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Taking on Militants: A Fight for the Soul of Pakistan

Is the Pakistani government sincere in its efforts to curb intolerance and political violence? Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty in coming to grips with domestic...

Pakistan: An Historical Class Comparison

Is the Pakistani government sincere in its efforts to curb intolerance and political violence? Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty in coming to grips with domestic and regional political violence resulting from decades of support of militant Islamist and jihadist groups for foreign policy and ideological reasons. Overcoming those difficulties could determine Pakistan’s future, the nature...

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Pakistan Imbroglio: Will its Voice be Respected?

Is the Pakistani government sincere in its efforts to curb intolerance and political violence? Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty in coming to grips with domestic and regional political violence resulting from decades of support of militant Islamist and jihadist groups for foreign policy and ideological reasons. Overcoming those difficulties could determine Pakistan’s future, the nature...

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Pakistan: The Uneasy Tie Between Educational Reform and Violence

Is the Pakistani government sincere in its efforts to curb intolerance and political violence? Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty in coming to grips with domestic and regional political violence resulting from decades of support of militant Islamist and jihadist groups for foreign policy and ideological reasons. Overcoming those difficulties could determine Pakistan’s future, the nature...

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Towards a Pakistani Spring

Is the Pakistani government sincere in its efforts to curb intolerance and political violence? Two high-level meetings in recent months involving senior military commanders and intelligence officials and/or top-level government representatives spotlight Pakistan’s difficulty in coming to grips with domestic and regional political violence resulting from decades of support of militant Islamist and jihadist groups for foreign policy and ideological reasons. Overcoming those difficulties could determine Pakistan’s future, the nature...

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