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Dr. Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi Joined Georgetown University-Qatar in 2021. He served as the Minister of Education of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan between 2018-2020. Mirwais Balkhi holds a PhD in International Relations (with Specialization in West Asian Studies) from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi India. He has published numerous academic articles both in English and Persian; including the books ‘Saudi Arab’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan; 1991-2014’ and ‘A Critique on Afghanistan’s Regional Integration’, 'American Nation Building: a Comparison of Afghanistan and Iraq', 'An Introduction to Regional Studies in IR', 'Afghanistan and the Region: a West Asian Perspective'.