Langbeschreibung
This book examines Pakistan's strategies in the war against Islamist armed groups that began late 2001, following the 9/11 attacks.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1. Aims and Structure of the Book 2. Strategy and Pakistan's Conflict with Islamist Armed Groups 3. Managing the Pashtun: Antecedents to Pakistan's Frontier Strategies 4. US Coercive Diplomacy and Pakistan's Slide into War (2001-2002) 5. Pakistan Coerces the Tribes in South Waziristan (2002-2004) 6. Deal Making in South and North Waziristan (2004-2006) 7. Game Changers: Islamabad's Lal Masjid Siege and Loosing Swat (2007) 8. Drones, Suicides Bombing and Coercing the Pakistani State (2006 onwards) 9. War on Multiple Fronts: Swat, Khyber, Bajaur and South Waziristan (2008-2009) 10. Assessing Pakistan's Strategies