The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood

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The Battle for Pakistan explores the complex US-Pakistan relationship and regional challenges. Published by Rowman & Littlefield, this 413-page book offers an in-depth analysis of geopolitical dynamics, providing valuable insights for readers interested in international relations and South Asian affairs.

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Tags: geopolitics, international relations, nonfiction books, Pakistan, South Asia politics, US foreign relations, US Pakistan relations

Brands: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

The Battle for Pakistan showcases a marriage of convenience between unequal partners. The relationship between Pakistan and the United States since the early 1950s has been nothing less than a whiplash-inducing rollercoaster ride. Today, surrounded by hostile neighbors, with Afghanistan increasingly under Indian influence, Pakistan does not wish to break ties with the United States. Nor does it want to become a vassal of China and get caught in the vice of a US-China rivalry, or in the Arab-Iran conflict.

Internally, massive economic and demographic challenges as well as the existential threat of armed militancy pose huge obstacles to Pakistan’s development and growth. Could its short-run political miscalculations in the Obama years prove too costly? Can the erratic Trump administration help salvage this relationship?

Based on detailed interviews with key US and South Asian leaders, access to secret documents and operations, and the author’s personal relationships and deep knowledge of the region, this book untangles the complex web of the US-Pakistani relationship and identifies a clear path forward, showing how the United States can build better partnerships in troubled corners of the world.

Attributes	Value
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (April 10, 2020)
Publication date	April 10, 2020
Language	English
File size	2.1 MB
Text-to-Speech	Enabled
Screen Reader	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	Enabled
X-Ray	Not Enabled
Word Wise	Enabled
Print length	413 pages
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers