institutions birth_place main_interests birth_date article_title alma_mater
new york university columbia university yale university philadelphia , pennsylvania political science 10 january 1950 barnett rubin
 university des hautes etudes en sciences sociales yale university -lrb- b.a. of -rrb- chicago -lrb- m.a. , ph.d. -rrb- ecole
barnett rubin

barnett richard rubin -lrb- born january 10 , 1950 -rrb- , a political scientist , is a leading expert on afghanistan and south asia .
he is the author of eight books and is currently senior fellow and director at the center on international cooperation -lsb- http://www.cic.nyu.edu/index.html] at new york university , a leading foreign policy center , as well as previously senior advisor to the us special representative for afghanistan and pakistan .
dr. rubin has advised the united nations , nato , the united states and the afghan government on numerous policy matters , including aid policy , security policy , and diplomatic strategy .
