Agenda

Political instability, a growing Islamic insurgency, a demoralized army, and an intensely anti-American population put Pakistan’s nuclear weapons at risk. Given these factors and Pakistan’s recent elections, U.S.-Pakistan relations should be examined anew. Additionally, Pakistan’s nuclear program and its ongoing tensions with Afghanistan present unique challenges to the US-Pakistan strategic relationship. Most broadly, this hearing would examine what the U.S. and its allies must do to develop a strategy for Pakistan that establishes long-term goals. Witnesses will focus their remarks on what the most effective longer-term U.S. policy options are regarding Pakistan, particularly with regards to securing Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and addressing Islamic extremism in Pakistan.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• The Honorable  Russell Feingold

  U.S. Senate
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Panel 2

• Don Camp

  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

  U.S. Department of State
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Panel 3

• K. Alan Kronstadt

  Specialist in South Asian Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division

  Congressional Research Service
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• Lisa Curtis

  Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center

  The Heritage Foundation
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• Dr.  Stephen Cohen

  Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies

  Brookings Institution
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• Michael Krepon

  Co-Founder

  The Henry L. Stimson Center
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