Pakistan

Usama Butt is a London-based academic specialising in Pakistan and Islamism. He is the co-editor of Pakistan: The US, Geopolitics and Grand Strategies (Pluto, 2012) and Pakistan's Quagmire: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Islamic-nuclear Nation (2010). Julian Schofield is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Concordia University, Canada. He has been a key advisor to the Canadian government and intelligence services on Pakistan. He is the author of Militarization and War (2007).

'This deeply-researched, well-thought-out and comprehensive book makes an important contribution to our understanding of Pakistani policy and the vexed subject of US-Pakistani relations'

• Preface IntroductionPart I: Pakistan-US Relations1. Changing dynamics: Islamic Orientation of the Pakistani State & the Islamic Reaction of the Masses, in the World of ‘Terror’, by Usama Butt2. When Realities Collide: Differing U.S.-Pakistan Threat Perceptions, by Michael Rubin3. The Influence of Domestic Politics on the Making of US-Pakistan Foreign Policy, by Mariam Mufti4. Pakistan, Afghanistan & US: A Triangle of Distrust, by Nasir Islam5. Pakistan's Quest for Security and Survival and US-Pakistan Relations, by Shamshad Ahmad 6. The Fallout of US Af-Pak Strategy on Current and Future US-Pak Relations, by Ishtiaq AhmedPart II: Pakistan’s Foreign Relations7. China-Pakistan Relations and the War on Terror, by Julian Schofield8. US-Pakistan Relations in Regional Perspective: Shifting Perspectives from the Arab-Gulf & the Role of the EU, by Christian Koch9. Pakistan-Saudi relations: an Assessment, by Gawdat Bhagat10. Pakistan & Iran: A Relation in search of meaning, by Harsh V. Pant11. Nuclear Question: Nuclear Security and the US & Western Concerns, by Shaista TabassumEpilogue, by Usama Butt and Julian SchofieldGlossaryIndex