My name is Mustafa Malik. I worked nearly three decades as a reporter, columnist and editor for U.S. newspapers. I write op-eds and journal articles and run a blog about U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. My writings have appeared in major U.S., Middle Eastern and South Asian publications. I also conducted fieldwork in about a dozen European and Middle Eastern countries for several U.S. think tanks. I travel continually. My favorite vacation spots are in the Swiss Alps and the Indian subcontinent.