02762cam a2200457 i 4500 rnd000000000043934 RAND 100621s2010 cauab b 000 0 eng d 2010015059 0833049763 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0833049860 (electronic bk.) 9780833049766 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833049865 (electronic bk.) RAND/MG-982-RC (Sirsi) a595246 $23.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR a-pk--- DS389 .J66 2010 Jones, Seth G., 1972- author. Counterinsurgency in Pakistan / Seth G. Jones, C. Christine Fair. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010. xxi, 167 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "RAND Investment in People and Ideas." "RAND National Security Research Division." "This research was conducted within the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD)"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-167) and index. Introduction -- The militant challenge -- Pakistani operations against militants -- Counterinsurgency and persuasion -- A population-centric strategy. Since 2001, Pakistan has undertaken a number of operations against militant groups, including al Qa'ida, that directly affects U.S. national security. Despite some successes, militant groups continue to present a significant threat to Pakistan, the United States, and a range of other countries. Numerous militant networks-including al Qa'ida and other foreign fighters-exist in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and North West Frontier Province. Pakistan will not be able to deal with the militant threat over the long run unless it does a more effective job of addressing the root causes of the crisis and makes security of the civilian population, rather than destroying the enemy, its top counterinsurgency priority. In addition, Pakistan needs to abandon militancy as a tool of its foreign and domestic policy; it sends a confusing message internally and has a large potential to backfire. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Counterinsurgency Pakistan. Pakistan Politics and government 1988- Fair, C. Christine. author. Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division Rand Corporation. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG982/ 597479 597479