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 Musharraf s 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
ADA627432

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

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

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design