusuf, Moeed. "The Future of South Asian Strategic Stability: Dangers of Relying on the Weaker Party" (forthcoming in an edited volume being published by Jamia Millia University, New Delhi, India).
Khan, S.R, Moeed Yusuf, Faisal Haq Shaheen, and Azka Tanveer. 2008. "Regional Trade Agreements in South Asia: Trade and Conflict Linkages" in Shaheen Rafi Khan, ed. Regional Trade Integration and Conflict Resolution: Southern Perspectives. Routledge. London.
Khan, S.R., Moeed Yusuf, Shahbaz Bokhari, and Shoaib Aziz. 2007. "Quantifying Informal Trade Between Pakistan and India" in Z.F. Naqvi and P. Schuler, eds., The Challenges and Potential of Pakistan-India Trade. The World Bank. Washington, D.C.Khan, S.R, Faisal Haq Shaheen, and Moeed Yusuf. 2008. "Managing Conflict through Trade: The Case of Pakistan and India" in Shaheen Rafi Khan, ed. Regional Trade Integration and Conflict Resolution: Southern Perspectives. Routledge. London.
Khan, S.R., Moeed Yusuf, Shahbaz Bokhari, and Shoaib Aziz. 2007. "Quantifying Informal Trade Between Pakistan and India" in Z.F. Naqvi and P. Schuler, eds., The Challenges and Potential of Pakistan-India Trade. The World Bank. Washington, D.C.
Yusuf, Moeed and Adil Najam. 2005. "Kashmir: Identifying the Components of a Sustainable Solution" in Troubled Times: Sustainable Development and Governance in the Age of Extremes. SAMA Books. Islamabad.