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Events in Pakistan today resemble a fast-moving kaleidoscope. Although it is impossible to predict the future, Pakistan’s very existence as a state undoubtedly is at stake. The danger this poses to the region and to the United States is of the greatest magnitude. For better or worse, the Pakistani army and its intelligence unit, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), remain the most important elements in determining Pakistan’s future. The army establishment is the glue that holds this large multi-ethnic, nuclear-armed Muslim country together. Throughout Pakistan’s history, the army has served as “kingmaker” with decisive influence on political leadership, as guarantor of stability within the state, and as protector of the nation against external threats.
Document Type
Policy Brief
Publication Date
10-2009
Publication
Strategic Forum
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Oakley, Robert B. and Gady, Franz-Stefan, "Radicalization by Choice: ISI and the Pakistani Army" (2009). Strategic Forums. 47.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/47