Pakistan Crisis and Social Statistics

Informed Comment by Juan Cole | Apr. 26, 2009 (Opinion)

Readers have written me asking what I think of the rash of almost apocalyptic pronouncements on the security situation in Pakistan issuing from the New York Times, The Telegraph, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in recent days.

And Stephen Walt also is asking why there are such varying assessments of Pakistan's security prospects. He suggests that one problem is the difficulty of predicting a revolutionary situation. But Pakistan just had a ... Full Story »

Posted by Leo Romero

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Pakistan, Foreign Policy
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Apr 26, 2009 - 9:49 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Leo Romero - Apr 26, 2009 - 9:49 AM PDT

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Kaizar Campwala
4.4
 by Kaizar Campwala - May. 12, 2009

Using readily available statistical data, Cole's analysis re-centers the "Taliban taking over Pakistan" narrative, and succinctly provides a macro perspective of the religious and political landscape of the country. Highly recommended

See Full Review » (12 answers)
Leo Romero
3.0
 by Leo Romero - Apr. 26, 2009
Leo posted this story.
See Full Review » (1 answer)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.2

not enough reviews
from 2 reviews (20% confidence)
Quality
4.3
Information
5.0
Insight
5.0
Style
4.0
Context
4.0
Expertise
3.0
Originality
3.0
Relevance
5.0
Responsibility
5.0
Popularity
3.9
Recommendation
5.0
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

  • News of Pakistan's doom greatly exaggerated

    GlobalPost by Shahan Mufti | May. 6, 2009 (Opinion)
    ... how would the Taliban go from being a rag-tag guerrilla army in the mountains to rulers of the second largest Muslim country in the world? It’s a fantastically tall order.
    Posted by Kaizar Campwala
    4.1
     See Reviews »

  • It's time to get ruthless in Pakistan

    Foreign Policy by Dov Zakheim | May. 12, 2009 (Opinion)
    In short, Pakistan in 2009 is looking more and more like Iran thirty years earlier, when the seemingly impregnable Shah fell in the face of hostile demonstrations and a ...
    Posted by Derek Hawkins
    2.8
     See Reviews »
    • Add a related link