Pakistan on the brink
Subtitle: the future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West
By: Ahmed Rashid
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781846145858; 9781846145872
Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-; Foreign relations; Politics and government; Diplomatic relations
Description: Rashid focuses on the long-term problems: the changing casts of characters, the future of international terrorism, and the policies and strategies both within Pakistan and Afghanistan and among the Western allies.
Notes: Published in U.S. by Viking as: Pakistan on the brink : the future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Osama and Obama, legacy and inheritance; title: Pakistan in crisis; title: Pakistan : who betrayed whom?; title: Afghanistan : the first surge and the failure of elections; title: Afghanistan : political and military fault lines; title: Afghanistan : talking to the Taliban; title: A sliver of hope : counterinsurgency in Swat; title: Pakistan : broken relations, crimes and misdemeanours; title: Changing the narrative, or preparing for the worst.