Getting the military out of Pakistani politics
The United States has a major stake in Pakistan’s stability, given the country’s central role in the U.S.-led effort to, in U.S. President Barack Obama’s words, “disrupt, dismantle, and defeat” al...
View ArticleOpening remarks: The civil-military equation favours the civilians
This week, Pakistan will pass a milestone in the gradual process of consolidating civilian democracy. For the first time in the nation’s history, voters will elect a new government to succeed a...
View ArticleRebuttal: The civil-military equation favours the civilians
Ambassador Deo is correct that Pakistan’s military still has a great deal to say about foreign and defense policy. This is a troubling hangover from decades of military rule. It does not, however,...
View ArticleClosing remarks: The civil-military equation favours the military
It would be encouraging to be able to agree with Mr. Markey that ‘the rise of violent civilian extremists working to bring down the state, democratic or otherwise, is a frightening manifestation of the...
View ArticleClosing remarks: The civil-military equation favours the civilians
Analysts often portray the central political drama in Pakistan as a morality play between the “evil” military and “good” civilians. In so doing, they leap to the conclusion that Pakistan will...
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