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Saturday, April 11, 2026

11: Pakistan

More than half a century of Pakistani statecraft has shown that the country’s ability to convene great power rivals is one of its most treasured strategic assets. It is this convening power, alongside the country’s arsenal of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, that is jealously guarded by the generals who run Pakistan.......... The lesson for political leaders in Washington is simple and echoes history – Pakistan’s offers to convene are often made genuinely. Equally genuine, though, is the willingness of Pakistan’s generals to hold great powers to ransom.

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