Monday, June 13, 2011

‘Making peace with the Taliban is the best-case scenario’


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Anatol Lieven, author and policy analyst

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ANATOL LIEVEN is a British author, journalist and policy analyst. He is the Chair of International Relations and Terrorism Studies at King’s College, London. Lieven’s latest book is called Pakistan: A Hard Country. 

Excerpts from an interview

Your book comes out at an interesting time in South Asia. How do you read Pakistan’s recent troubles?
Clearly, they will worsen relations between the US and Pakistan. But the ties were already in deep trouble. However, the people in power on both sides realise it is necessary to keep this relationship on track. I don’t see this leading to a catastrophic deterioration in relations unless there were to be another terror attack on the US.

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