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TIP/Experts on Afghanistan

November 24, 2009

TO: Editors, news directors
FROM: Jenny Price, University Communications, 608-262-8296
RE: TIP/Afghanistan experts

President Obama said today he will send additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan to “finish the job,” and is expected to announce more details in a televised address to the nation next week.

UW-Madison has experts who can discuss this new development and provide context and analysis about the current situation inside Afghanistan, public opinion connected to the conflict and the history of U.S. foreign policy in the region.

  • Joseph Elder, professor of sociology, languages and cultures of Asia, integrated liberal studies, 608-255-0533 (home) 608-262-2782, elder@ssc.wisc.edu. Elder can provide background and discuss contemporary events in Afghanistan.
  • Charles Franklin, professor of political science, 608-235-1960, franklin@polisci.wisc.edu. Franklin is the co-founder of Pollster.com, a Web site that provides polling data to national media and the public, and can provide analysis of U.S. public opinion on Afghanistan.
  • David Orrin Morgan, professor of history and religious studies, 608-236-4423, domorgan@wisc.edu. Morgan is an expert on Islam, the Middle East and Central Asia and can provide context on the history of Afghanistan.
  • Jon Pevehouse, professor of political science and public affairs, 608-262-4839, pevehouse@polisci.wisc.edu. Pevehouse is an expert on U.S. foreign policy and can discuss Obama’s decision to send more troops.
  • Jeremi Suri, professor of history, 608-263-1852, suri@wisc.edu. Suri is an expert on foreign policy, politics, war, terrorism, foreign interventions, international leaders, military affairs and strategy and can comment on those topics as they pertain to a troop surge. For additional information, go to http://jeremisuri.net and search “Afghanistan.”

For more background on the Afghanistan situation, check out this “Office Hours” show on the Big Ten Network, hosted by political scientist Ken Goldstein and produced by students in his class. The show features Pevehouse and Katja Favretto, a new assistant professor in the UW–Madison political science department.  She specializes in crisis bargaining, international conflict management and currently teaches a class on third party involvement in international disputes.

Visit our Experts Guide to find more UW–Madison experts.