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Shaun Gregory

Shaun Gregory

Shaun Gregory is professor in the department of peace studies at the University of Bradford, northern England, and head of the Pakistan Security Research Unit there. He is the author of Pakistan: Securing the Insecure State (Routledge, 2008)

Recent articles


Mumbai: Pakistan’s moment of opportunity

The assault on India’s commercial hub is a moment for the most powerful sectors of the Pakistani state to break with the agents of jihadi violence, says Shaun Gregory.

The Pakistan army and the Afghanistan war

Pakistan’s military and intelligence services are involved in a different power-play to that of their ostensible United States and Nato allies. The implications for western strategy are grave, says Shaun Gregory.

Pakistan’s political turmoil: Musharraf and beyond

The destructive political legacy of Pakistan's former general-president is visible in its kaleidoscope of crises, says Shaun Gregory.

Musharraf: the fateful moment

The president-general is fighting for life and planning for survival but events are conspiring against him, Shaun Gregory.

Pakistan: farewell to democracy

The Pervez Musharraf-Benazir Bhutto deal in Pakistan is part of the problem rather than the solution to a crisis of legitimate governance, says Shaun Gregory.

(This article was first published on 29 October 2007)