Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-59).
Contents
Summary -- Introduction -- Riding the tiger -- Barriers to action -- Implications for Pakistan -- Policy recommendations -- Conclusion.
Summary
Serious concerns exist in Pakistan about threats to the state from a subset of its Islamist militants, but the military's preoccupation with using jihadist proxies to achieve geopolitical aims remains. Although this is the greatest barrier to dismantling the militant infrastructure in Pakistan, it is not the only one. Numerous barriers reinforce the status quo when it comes to action against militancy and inform the segmented approach Pakistani elites -- both civilian and military -- take as they approach various militant groups.
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Title from title screen (viewed September 11, 2013).
