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Teresita C. SchafferDirector, South Asia Program |
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Ambassador Teresita Schaffer came to CSIS in August 1998 after a 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service. She devoted most of her career to international economic issues and to South Asia, on which she was one of the State Department’s principal experts. From 1989 to 1992, she served as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, at that time the senior South Asia position in the department; from 1992 to 1995, she was the U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka; and from 1995 to 1997, she served as director of the Foreign Service Institute. Her earlier posts included Tel Aviv, Islamabad, New Delhi, and Dhaka, as well as a tour as director of the Office of International Trade in the State Department. She spent a year as a consultant on business issues relating to South Asia after retiring from the Foreign Service. Her publications include “Sri Lanka: Lessons from the 1995 Negotiations,” in Creating Peace in Sri Lanka (Brookings, 1998); two studies on women in Bangladesh; and “Kashmir: Fifty Years of Running in Place,” in Grasping the Nettle (USIP, 2004). Her CSIS publications include Kashmir: The Economics of Peace Building (2005), Pakistan’s Future and U.S. Policy Options (2004), Rising India and U.S. Policy Options in Asia (2002), and several reports on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India. Schaffer has taught at Georgetown University and American University. She speaks French, Swedish, German, Italian, Hebrew, Hindi, and Urdu, and has studied Bangla and Sinhala.
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CSIS Publications by Teresita C. Schaffer
South Asia Monitor: Elections in Nepal: Maoists Offer an Uncharted Course- May 02, 2008 05/02/2008
South Asia Monitor: India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: Hostile Sports - April 03, 2008 04/03/2008
India and China 03/13/2008
South Asia Monitor: After Pakistan's Elections: Dealing with a Fractured Government-March 11, 2008 03/11/2008
South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka- Peace Through War? 02/04/2008
Critical Questions: The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto 01/03/2008
South Asia Monitor: India and the Gulf: Convergence of Interests - December 4, 2007 12/04/2007
India:Fitting HIV/AIDS into a Public Health Strategy 11/20/2007
Perils of Pakistan in Global Forecast: the Top Security Challenges of 2008 11/14/2007
Critical Questions: The Pakistani State of Emergency 11/06/2007
Critical Questions: U.S.-India Nuclear Deal 10/31/2007
South Asia Monitor: India at 60: The India-U.S. Nuclear Deal on Hold - Crash, or Course Correction? - October 26, 2007 10/26/2007
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan: Interpreting the Legal and Political Tangles - September 20, 2007 09/20/2007
Not the Same Pakistan 09/18/2007
South Asia Monitor: India's "Look West" Policy:Why Central Asia Matters - September 05, 2007 09/05/2007
The Nuclear Deal and Regional Security 08/21/2007
South Asia Monitor: Bangladesh in the Balance - August 01, 2007 08/01/2007
Musharraf’s Options Shrinking 07/20/2007
Pakistan: Showdown at the Red Mosque 07/05/2007
South Asia Monitor: India at 60: Retail and the Indian Economy - July 5, 2007 07/05/2007
Pakistan: Shrinking Control 05/18/2007
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan and Musharraf: Surrounded by Uncertainty - May 2, 2007 05/02/2007
South Asia Monitor: U.S.-India Defense Relations: Strategic Perspectives - April 4, 2007 04/04/2007
South Asia Commentary: Musharraf and the Chief Justice: Will Pakistan Unravel? 03/20/2007
South Asia Monitor: India and Russia: Old Friends, New Friends - March 1, 2007 03/01/2007
South Asia Monitor: India, China, and Japan - January 3, 2007 01/03/2007
Nuclear Cooperation with India: Storms Ahead 12/19/2006
Pacnet #60 December 19, 2006 - Nuclear Cooperation with India: Storms in India 12/19/2006
South Asia Monitor: A Hard Battle: Few Victories to Cheer in India on World AIDS Day - December 1, 2006 11/30/2006
Civilian Nuclear Cooperation with India: Another Step Down a Long Road 11/17/2006
South Asia Monitor: Musharraf’s Waziristan Deal: Shrewd Strategy or Tacit Surrender? - November 1, 2006 11/01/2006
India and the International Nonproliferation System 10/02/2006
South Asia Monitor: Gathering Steam: India and the United States Extend Military Ties - October 2, 2006 10/02/2006
South Asia Monitor: India's Energy Dilemma - September 07, 2006 09/07/2006
South Asia Monitor: The Reconstruction of Afghanistan: A Fight for Survival - August 01, 2006 08/01/2006
Public Health and International Security: The Case of India 07/31/2006
South Asia Monitor: Can Sri Lanka Turn Away from War? - July 5, 2006 07/07/2006
Rescuing Afghanistan Reconstruction 07/06/2006
South Asia Monitor: Nepal's Future: Uncertain and Fragile 06/05/2006
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan and the United States; Sweet and Sour 05/05/2006
South Asia Monitor: The Bush Visit and the Nuclear Deal 04/03/2006
South Asia Monitor: India-Iran Relations: Changing the Tone? 03/08/2006
India as a Global Power? 12/16/2005
South Asia Monitor: Bangladesh: Sinking into Chaos? - December 15, 2005 12/15/2005
Kashmir 12/01/2005
South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka: Peace Process on the Ropes 12/01/2005
