US-Pakistan Relations: An Appraisal of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy to Counter Terrorism

Abstract

The history of United States-Pakistan relations has alternated between cooperation and dissonance. For the last decade terrorism has brought the countries together despite other divergent interests. Combating terrorism has become a vital national interest for both countries and the proximity of combat operations requires close cooperation and coordination. The U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan (AF-PAK) strategy announced by the U.S. President, however, has caused consternation on the part of some key stakeholders. This paper examines the history of U.S.-Pakistan relations and their cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The paper also analyzes the proposed AF-PAK strategy and advances several recommendations for improving the strategy while enhancing U.S.-Pakistan cooperation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2010
Accession Number
ADA523900

Entities

People

  • Malik Z. Iqbal

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • South Asia
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Business
  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.