Dr. Sarajuddin Isar is a political economy scholar specialising in conflict and development studies, with particular expertise in state and rebel taxation, foreign aid, and state-building. He was a Radboud Excellence Fellow at the Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM) at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands and holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Isar worked with several international organisations in both the United Kingdom and Afghanistan and served as Chief of Staff at the Central Bank of Afghanistan. He is a published author and has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journals, media outlets, and policy think tanks worldwide.
