PAKISTAN & AFGHANISTAN
Domestic Pressures and Regional Threats
Fall/Winter 2009
Vol. 63, No. 1

Ishrat Husain - The Role of Politics in Pakistan’s Economy
Andrew Wilder - The Politics of Civil Service Reform in Pakistan
C. Christine Fair - Pakistan’s Own War on Terror: What the Pakistani Public Thinks
Ayesha Siddiqa - Jihadism in Pakistan: The Expanding Frontier
Marvin G. Weinbaum - Countering Insurgency and Terrorism in Pakistan
Saeed Shafqat - Pakistan: Militancy, Transition to Democracy and Future U.S Relations
Bruce Riedel - The Mumbai Massacre and its Implications for America and South Asia
Sumit Ganguly & Nicholas Howenstein - India-Pakistan Rivalry in Afghanistan
Syed Hasnat - Pakistan’s Strategic Interests, Afghanistan and the Fluctuating U.S. Strategy
Kimberly Marten - The Danger of Tribal Militias in Afghanistan

Interview with Dov Zakheim
Cordier Essay by Justin Mankin - How Afghan Opium Underpins Local Power
Review Essays: Tabinda Khan, Austin Long and Francesco Mancini

Eight years after the attacks of 9/11 and the toppling of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Western political and military leaders recognize that success with statebuilding in Afghanistan is not possible without the support of its powerful neighbor, Pakistan. As the Obama administration reformulates its strategy for the AfPak region, the Fall/Winter 2009 issue of the Journal of International Affairs offers a timely exploration of issues critical to stability and development in the region.

Offering insightful analysis from leading scholars, the Journal addresses key issues surrounding the Pakistani Taliban, the Afghani insurgency, Pakistan’s ongoing tensions with India, and America’s regional security strategy, all of which must be understood and assessed to achieve long-term stability for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Covering topics ranging from civil/military relations in Pakistan to the perceptions of the Pakistani populace toward the Taliban and its own government, the Journal’s contributors highlight the region's brimming tensions and, more importantly, future prospects for sustainable peace and security.

Drawing on perspectives from Pakistan and India to complement those of the United States, the Fall/Winter 2009 issue of the Journal of International Affairs offers this in-depth analysis on Pakistan and Afghanistan from the world’s foremost experts.

— The Editors