Farhan Hanif Siddiqi is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. His research interests border on ethnicity, conflict analysis and resolution, societal security, crisis management and democratic consolidation. He is the author of, The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan: The Baloch, Sindhi and Mohajir Ethnic Movements (Routledge, 2012). His forthcoming co-authored book is titled, Introducing International Relations: Concepts, Theories and Practices (Oxford University Press, 2023).