South Asia Monitor: India and Pakistan—Still Moving Forward – October 1, 2005 10/03/2005
South Asia Monitor: India and the United States: Turning a Corner - August 1, 2005 08/01/2005
Engaging India: The U.S. Role in India's Fight against HIV/AIDS (A Report of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS) 06/01/2005
South Asia Monitor: Engaging India: U.S. Role in Combating the HIV/AIDS Pandemic - June 1, 2005 06/01/2005
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan: Economic and Security Progress and Political Stagnation - May 3, 2005 05/03/2005
South Asia Monitor: India, Pakistan and Kashmir: Of Buses and People - April 1, 2005 04/01/2005
Time to Get Serious on Kashmir 12/06/2004
South Asia Monitor: Outsourcing: The New Big Thing or the Slippery Slope? - December 01, 2004 12/01/2004
Strategy for the Second Wave: Learning from India's Experience with HIV/AIDS 11/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: Bangladesh: Trouble Below the Radar Screen - November 1, 2004 11/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: India-Pakistan Peace Talks: Slow Progress - October 01, 2004 10/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: India and HIV/AIDS: Fighting back - September 7, 2004 09/07/2004
South Asia Monitor: India’s Budget: Modest Reform, Modest Populism - August 1, 2004 08/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: Nepal's Agony Deepens - July 1, 2004 07/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: India: Expect Turbulence - June 3, 2004 06/03/2004
South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka: Election Shakes Up Political Landscape - May 2, 2004 05/02/2004
Nuclear Risk Reduction Centres in South Asia 05/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: Afghanistan's Unrelenting Challenges - April 2, 2004 04/02/2004
South Asia Monitor: HIV/AIDS Lessons from India - March 3, 2004 03/03/2004
Pakistan's Future and U.S. Policy Options 03/01/2004
India at the Crossroads: Confronting the HIV/AIDS Challenge 01/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan: Parliamentary Elections and After - January 1, 2004 01/01/2004
South Asia Monitor: Can India and Pakistan Seize the Moment? - July 1, 2003 07/01/2003
South Asia Monitor: The Changing Face of Russia-South Asia Relations - June 1, 2003 06/01/2003
South Asia Monitor: Opportunity Lost? Indian Budget 2003–2004 - April 1, 2003 04/01/2003
South Asia Monitor: India-Pakistan Trade: Creating Constituencies for Peace - March 3, 2003 03/03/2003
South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka: Finding the Start of a Long Road - January 01, 2003 01/01/2003
South Asia Monitor: Two Elections: New Hopes and Old Frustrations - November 1, 2002 11/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan’s Upcoming Elections: Controlling Democracy - October 1, 2002 10/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: The Kashmiri Impasse: Lots of Activity, Little Movement - September 1, 2002 09/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: Building Confidence in India and Pakistan - August 1, 2002 08/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: Fragile Hopes in Sri Lanka - July 1, 2002 07/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: India and Pakistan Eyeball to Eyeball: Some Basic FAQ's - June 1, 2002 06/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: Harmonizing Agendas In Afghanistan - May 1, 2002 05/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: India's Leadership Stumbles: The Economic Dimension — Budget 2002–2003 - April 1, 2002 04/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: High Stakes for the United States and Pakistan - March 1, 2002 03/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: India and Pakistan: Can Crisis Become Opportunity? - February 1, 2002 02/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka: "Cohabitation"–Opportunity or Paralysis - January 1, 2002 01/01/2002
South Asia Monitor: Special Report Rising India and U.S. Policy Options in Asia - December 1, 2001 12/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: Bangladesh: Changing the Guard - November 1, 2002 11/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: The U.S. and South Asia: New Priorities, Familiar Interests - October 1, 2001 10/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: India's Energy Outlook - September 1, 2001 09/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: The Agra Summit - August 1, 2001 08/01/2001
South Asian Monitor: India and the United States: Security Interests - June 1, 2001 06/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan Update - May 1, 2001 05/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: India Budget 2001: Can the Government Deliver - April 1, 2001 04/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan, The Middle East and Central Asia - February 01, 2001 02/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: Stepping Carefully in Kashmir - January 01, 2001 01/01/2001
South Asia Monitor: India Plays Both Sides In The Middle East - December 01, 2000 12/01/2000
South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka: After Election, No Clear Road Ahead - November 01, 2000 11/01/2000
South Asia Monitor: Pakistan a Year Later - October 01, 2000 10/01/2000
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Teresita C. Schaffer In the News
