Short description:

This book is a deep dive into the multifaceted relationship between the US and Pakistan through the past seven decades. It traces their journey from their historical beginnings to the current, sometimes turbulent, realities, with the geopolitical, social, and cultural factors that have shaped their interactions over the decades.

Long description:

The US-Pakistan ties have historically fluctuated due to third-party involvement. A significant trust deficit has resulted from the lack of bilateral push in the relationships. Both the countries attempted to change the direction of their interaction after understanding this major issue in their relationship, particularly following the US pullout from Afghanistan in 2021. The book traces the troubled history of the US-Pakistan relationship and projects its future with an emphasis on issues beyond security that will bring the two countries? people closer together and bridge the trust gap.

This book is a deep dive into the multifaceted relationship between the US and Pakistan through the past seven decades. It traces its journey from its historical beginnings to the current times, tracing the turbulent realities, as also the geopolitical, social, and cultural factors that have shaped its interactions over the decades. The chapters offer well-researched, nuanced insights into soft issues such as cultural diplomacy, and the role of diaspora and academia among other issues. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of the US foreign policy, South Asian politics and international relations.

Lieutenant General, Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Founding Director General, Strategic Plans Division, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Sadia Sulaiman deserves to be congratulated for editing this excellent collection of Pakistani and American experts discussing relations between the two countries. Considering the political importance of Pakistan and the current tension inside and outside the country a collection like this which brings together such wise heads could not be more important.

Akbar Ahmed, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Islamic Studies, American University and Global Fellow of the Wilson Center, Washington D.C.

This book is not only timely but provides a totally fresh and engaging perspective on the US-Pakistan relations. The discussion in the book moves forward from short-term security interests under the complex geopolitical settings of the South Asian region that has historically marked the engagement between the two countries. It provides an insight into the possible future arenas of cooperation in areas such as climate change, health security, knowledge economy and entrepreneurial ecosystem between Washington and Islamabad ? indeed a missed aspect of this relationship thoroughly explained in this book.

Zahid Hussain, is an award-winning journalist and author of No-Win War: The Paradox of US-Pakistan Relations in Afghanistan?s Shadow

Table of Contents:

Introduction Part I: History of US-Pakistan Relations 1. Geopolitical Paradoxes in the US-Pakistan Relations 2. Post-9/11 US-Pakistan Relations: An Alliance in Defiance Part II: US ? Pakistan Ties under the Shadow of Geopolitics 3. Unravelling Triangular Perplexity in US-Pakistan-China Ties 4. US ? Pakistan Relations and the Afghan Quagmire 5. India-US-Pakistan: Complexity of Strategic Triangle Part III: The US Analogies: Relevance for Pakistan 6. Human Rights and Media in the US ? What Pakistan can Adopt? 7. Fair and Free Elections in Pakistan: Learning from the US Electoral Politics 8. Diversity, Difference, and Literature: An Account of American Experience and Lessons for Pakistan 9. US Economic Culture of Aid and Assistance Part IV: Moving Away from the Shadow of Geopolitics 10. New Pathways in Pakistan-US Ties: Addressing Human Security Concerns 11. Contributions of the US Fulbright Program in Knowledge-Based Economy in Pakistan 12. Diaspora and Public Diplomacy: A Case Study of Pakistani-American Software Developers 13. The Role of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Advancing US-Pakistan Economic and Cultural Ties Part V: The Future Pathways 14. The Future of the US ? Pakistan Relations: Continuity and Change 15. Can US-Pakistan Move Away from the Shadow of Geopolitics?