Arif Rafiq
is president of Vizier Consulting, LLC, which provides strategic guidance on
Middle East and South Asian political and security issues. Previously, he worked for the Saban Center
for Middle East
Policy at the Brookings Institution and leading public relations firms Ruder
Finn and Burson-Marsteller. He has also written speeches for a head of state in
the Middle East.
Rafiq
regularly writes at The Pakistan Policy Blog, which
was featured in the Online Journalism Review. His commentary has been published in a number of publications: the
Baltimore Sun, Daily Star (Lebanon), Daily Times (Pakistan), Miami Herald, San
Diego Union-Tribune, and World Politics Review.
Rafiq has been quoted by the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, New
York Times, and a number of international publications. His television and radio appearances include:
BBC Radio, the John Batchelor Show, MTV, and PBS's WorldFocus.
Rafiq
received an MA in Arab studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign
Service. He speaks Arabic and Urdu.
