Stephen Tankel is an associate professor in the School of International Service at American University and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. An expert on terrorism, counterterrorism, and security and military affairs in South Asia, Dr. Tankel has conducted field research in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, and the Balkans. He is the author of numerous works, including With Us And Against Us: How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror (2018) and Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Taiba (2011). From 2014-2015, Dr. Tankel served as a Senior Advisor for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs at the Department of Defense. ​