Pakistan At The Crossroads: Domestic Dynamics and External Pressures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Pakistan, the Interface State

Christophe Jaffrelot

PART I: THE DOMESTIC SCENE

1 The Military and Democracy

Aqil Shah

2 The Operational Dynamics of Political Parties in Pakistan

Mohammad Waseem

3 The Judiciary as a Political Actor

Philip Oldenburg

4 Turmoil in the Frontier

Mariam Abou Zahab

5 Internal Security Issues in Pakistan: Prospects of Police and Law Enforcement Reform

Hassan Abbas

6 Pakistan’s Economy: Domestic Dissent and Foreign Reliance

Shahid Javed Burki and Adnan Naseemullah

PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS

7 Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations Since 2001: There Are No Endgames

Avinash Paliwal

8 U.S.–Pakistan Relations Under Obama: Resilience of Clientelism?

Christophe Jaffrelot

9 Pakistan–China Symbiotic Relations

Farah Jan and Serge Granger

10 Pakistan Between Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam in the Politics and Economics of Western Asia

Sana Haroon

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