Pakistan and the United States 2004-2005: Deepening the Entente

Abstract

The year 2004 ended with ties between the United States and Pakistan still showing signs of fragility but with more reasons than before to consider a long-term alliance between them a realistic prospect. In July of this year, the official 9/11 Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, apart from commending President (General) Pervez Musharrafs government as the best hope for stability in Pakistan and Afghanistan, made the remarkable recommendation that Washington should not treat Pakistan merely as an ally of convenience.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1032682

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Wirsing

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Asia
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Education
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • National Politics
  • Pakistan
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • South Asia
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design