Topic: International and South Asian Regional Security, Political-Military Affairs, Terrorism

Journal Articles

• "The Killing Fields of Punjab: Representing the Sikh militancy in Cinema," C. Christine Fair and Harshiv Mahajan, Small Wars and Insurgencies, published online August 14, 2024 (34 pages).
• "Veena Verma's Dead Mouse," Translated by C. Christine Fair, Orientalia Suecana, 73 (2024), 49-57.
• "Looking for Individual-Level Evidence for the Ethnic Security Dilemma Revisited: A Study of Balochistan," C. Christine Fair, Parina Patel, Gunjan Maheshwari, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, published online March 20,2023 (34 pages).
• "'Why We Are Waging Jihad': A Critical Translation of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba's Foundational Document," C. Christine Fair, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, September 2023.
• "Parmanu: the story of Pokhran (2018)- the saffronization of India's quest for a nuclear weapon?" C. Christine Fair, Small Wars and Insurgencies, published online 8 August 2023.
• "China and the Taliban: Past as Prologue?" Luke Encarnation and C. Christine Fair, Journal of Strategic Studies, published online 27 February 2023.
• "The Taliban's Amir on the 'Victory' in Afghanistan," Sara Hakimi and C. Christine Fair, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, September 2022.
• "Lashkar-e-Tayyaba: China's Handmaid in Balochistan," C. Christine Fair, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, August 2022.
• "Support for Domestic Islamist Terrorism in Bangladesh: Insights from a Novel Survey," C. Christine Fair and Parina Patel, Politics and Religion, pp. 1-27. Appeared online 8 April 2022.
• "The Psychological Roots of Public Opinion toward a Militant Group: The Case of Pakistani Lashkar-e-Tayyaba," Karl Kalthenthaler and C. Christine Fair, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 136, No. 4 (2021) 689-714.
• "Did India's demonetization policy curb stone-pelting in Indian-administered Kashmir?," C. Christine Fair, Digvijay Ghotane & Parina Patel, Small Wars and Insurgency, Vol. 32, No. 8 (2021) 1418-1453.
• "Barriers to Covenantal Pluralism in Bangladeshi Public Opinion," C. Christine Fair and Parina Patel, The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Vol. 19, No.2 (2021) 40-55.
• "'Ground Hog Da Din' for the Sikh insurgency?," C. Christine Fair, Kerry Ashkenaze & Scott Batchelder, Small Wars and Insurgency, Vol. 32, No.2 (2021), 344-373.
• "Selling out the Afghans," C. Christine Fair, Current History, Vol. 119, No. 816 (April 2020): 152-155.
• "Bangladesh in 2019: Hasina Consolidates One-Woman Rule," C. Christine Fair, Asian Survey, Vol. 60, No. 1 (February 2020): 189-195.
• "Rational Islamists: Islamism and regime preferences in Bangladesh," C. Christine Fair and Parina Patel, The Journal of Democratization, (published online 13 January 2020).
• "The pious or the doctrinaire? Who supports suicide terrorism in Indonesia?," C. Christine Fair, Julie Chernov Hwang and Moiz Abdul Majid, Asian Survey, (published online September 2019).
• "Explaining Why Some Muslims Support Islamist Political Violence," C. Christine Fair and Parina Patel, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 314, No. 2 (July 2019): 245-276.
• "The Making of the Rohingya Genocide and Myanmar's Impunity," C. Christine Fair, Current History, Vol. 118, No. 807 (April 2019): 149-153.
• "Bangladesh in 2018: Bounding Towards 'One-Woman Rule'," C. Christine Fair, Asian Survey, Vol. 59, No. 1(Jan/Feb 2019):24-132.
• "Research Note: Understanding Muslims' Support for Suicide Bombing in West Africa-Replication Study," C. Christine Fair and Samta Savla, Perspectives in Terrorism, Vol. 13, No. 1(Spring 2019):106-123.
• "Rohingya: Victims of a Great Game East," C. Christine Fair, The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 3(Fall 2018):63-85.
• "The Milli Muslim League: The Domestic Politics of Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba," C. Christine Fair, Current Trends in Islamic Ideology (July 2018):33-44.
