Campaign 2012: Afghanistan and Pakistan Policy
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Campaign 2012: Afghanistan and Pakistan Policy
Campaign 2012: Afghanistan and Pakistan Policy

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The winner of this year’s presidential election will face major policy decisions on a wide range of issues. One of them is how to craft a foreign policy strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, two countries beset by development, governance, and security challenges as well as a tense relationship with each other. The increasing political influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the continued existence of al-Qaeda sanctuaries in volatile border areas, and Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities pose an international security threat that extends beyond south Asia.
On February 15, the Campaign 2012 project at Brookings held a public discussion on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the second in a series of forums that will identify and address the 12 most critical issues facing the next president. Charles Hoskinson of POLITICO moderated a panel discussion with Brookings Senior Fellows Michael O’Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Elizabeth Ferris.
After the program, panelists took questions from the audience.
Download papers from the event:
- Maximizing Chances for Success in Afghanistan and Pakistan, by Michael E. O’Hanlon and Bruce Riedel
- The Afghanistan Challenge: A Government that Serves the Afghan People, by Vanda Felbab-Brown
- The Afghanistan–Pakistan Challenge: Meeting Humanitarian Needs, by Elizabeth Ferris
Agenda
Introduction
Panelists
Moderator: Charles Hoskinson
Reporter
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Director - Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors
Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Elizabeth Ferris
Former Brookings Expert
Research Professor, Institute for the Study of International Migration - Georgetown University
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research - Foreign Policy
Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair
Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy
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