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Pakistan Policy Working Group ReportThe Next Chapter: The United States and Pakistan
On October 2, 2008, the USIP-cosponsored Pakistan Policy Working Group released a report with recommendations to the next administration as it develops its strategic options relating to Pakistan. The recommendations are endorsed by Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state and Lee Hamilton, former U.S. representative and co-chair of the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group. At the launch, working group member Marvin Weinbaum of the Middle East Institute commented on the genesis behind the project. While there is much news about Iran and North Korea as the preeminent challenges facing the U.S., he said, “As a group, we believe that Pakistan is the single greatest challenge facing the next president.” Some recommendations include:
The group, formed in January 2008, consisted of experts from USIP, Armitage International, the Heritage Foundation, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Service, the Brookings Institution, Harvard University, DynCorp International, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Middle East Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations. Senior Rule of Law Advisor Alex Thier, who served on the group and co-authored the report, noted the importance of the report’s timing, with a new government in Pakistan and a change in American administrations. “This report comes at an absolutely essential time for reexamining the partnership between the U.S. and Pakistan,” he said. “It recommends a fundamental reimagining of that relationship from both perspectives.” PublicationsUSIP Weekly BulletinReceive notices of USIP publications, events, and more via e-mail. |
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