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Haqqani Back in D.C., Where Everybody Knows His Name." 05/16/2008
Rick Barton, Teresita Schaffer, Gerald Hyman, and Karin Von Hippel, were quoted by the Associated Press of Pakistan, "Pakistani Leadership Can Bring Far-Reaching Reforms Through Political Will." 04/30/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "US Works to Determine How to Deal with Maoists in Nepal." 04/24/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Time, "Washington's New Pakistan Problem." 03/28/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, and Robert Einhorn, senior advisor ISP< were quoted by BBC News, "Has Time Run Out for US-India Nuclear Deal?" 03/24/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was interviewed for National Public Radio's All Things Considered, "Pakistan's Inaction Frustrates U.S. Terror Officials." 01/28/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Pakistan and Afghanistan are emerging as bigger focus in U.S. terrorism fight." 01/27/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Diplomat's Departure Muddles Nuke Deal." 01/19/2008
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Bloomberg, “Bush Sticks With Musharraf as Pakistan Democracy Push Stumbles� 12/30/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, had an op-ed published in the Washington Post, "Pakistan at an Uncertain Hour." 12/28/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, took part in aNew York Times online discussion, "Q&A: Pakistan After Bhutto." 12/28/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Pakistan's Agony." 12/28/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Musharraf's Political Future Appears Troubled." 12/28/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Salvaging U.S. Diplomacy Amid Division." 12/28/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was interviewed on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, "Bush Decries Bhutto Assassination." 12/27/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Bhutto Death Puts a Spotlight on the War in Afghanistan." 12/27/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Pakistani Judges Bear Brunt of Emergency." 12/05/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Musharraf Aides Say He'll Announce End to Emergency Rule." 11/28/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Pakistani Middle Class, Beneficiary to Musharraf, Begins to Question Rule." 11/25/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Guardian, "Democratic Candidates Stake Out Positions on Pakistan." 11/21/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, appeared on NBC Nightly News, "U.S. Watching Pakistan Carefully." 11/18/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted in a column in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Musharraf's Dangerous Aim." 11/09/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy, were quoted by the USA Today, "Pakistan Crisis Reveals Fragile Ties in Terror War." 11/08/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by TIME Magazine, "Can the US Pressure Musharraf?" 11/07/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Musharraf's Dangerous Aim." 11/07/2007
Rick Barton, codirector of the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, and Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, were quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Pakistan Crackdown Slows Bush's Freedom March." 11/05/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Reuters, "No Rosy Scenarios for U.S. with Pakistan." 11/04/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Agence France Presse, "Pakistan emergency rule troubles ally US." 11/03/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Musharraf Leaves White House in Lurch." 11/03/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "In Pakistan Quandary, U.S. Reviews Stance." 10/21/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Sorting Out Pakistan’s Many Struggles." 10/21/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Reuters, "India-U.S. ties steady despite nuclear impasse." 10/18/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Bhutto's Risky Return." 10/18/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Reuters, "US urged to change tack in Pakistan as ally falters." 10/10/2007
Teresita Schtaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Fresh crisis brews over India-U.S. nuclear deal." 09/23/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "US wants free elections in Pakistan, wonders about life if Musharraf should lose." 09/07/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by the New York Times, "U.S. Is Prodding Pakistan Leader to Share Power." 08/16/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Bush Backs Pakistan's Musharraf, Urges Vote to Empower His Foes." 08/13/2007
Teresita C. Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was interviewed by the New York Times, "Pakistan Facing Question on How to Handle Extremists." 08/08/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, appeared on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, "Good Intel Could Remove Al-Qaida, Bush Says." 08/06/2007
Teresita Schaffer, South Asia Program director at CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Looks to Assure, Yet Prod, Karzai." 08/06/2007
