Policy Brief
US Relations with Pakistan: The Need for a Strategic Shift
May 19, 2008
Executive Summary
Pakistan reflects and affects many of the critical issues in South Asia that worry the US foreign policy establishment, the media, and the public. Yet US policy deals with Pakistan through one primary lens — that of the war on terrorism. As a consequence, neither America’s nor Pakistan’s best interests are being served. This Policy Brief outlines a number of perceptual and policy changes that offer an escape from this counterproductive spiral.
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Disclaimer: Assertions and opinions in this Policy Brief are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not reflect necessarily the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.
