{"id":7765,"date":"2024-04-03T06:50:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=7765"},"modified":"2024-04-03T06:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:54:20","slug":"get-the-generals-out-of-pakistani-u-s-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=7765","title":{"rendered":"Get the Generals Out of Pakistani-U.S. Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Author:<\/strong> Adam Weinstein<\/a><\/p>\n

Affiliation: <\/strong>Quincy Institute<\/p>\n

Organization\/Publisher:<\/strong> Foreign Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Date\/Place:<\/strong> September 30, 2021 \/Washington, USA<\/p>\n

Type of Literature:<\/strong> Analysis<\/p>\n

Word<\/strong> Count:<\/strong> 1700<\/p>\n

Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/30\/pakistan-us-afghanistan-relations-withdrawal\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/em><\/strong> Pakistan, US, Pentagon, Spy Agencies, Pakistan Military, Imran Khan, Afghanistan, Taliban, Kashmir, India<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Taliban, who have been referred to as a rag-tag militia, regaining control of Afghanistan after ending a 20-years-long foreign illegal occupation of its country, have brought Pakistan back into the limelight on its role in the current scenario in the war-torn country. The US\u2019 withdrawal was humiliating for the world\u2019s super power, and at the same time it ran out of options but to get along with Islamabad for a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan, which again fell because the American-installed regime fled the country leaving the stage for a bloodless takeover of Kabul by the Taliban. It has triggered noises for sanctioning Pakistan because \u201cit backs Taliban \u2013 the winner of the US\u2019 longest war.\u201d The world\u2019s largest coalition of militaries failed to do what Pakistan is credited to have done \u2013 it helped a rag-tag militia win over the giant, muscular, and the world\u2019s top trained special forces. With this background, the analyst emphasizes that the US-Pakistan relations need to decouple from military ties between the two countries. Islamabad has historically been an ally of the West, and after denounced General (retired) Parvez Musharraf decided to join the so-called War on Terror, Pakistan\u2019s status was raised to \u201cmajor non-NATO ally\u201d by Washington. The folly of Pakistan\u2019s decision came very soon when the US signed a strategic partnership alliance with India. The author argues that the spiraling down of the US-Pakistan relationship is because of the \u201cprevailing assumption that their differences can only be managed through coercive engagement, money thrown at the problem, or disengagement.\u201d He blames this on the \u201clarger role\u201d of the two countries security establishments in managing the bilateral relations. He points out that US-Pakistan relations grew mostly when Islamabad was ruled by military dictators rather than when the world\u2019s second largest Muslim country was run by civilian governments. The author also warns against using \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d or \u201cdo more\u201d strategies on Pakistan, saying they had failed when used against Iran. \u201cCompeting objectives and differing accounts of the last four decades have stacked the odds against Islamabad,\u201d the author notes, noting that the way to normalize the bilateral relations \u201cwill be with a shift toward civilian-led diplomatic outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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