• "Women and Support for Terrorism in Pakistan," C. Christine Fair and Ali Hamza, Terrorism and Political Violence, published online July 11, 2018: 22 pages.
• "Afghanistan in 2017: Another Year of Running in Place," C. Christine Fair, Asian Survey, Vol.58, No.1 (2018): pp.110-119.
• "Jamaat-ud-Dawa: Converting Kuffar at Home, Killing Them Abroad," C. Christine Fair, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology,Vol.22, (November 2017):pp. 58-79.
• "Pakistan Has a New General: Policy Implications," C. Christine Fair, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,Vol.40, No.4 (2017): 82-98.
• "Who Supports Suicide Terrorism in Bangladesh? What the Data Say," C. Christine Fair, Ali Hamza, Rebecca Heller, Politics and Religion, published online June 21, 2017.
• "Natural Disasters and Political Engagement: Evidence from the 2010-11 Pakistani Floods," C. Christine Fair, Patrick M. Kuhn, Neil Malhotra, Jacob N. Shapiro. Quarterly Journal of Political Science, Vol.12, No.1 (2017):99-141.
• "Rethinking Baloch Secularism: What the Data Say," C. Christine Fair and Ali Hamza. Peace and Conflict Studies,Vol.23, No.1 (2017):36 pgs.
• "Pakistan's Deadly Grip on Afghanistan," C. Christine Fair. Current History,Vol.116, No. 789 (2017): 136-141.
• "Conceptions of Shari`a and Support for Militancy and Democratic Values: Evidence from Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Rebecca Littman, Elizabeth R. Nugent. Political Science Research and Methods, published online January 31, 2017, 20 pgs.
• "From Elite Consumption to Popular Opinion: Framing of the US Drone Program in Pakistani Newspapers," C. Christine Fair and Ali Hamza. Small Wars and Insurgencies, Vol. 27, No. 5 (2016): 578-607.
• "Research Note: Can Knowledge of Islam Explain Lack of Support for Terrorism? Evidence from Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Jacob S. Goldstein, Ali Hamza. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, published online June 2016. Forthcoming in print.
• "Relative Poverty, Perceived Violence, and Support for Militant Politics: Evidence from Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Rebecca Littman, Neil Malhotra and Jacob N. Shapiro. Political Science Research and Methods, available on CJO2016. doi:10.1017/psrm.2016.6. 25 pgs.
• "Five Dangerous Myths about Pakistan," C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly. The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 38(4):73-97.
• "Ethnicity, Islam, and Pakistani Public Opinion toward the Pakistani Taliban," Karl Kaltenthaler, William J. Miller, C. Christine Fair. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 38, 11 (2015):938-957.
• "Pakistani Political Communication and Public Opinion on U.S. Drone Attacks," C. Christine Fair and Karl Kaltenthaler, William Miller. Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 38,6 (2015):852-872.
• "Explaining Support for Sectarian Terrorism in Pakistan: Piety, Maslak and Sharia," C. Christine Fair. Religions, Vol. 6, No. 4 (September):1137-1167.
• "An Unworthy Ally," C. Christine Fair. Foreign Affairs, Vol. 94, No. 5 (September/October 2015): 160-170.
• "The Other Drawdown in Afghanistan," C. Christine Fair. Current History, Vol. 114, No. 771 (April 2015):137-143.
• "Pakistani Political Communication and Public Opinion on U.S. Drone Attacks,"C. Christine Fair, Karl Kaltenthaler, William Miller. Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol.38, No. 6 (September 2015):852-872.
• "Measuring political violence in Pakistan: Insights from the BFRS Dataset," Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, C. Christine Fair, Jenna Jordan, Rasul Bakhsh Rais, Jacob N. Shapiro. Conflict Management and Peace Science. Published on line September 15, 2014. 23 pgs. Forthcoming in print.
• "Drones, spies, terrorists, and second-class citizenship in Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Small Wars and Insurgencies, Vol. 25, No. 1 (2014):205-235.
• "The Drone War: Pakistani Public Opposition to American Drone Strikes in Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Karl Kaltenthaler and William Miller, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 129, No. 1 (Spring 2014):1-33.
