Day: January 30, 2011

An op-ed by Teresita C. Schaffer on the opportunities for to further relationships between the U.S. and Pakistan, and the Pakistani government and the citizens of Pakistan, following catastrophic floods.

The U.S. response to the Kashmir earthquake five years ago produced a substantial “bounce” in popular views of the United States in Pakistan. We are operating in a more harshly anti-American environment today, but we can expect that both the government and the people afflicted by the floods will be appreciative of the U.S. contribution once the relief workers have succeeded in setting up a system that can work reasonably well.

Originally published on the New York Times web site on August 23, 2010.

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.