The Trump administration has already begun to implement a tougher approach toward Pakistan, which may include cutting military and security funding, stripping Pakistan of its designation as a non-NATO ally, and officially labeling Pakistan as a state sponsor of terror.
Washington's attempts to pressure Pakistan to stop supporting militants rest on a faulty assumption that Pakistan's civilian institutions can push back on the military's prerogatives on militant sponsorship.
Cutting U.S. military and security aid to Pakistan in order to pressure the country to stop supporting militant groups has been tried repeatedly throughout the years and has largely failed to change Pakistan's policies.
Ambassador Richard G. Olson, who served as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan from 2012 to 2015 and special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2015 to 2016, argues that the Trump administration should tell Pakistan it must cut all ties with the Taliban and the Haqqani Network in order to repair its damaged relationship with the United States.
The United States must come to grips with its inability to get Pakistan to stop sponsoring militants and pursue direct talks with the Taliban while the opportunity still exists.
The only way the Trump administration can have a positive relationship with Pakistan is recognize the futility of pressuring Pakistan to stop funding militants and partner with Islamabad on terms it can accommodate.
From the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the following 10 are either headquartered in Pakistan or operate from both Pakistan and Afghanistan: Harakat ul-Mujahidin, al Qaeda, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamic Jihad Union, Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic State-Khorasan, al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/double-game-why-pakistan-supports-militants-resists-us-pressure-stop
Washington's attempts to pressure Pakistan to stop supporting militants rest on a faulty assumption that Pakistan's civilian institutions can push back on the military's prerogatives on militant sponsorship.
Cutting U.S. military and security aid to Pakistan in order to pressure the country to stop supporting militant groups has been tried repeatedly throughout the years and has largely failed to change Pakistan's policies.
Ambassador Richard G. Olson, who served as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan from 2012 to 2015 and special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2015 to 2016, argues that the Trump administration should tell Pakistan it must cut all ties with the Taliban and the Haqqani Network in order to repair its damaged relationship with the United States.
The United States must come to grips with its inability to get Pakistan to stop sponsoring militants and pursue direct talks with the Taliban while the opportunity still exists.
The only way the Trump administration can have a positive relationship with Pakistan is recognize the futility of pressuring Pakistan to stop funding militants and partner with Islamabad on terms it can accommodate.
From the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the following 10 are either headquartered in Pakistan or operate from both Pakistan and Afghanistan: Harakat ul-Mujahidin, al Qaeda, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Islamic Jihad Union, Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic State-Khorasan, al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/double-game-why-pakistan-supports-militants-resists-us-pressure-stop
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