Hussain Nadim is currently the Executive Director of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Pakistan and has an extensive experience in the policy sector of Pakistan. His writings appear frequently in Foreign Policy, National Interest, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Express Tribune. He has a BA from the George Washington University, MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Sydney. For his work in the policy sector, he is a recipient of several awards including a recognition in the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 list of 2016.

• Acknowledgements Preface List of acronyms 1 Introduction PART IEnter the Nexus 2 No Security, No Development 3 Team of Buddies Visit Pakistan PART IIThe National Security Turf 4 Between Do More and No More 5 ‘Help Me, or Else!’ PART IIICivil-Military Conundrum 6 Engineering a Power Shift 7 The Enemy of My Enemy 8 Conclusion Index

Hussain Nadim is currently the Executive Director of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Pakistan and has an extensive experience in the policy sector of Pakistan. His writings appear frequently in Foreign Policy, National Interest, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Express Tribune. He has a BA from the George Washington University, MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Sydney. For his work in the policy sector, he is a recipient of several awards including a recognition in the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 list of 2016.

• Acknowledgements Preface List of acronyms 1 Introduction PART IEnter the Nexus 2 No Security, No Development 3 Team of Buddies Visit Pakistan PART IIThe National Security Turf 4 Between Do More and No More 5 ‘Help Me, or Else!’ PART IIICivil-Military Conundrum 6 Engineering a Power Shift 7 The Enemy of My Enemy 8 Conclusion Index

Hussain Nadim is currently the Executive Director of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Pakistan and has an extensive experience in the policy sector of Pakistan. His writings appear frequently in Foreign Policy, National Interest, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Express Tribune. He has a BA from the George Washington University, MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Sydney. For his work in the policy sector, he is a recipient of several awards including a recognition in the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 list of 2016.

• Acknowledgements Preface List of acronyms 1 Introduction PART IEnter the Nexus 2 No Security, No Development 3 Team of Buddies Visit Pakistan PART IIThe National Security Turf 4 Between Do More and No More 5 ‘Help Me, or Else!’ PART IIICivil-Military Conundrum 6 Engineering a Power Shift 7 The Enemy of My Enemy 8 Conclusion Index