Harrison Akins is a research fellow at the University of Tennessee's Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy. He previously served as an Ibn Khaldun Chair Research Fellow at American University's School of International Service in Washington, DC. His research and writings primarily focus on minority discrimination, political violence, and U.S. foreign policy. His essays have been featured in the Atlantic, Foreign Policy, BBC, the Guardian, Huffington Post, and Al Jazeera English, among other outlets.
Harrison Akins
Articles
Trump, China, and Pakistan’s Search for an All-Weather Ally
Harrison Akins discusses the fractured relations between the Trump administration and Pakistan, and the appeal of the Chinese economic bloc to Islamabad.
The Swan Song of a Secular India?
"This election became a contest of personalities — Modi versus Gandhi."
The Historical Revisionism of a Clash of Civilizations
Harrison Akins examines the false narrative of the "clash of civilizations" between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
The Two Faces of Portugal
In a world of rising racism and far-right extremism, Portugal is often held up as a shining example of an open society. Is it?
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