Pakistani Capabilities for a Counterinsurgency Campaign: A Net Assessment
By Sameer Lalwani, New America Foundation New America Foundation | September 2009 Executive Summary As a more effective Taliban steps up its operations along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Western observers increasingly are calling on Pakistan to implement a strategy of population-security counterinsurgency, or COIN. This paper will offer a net assessment of Pakistan’s … Read more
Report: Pakistan Can Defy the Odds: How to Rescue a Failing State
The “Institute for Social Policy and Understanding” is known for publishing very interesting reports one of which I would like to draw attention to. The report analyzes the primary issues Pakistan faces today, some of which stand as an obstacle to Pakistan’s progress and prosperity. “This brief report seeks to propose exactly that, after first … Read more
