US-Pakistan Relations Away from the Shadow of Geopolitics

Introduction: Sadia Sulaiman

Part I: History of US-Pakistan Relations

1. Geopolitical Paradoxes in the US-Pakistan Relations                                                                                                                                            

Michael Kugelman

2. Post-9/11 US-Pakistan Relations: An Alliance in Defiance         

Ambassador Aizaz Ahemd Chaudhry

Part II: US – Pakistan Ties under the Shadow of Geopolitics

3. Unravelling Triangular Perplexity in US-Pakistan-China Ties

Ambassador Nadeem Riyaz and Nabila Jaffar

4. US – Pakistan Relations and the Afghan Quagmire

Huma Baqai

5. India-US-Pakistan: Complexity of Strategic Triangle

Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi and Saira Aquil

Part III: The US Analogies: Relevance for Pakistan

6. Human Rights and Media in the US – What Pakistan can Adopt?

Kenneth Holland

7. Fair and Free Elections in Pakistan: Learning from the US Electoral Politics                                                                                               

Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

8. Diversity, Difference, and Literature: An Account of American Experience and Lessons for Pakistan

Nasir Jamal Khattak and Ayesha Siddiqa

9. US Economic Culture of Aid and Assistance

Steven Randoll Hall

Part IV: Moving Away from the Shadow of Geopolitics

10. New Pathways in Pakistan-US Ties: Addressing Human Security Concerns

Sadia Sulaiman and Mustansar Klasra

11. Contributions of the US Fulbright Program in Knowledge-Based Economy in Pakistan

Ayesha Siddiqa

12. Diaspora and Public Diplomacy: A Case Study of Pakistani-American Software Developers

Saira Aquil

13. The Role of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Advancing US-Pakistan Economic and Cultural Ties

Alicia Dean

Part V: The Future Pathways

14. The Future of the US – Pakistan Relations: Continuity and Change

Hassan Abbas

15. Can US-Pakistan Move Away from the Shadow of Geopolitics?

Sadia Sulaiman

Biography

Sadia Sulaiman is Assistant Professor at the Area Study Centre for Africa, North, and South America, at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. She earned her PhD from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Her areas of interest include post-conflict reconstruction, counter-terrorism, countering violent extremism, US Foreign Policy, diplomatic history, state fragility and governance reforms. She is the author of Post-Conflict Reconstruction: From Extremism to Peaceful Co-Existence and CPEC and SDGs in Pakistan: Measuring Impact on Common Lives. Dr. Sulaiman has wide experience of working as research consultant with UNDP, GIZ, DFID and King’s College London.

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