Pakistan's new crisis of democracy

Foreign Policy by Blake Hounshell | Oct. 8, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) Some of what is happening in Pakistan is surely the usual Kabuki theater, but there could be real consequences for U.S. goals in the region. As Imtiaz Gul warned last week on this Web site, if Kerry-Lugar's conditions "are viewed as coercive by Pakistani officials, they could prompt elements within the civil-military establishment to stonewall the aid and obstruct military cooperation." Never underestimate the power of parochialism. Full Story »

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