• "Using Manpower Policies to Transform the Force and Society: The Case of the Pakistan Army," C. Christine Fair. Security Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1 (February 2014): 74-112.
• "India's Stalled Internal Security Reforms," Sarah J. Watson and C. Christine Fair, India Review, Vol. 12, No. 4 (2013):280-299.
• "Iranians and the Bomb: Religion and Support and Opposition to the Development of Nuclear Weapons," C. Christine Fair, Karl Kaltenthaler and William Miller. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 37, No.1 (Fall 2013):1-24.
• Insights from a Database of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Militants," C. Christine Fair. Journal of Strategic Studies. Available online October 17, 2013 (forthcoming in print):1-31.
• "Lives On The Line," C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly. The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Summer 2013):173-184.
• "Democratic Values and Support for Militancy: Evidence from a National Survey of Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Neil Malhotra, Jacob N. Shapiro, Journal Conflict Resolution. Available online March 21, 2013. (forthcoming in print 2013).
• "Pakistan on the Brink of a Democratic Transition?" C. Christine Fair, Current History, Vol. 112, No. 753 (April 2013), pp. 130-136.
• "Busting Out: Iranian Public Opinion Toward the NPT," C. Christine Fair, Karl Kaltenthaler, William Miller, The Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 20, No. 1 (March 2013):123-126.
• "The structural origins of authoritarianism in Pakistan," Sumit Ganguly and C. Christine Fair, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics (2013): Vol. 51 (1):122-142.
• "Iranians and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," C. Christine Fair, Karl Kaltenthaler and William Miller. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 36, No. 2 (forthcoming Winter 2013):1-31.
• "Faith or Doctrine? Religion and Support for Political Violence in Pakistan," C. Christine Fair; Neil Malhotra; Jacob N. Shapiro. Public Opinion Quarterly 2012; 76(4):688-720 first published online November 1, 2012.
• Poverty and Support for Militant Politics: Evidence from Pakistan," Graeme Blair,C. Christine Fair,Neil Malhotra,Jacob N. Shapiro, American Journal of Political Science, available ONLINE July 16, 2012. Forthcoming in print 2013.
• "A state in flux: Pakistan in the context of national and regional change," C. Christine Fair, Shaun Gregory, Contemporary South Asia, Volume 20, No. 2 (2012): 173-178.
• "The US-Pakistan relations after a decade of the war on terror," C. Christine Fair, Contemporary South Asia, Volume 20, No. 2 (2012): 243-253.
• "Prospects for effective internal security reforms in India," C. Christine Fair, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 50, No. 2 (April 2012):145-170.
• "The Enduring Madrasa Myth," C. Christine Fair, Current History, Volume: 111, Issue: 744, (April 2012).135-140.
• "Pakistan in 2011: Ten Years of the "War on Terror," C. Christine Fair, Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 1, (2011) 100-113.
• "Increasing Social Conservatism in the Pakistan Army: What the Data Say," C. Christine Fair, Armed Forces and Society (forthcoming in print). Available online November 18, 2011.
• "Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Pakistani State," C. Christine Fair, Survival, Vol. 53, No. 4 (August 2011).
• "Why the Pakistan Army is Here to Stay: Prospects for Civilian Governance?" C. Christine Fair, International Affairs, Vol. 87, No. 3 (May 2011): 571-588.
• "Under the Shrinking US Security Umbrella: India's End Game in Afghanistan?" C. Christine Fair, The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Spring 2011).
• "The Changing Pakistan Army Officer Corps," Christine Fair, C. and Shuja Nawaz Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1 (February 2011).
• "Pakistan in 2010: Flooding, Governmental Inefficiency, and Continued Insurgency," C. Christine Fair, Asian Survey, Vol. 51, Number 1 (January 2011).
• "The Militant Challenge in Pakistan," C. Christine Fair, Asia Policy, Vol. 11 (January 2011).
• "Islam, Militancy, and Politics in Pakistan: Insights From a National Sample," C. Christine Fair, Neil Malhotra, Jacob N. Shapiro, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 22, no. 4 (September 2010).
