


Teaching Notes Components Discussion Questions Courses on U.S. Foreign Policy, South Asia Studies, and International Relations. These notes are especially useful for courses on U.S. strategy-defensive insulation, military-first cooperation, and comprehensive cooperation-Markey explains how Washington can prepare for the worst, aim for the best, and avoid past mistakes. By offering three options for future U.S. No Exit from Pakistan explores the main trends in Pakistani society that will help determine its future traces the wellsprings of Pakistani anti-American sentiment through the history of U.S.-Pakistan relations from 1947 to 2001 assesses how Washington made and implemented policies regarding Pakistan since the terrorist attacks on the United States on Septemand analyzes how regional dynamics, especially the rise of China, will likely shape U.S.-Pakistan relations. security and international peace, and Pakistan's rapidly growing population, nuclear arsenal, and relationships with China and India will continue to force it onto the United States' geostrategic map in new and important ways over the coming decades.

Pakistan's internal troubles have already threatened U.S. CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey tells the story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan.
