Thread on some pieces on US policy towards Pakistan, issues that will be in focus in the Biden era: 1/n
Olson says US should engage on security issues due to China's influence, but "days of a tight U.S.-Pakistan relationship, in which the military and intelligence aspects of cooperation dominated, are probably gone for good." 2/n usip.org/publications/2…
Chaudhary and Nasr argue that "If the United States continues to tether the stability of the region to Pakistan, then it must make far more significant investments in the country beyond security interests." 3/n atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
Weinstein says US should condition support at FATF to Afghan peace: "If Pakistan manages to reduce violence in Afghanistan...it deserves Washington’s support at the FATF...if Pakistan refuses to take action, then it should remain on the [grey] list." 4/n lawfareblog.com/what-will-it-t…
Kugelman says Omar Sheikh's acquittal by Supreme Court in Daniel Pearl's murder case makes US-Pakistan reset even more challenging: "Even before the ruling, getting Washington to yes on the idea of a relationship redirect was going to be a hard sell." 5/n foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/10/us-…
Ghori-Ahmad says Biden in past was open to Pak as "substantive ally" but if admin doubts Pak "ability or willingness to take [CT] seriously, relations will remain what they have long been: tense, transactional, and characterized by a lack of trust." 6/n atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…
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