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Pakistan Between Broker and Battlefield

Pakistan is simultaneously brokering U.S.-Iran talks and fighting intensified conflicts at home and along its Afghan border; these books map the military power, political fractures, and regional pressures that make that dual role so precarious.

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  1. The Nine Lives of Pakistan

    1. The Nine Lives of Pakistan

    Declan Walsh provides contemporary, journalist-driven portraits of Pakistan that explain its political fractures and...
    Shelf signal: Lives in Journalism
  2. Crossed Swords

    2. Crossed Swords

    Shuja Nawaz traces the Pakistani army's centrality to state power, essential for understanding Pakistan's domestic...
    Shelf signal: Military History
  3. The Long War

    3. The Long War

    David Loyn's account of Afghanistan's long war illuminates the cross-border dynamics that Pakistan must manage while...
    Shelf signal: Afghan War (2001-)
  4. No Good Men Among the Living

    4. No Good Men Among the Living

    Anand Gopal's ground-level reporting on Afghanistan shows the human and insurgent landscapes shaping Pakistan's...
    Shelf signal: Afghan War (2001-)
  5. Chokepoints

    5. Chokepoints

    Edward Fishman's analysis of chokepoints explains the strategic context, like the Strait of Hormuz, that Pakistan...
    Shelf signal: International Relations
  6. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East

    6. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East

    Mohsen Milani's history of Iran-US rivalry supplies the background for Pakistan's unexpected peacemaker position...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
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