Articles by Fizza Batool

May 20, 2022

🌊 Political crisis in Pakistan: is democracy responsible?

Fizza Batool

With another Prime Minister ousted before completing his five-year term, many blame Pakistan's instability on competition for power among political parties. But Fizza Batool argues that illiberalism, not democracy, is to blame

Fizza Batool

Research Associate and Reporting and Communication Officer, Pak Institute for Peace Studies, Pakistan

Fizza holds a PhD in International Relations.

Her research interests focus on democratisation in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

She has over a decade's experience in research and analysis.

In 2020, she was the South Asian Visiting Fellow at Stimson Center, a Washington DC-based think tank.

She tweets @Fiza555

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