• "Clear, Build, Hold, Transfer: Can Obama's Afghan Strategy Work?," C. Christine Fair, Asian Affairs: An American Review, Vol. 37, No. 3 (July 2010).
• "Why Support Islamist Militancy? Evidence from Pakistan," Jacob N. Shapiro, C. Christine Fair, International Security, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Winter 2009/2010).
• "Pakistan's Own War on Terror: What the Pakistani Public Thinks," C. Christine Fair, Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Fall/Winter 2009).
• "Pakistan's War Within," C. Christine Fair and Seth G. Jones, Survival, Vol. 51, No. 6 (December 2009 - January 2010).
• "Students' Islamic Movement of India and the Indian Mujahideen: An Assessment," C. Christine Fair, Asia Policy, Vol. 9 (January 2010).
• "Time for Sober Realism: US-Pakistan Relations," C. Christine Fair, The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 2 (April 2009).
• "Pakistan's Democracy: The Army's Quarry?" C. Christine Fair, Asian Security, Vol. 5, No. 1 (February 2009).
• "Determinants of Popular Support for Iran's Nuclear Program: Insights from a Nationally Representative Study," C. Christine Fair and Stephen Shellman, Contemporary Security Policy, Vol. 29, No. 3 (December 2008).
• "Consenting to a Child's Jihad in Pakistan: Insights from Survey Data in Pakistan," Victor Asal, C. Christine Fair, Stephen Shellman, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 31, No. 11 (November 2008).
• "Pakistan's Relations with Central Asia: Is Past Prologue?" C. Christine Fair.  Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 32, No. 1 (April 2008).
• "The Educated Militants of Pakistan: Implications for Pakistan’s Domestic Security," C. Christine Fair.  Contemporary South Asia, Vol. 16, No. 1 (March, 2008).
• "The Cohesion and Stability of Pakistan: An Introduction to the Special Issue," Shaun Gregory and C. Christine Fair. Contemporary South Asia, Vol. 16, No. 1 (March, 2008).
• "Who Are Pakistan's Militants and Their Families?" C. Christine Fair. Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 20, No. 1 (January, 2008).
• "India and Iran: New Delhi's Balancing Act," C. Christine Fair. The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Summer 2007).
• "Militant Recruitment in Pakistan: A New Look at the Militancy-Madrasah Connection," C. Christine Fair. Asia Policy, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Summer 2007).
• "American and Iranian Public Opinion: The Quest for Common Grounds," Clifford Grammich and C. Christine Fair. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. XXX, No. 3 (Spring 2007).
• "Indo-Iranian Ties: Thicker Than Oil," C. Christine Fair. Middle East Review of International Affairs Journal, Vol. 11, No.1 (March 2007).
• "United States Law Enforcement Assistance to Pakistan,"C. Christine Fair and Peter Chalk," Small Wars and Insurgencies, Vol. 17, No. 3, (2006).
• "Research Note: Who Supports Terrorism? Insights from Fourteen Muslim Countries," C. Christine Fair and Bryan Shepherd. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol.29, No. 2 (January/February 2006).
• "Demographics and Security: The Contrasting Cases of Pakistan and Bangladesh," C. Christine Fair, Clifford Grammich, Julie DaVanzo, and Brian Nichiporuk. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 28, No. 4, (Summer 2005).
• "US-Indian Army-to-Army Relations: Prospects for Future Coalition Operations?" C. Christine Fair, Asian Security, Vol. 1, No. 2, (April 2005).
• "Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies: Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements," C. Christine Fair. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring 2005).
• "Learning to Think the Unthinkable: Lessons from India's Nuclear Test," C. Christine Fair, India Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2005).
• "Militant recruitment in Pakistan: Implications for Al-Qa'ida and Other Organizations," C. Christine Fair, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 27, No. 6 (November/December 2004).
• "Domestic Disputes: Pakistani Internal Security,"C. Christine Fair and Peter Chalk, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Volume 5, Issue 2 (Summer/Fall 2004).
• "Military Operations on Urban Areas: The Indian Experience" C. Christine Fair, India Review, Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 2003).