| Description |
1 online resource (11 pages) |
| Summary |
In light of global priorities, the United States should focus primarily on continuing to secure vital interests in Pakistan and secondarily on avoiding a crisis in South Asia that distracts from pressing business elsewhere in the world. Doing so requires restructuring the military-military relationship with Pakistan in a way that controls its downward trajectory while simultaneously accounting for its transactional elements and preserving cooperation on shared objectives. This necessitates a more realistic approach to the use of conditions and a sober assessment of the risks and benefits of coercion. The recommendations outlined in this report also require the type of close coordination between Congress and the administration on Pakistan that has sometimes been lacking in recent years. Implementing these recommendations requires new ways of thinking about security assistance, congressional willingness to consider carve-outs, and an executive branch capable of administering them. There are no magic bullets for solving the vexing problems related to working with Pakistan. The approach outlined here may have more utility on issues like militancy than in the nuclear realm. Even when it comes to militancy, this approach is unlikely to result in Pakistan ending all support for terrorism in the near-term. However, there is no approach that is likely to yield this result. The recommendations suggested in this report are grounded in the art of the possible. They would improve the U.S. rate of return on the relationship with Pakistan relative to America's current position without risking a rupture or sacrificing the pursuit of vital national interests |
| Notes |
"June 26, 2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-11) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF caption (CNAS, viewed January 14, 2018) |
| Subject |
Military relations.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan
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Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States
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| Subject |
Pakistan.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Center for a New American Security, publisher.
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