Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed

• Faizee, M.H. (October 2025). The Complexity of Transboundary Water Negotiations: Case of Afghanistan and Iran. In Shafiqul, I., Smith, K., Klimes, M., & Salzberg, A. (eds.), Handbook of Water Diplomacy. Routledge.

• Borgomeo, E., Quie, M., Faizee, M., Garg, S., & Schmeier, S. (forthcoming November 2025). Climate Change Responses in Fragile Contexts: Unravelling the Interaction of Mega-Infrastructure, Local Marginalization, and Transboundary Security Risks in Afghanistan.

• Schmeier, S., Sehring, J., Offutt, A., Sharipova, B., & Faizee, M. (2023). Water Diplomacy. Book chapter.

• Faizee, M., & Watson, C. (Forthcoming). Afghanistan’s Transboundary Waters: Multi-Scalar Conflict Risks and Peacebuilding Opportunities amidst Taliban Rule.

• Faizee, M.H., Faqiryar, J.N., Mohammed, Y., & Sehring, J. (forthcoming). Qush Tepa Canal and Its Implications on the Amu Darya River Basin.

   

Blog & Policy Publications

• Faizee, M.H. (October 2025). A Network Fostering Trust Between Afghan and Iranian Water Scholars and Practitioners. FLOWs – The Water Governance Blog, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.

• Faizee, M., & Schmeier, S. (2023). Troubled Waters Between Afghanistan and Iran as Border Troops Clash over the Helmand River. WPS Blog.

• Faizee, M., & Schmeier, S. (2023). Navigating Water (In)security in Taliban’s Afghanistan: Insights into Local, National, and Regional Water Security Challenges. WPS Blog.

• Faizee, M., & Schmeier, S. (August 2023). Charting Complex Currents: The Qush Tepa Canal and Central Asia’s Water. New Security Beat.

• Burke, S., Saccoccia, L., Schmeier, S., Faizee, M., & Chertock, M. (2023). Pakistan Floods Threaten Global Security.World Resources Institute Blog.

• Faizee, M. (2022). The Emerging Dynamics for Conflict and Cooperation Between Iran and the Taliban over the Helmand River. WPS Blog.