John R. Schmidt teaches at the Elliott School for International Affairs at George Washington University. He served in the State Department during a thirty-year service career, including as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad in the years leading up to 9/11.
"The go-to book for readers who want an in-depth understanding of America's number one foreign policy conundrum: Pakistan...Essential." --Thomas W. Simons Jr., former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan "Schmidt ornaments his polemic with personal anecdotes and hard-won insights. The book's final chapter [will] have you riveted." --The Washingtonian "A rare, lucid take on the turmoil in Pakistan...Schmidt offers a cogent analysis of the havoc caused by a nettlesome concoction of feudal lords, strong military, American pressure, and radical Islamist factions all vying for dominance." --Kirkus Reviews "Indispensable...Explains how various Pakistani regimes long nurtured extremist groups only to find themselves under attack from this same explosive element." --Publishers Weekly
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