Joshua T. White is a Ph.D. candidate at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, and a Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace. His research focuses on political stability, Islamic politics, and security in South Asia.

He has spent extensive time in Pakistan, including nearly a year living in Peshawar in 2005/6 as a fellow with the Institute for Global Engagement, a think tank at which he was previously the director of research. Since 2005, he has visited South Asia several times a year, and has held visiting research appointments at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIUI). He has presented his findings in numerous academic and policy fora; has testified before the U.S. Congress; has been interviewed on Al Jazeera, BBC, Voice of America, and Geo News; has participated in several high-level U.S.-Pakistan Track II strategic dialogues; and has served on U.S.-sponsored election observer delegations to both Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Joshua graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College with a double major in History and Mathematics. He received his M.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS, where he concentrated in South Asia Studies and International Economics. Upon graduating from SAIS, he received the 2008 Christian A. Herter Award, the school’s highest academic honor. His doctoral work, supported by grants from the Smith Richardson Foundation, Harvey Fellows Program, U.S. Institute of Peace, and American Institute of Pakistan Studies, focuses on decision making within Islamist parties on issues of shariah, democratic participation, and political violence.