An op-ed by Teresita C. Schaffer on the challenge–and necessity–of sustaining the partnership between the U.S. and Pakistan.
If Pakistan can stop providing space for terrorist organizations to operate, and the US has the grit to stay with this effort as long as it is genuinely moving ahead, we can work together in spite of goals that diverge in other respects. In the process, we will make an important down payment toward regional peace and stability.
Originally published in the Christian Science Monitor on December 22, 2009.