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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

Radicalization by Choice: ISI and the Pakistani Army

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