Teresita Schaffer, South Asia Program director at CSIS, was quoted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "U.S. Ambassadors, From Here To . . ." 08/05/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by Reuters, "Bush, Karzai to Discuss Afghan Effort." 08/02/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, had an op-ed published in the Washington Post's online feature Think Tank Town, "The Pakistan Policy Predicament." 08/01/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by The New York Times, "Musharraf Loses Fight Over Suspension of Judge." 07/21/2007
Teresita Schaffer, South Asia Program director at CSIS, was quoted by the New York Times, "How a Clash Helped Pakistan’s Leader — and Didn’t." 07/15/2007
CSIS South Asia Program director Teresita Schaffer's report "Showdown at the Red Mosque" was quoted by Bloomberg, "Pakistan Siege May Fuel Rift With Religious Parties." 07/12/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by the New York Times, "Behind a Siege in Pakistan, Rumblings of a Wider Dissent." 07/07/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Pakistan Rejects Cleric's Terms Over Mosque Siege." 07/06/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Imran Khan Says Pakistani Judge Dispute Boosted His Popularity." 06/26/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, was quoted by The New York Times, "Can Pakistan Mix Well With Democracy?" 06/17/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Musharraf's Grip Falters in Pakistan." 05/29/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by The Washington Post, "Teetering Musharraf Bouyed by U.S. Allliance." 05/28/2007
A report by CSIS South Asia Program director Teresita Schaffer, Pakistan: Shrinking Control, was quoted by The New York Times, "Supporters Urge Pakistan to Alter Course." 05/22/2007
The South Asia Monitor commentary by Ambassador Teresita Schaffer and Harris Qureshi was cited by The Daily Times of Pakistan, "Too Early to Write Musharraf’s Political Obituary". 05/11/2007
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Hindustan Times, "Indian Envoy Says 123 Talks Not in Trouble." 04/14/2007
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer and Vibhute Hate of the CSIS South Asia Program, were quoted by The Times of India, "US Acknowledges India's Importance." 04/05/2007
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Protests Grow Over Pakistani Chief Justice's Suspension." 03/17/2007
Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was cited by The Washington Times, "Nuclear Pact with India Hailed." 12/19/2006
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS’s South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "North Korea Test Puts Spotlight on Pakistan." 10/12/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Bush Confronting Afghan-Pakistan Rift at White House Meetings." 09/27/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was interviewed by CBS News White House radio correspondent Peter Maer, "Diplomats Call for Pushing Pakistan." 09/22/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS’s South Asia Program, was quoted by the Chicago Tribune, "Bush to Press Pakistan on Afghan Security." 09/22/2006
Teresita Schaffer, a former U.S. ambassador and now director of CSIS's South Asia Program, sat down for a lengthy interview for ABC's online program Politics Live. 09/19/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was quoted by The Oregonian, "Afghan Mission Feels Like War." 09/13/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was interviewed by The World, a co-production of the BBC World Service and PRI, on the current situation in Sri Lanka. 08/29/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was featured on NPR's All Things Considered, "Musharraf Walks Tightrope in War on Terrorism." 08/20/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was quoted by Time magazine, "The Death of Peace." 05/22/2006
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Border Battles Strain Pakistan-Afghan Ties." 03/22/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, was quoted by Bloomberg News, "Indian Police Kill 2 Suspected Terrorists After Varanasi Attack." 03/08/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, wrote an op-ed in The Times of India, "Bond of Democracy." 03/02/2006
Teresita Schaffer, director of CSIS's South Asia Program, co-wrote an op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor, "A U.S. Itinerary for Action in Pakistan." 03/01/2006
CSIS experts Teresita Schaffer, CSIS Senior VP Kurt M. Campbell and Senior Adviser Michael J. Green were quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "What Bush wants in India." 02/28/2006
CSIS South Asia Program Director Ambassador Teresita Schaffer and Senior Fellow Daniel Benjamin were interviewed by the Financial Times, "Missile Attack Clouds U.S.- Pakistan Talks." 01/22/2006
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer on NPR 08/18/2005
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Testimony by Teresita C. Schaffer
U.S. Assistance to Pakistan 12/06/2007
Security Challenges involving Pakistan: Policy Implications for the Department of Defense 10/10/2007
Pakistan: Today’s Crisis and U.S. Policy 07/25/2007
An Update on South Asia 09/21/2006
U.S. Strategy in Pakistan: High Stakes, Heavy Agenda 07/14/2004
Strategic Trends in South Asia 03/17/2004
U.S. Relations with South Asia 10/20/1999
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