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Qatar and the Gulf Crisis: A Study of Resilience by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (review)

about the strategic partnership with Pakistan. Even then, Nawaz knows to tread carefully in discussing such topics as the military’s close ties to certain jihadi groups, its involvement with proxies in Afghanistan, and its handling of ethnic issues, particularly in the tribal belt. While the book is available on the shelves in Pakistan, it must have nevertheless touched a nerve for the current team of military censors. Nawaz notes that he has been denied permission to promote the book in the country. Nawaz narrates at length several of the high-profile events that have punctuated and marred the US-Pakistan relationship, among them the raid to kill Usama Bin Ladin, the Memogate affair, the Salala attack, and the Raymond Davis crisis (and those were in 2011 alone). All reflected the familiar element of mistrust. In discussing contentious policy issues, Nawaz singles out Pakistan’s experiences with the US aid programs. He finds its effectiveness having been undermined by the infighting among Washington’s bureaucracies that have used development assistance for political purposes. For Pakistan’s part, he describes a bureaucracy ill-equipped to absorb funds and grown overdependent on the United States. As is the case with his detail-filled discussion of key events, Nawaz’s in-depth examination of US aid rewards those who closely follow the bilateral relationship with a rich load of information and insights. But what is a strength for the book also comes at a price. Many less committed readers may well feel overwhelmed with details. Perhaps some judicious editing could have served both set of readers. While the book is largely a retrospective, its concluding chapters are more forwardlooking and prescriptive. With the right choices he believes that Pakistan can meet its challenges. Nawaz offers practical measures for bettering Pakistan’s governance and its economic growth. He finds positive trends within Pakistan’s military, noting in particular the broadening of its recruitment pool. New areas of opportunity are identified. Nawaz stresses the great promise for the region in opening up trade routes to create economic partnerships. To improve USPakistan relations he calls on Washington to fashion a fresh strategy for the region, one that provides a framework to bring countries together. Nawaz is optimistic that Pakistan can retain its partnership with the US while also growing its strategic relations with countries in its neighborhood. What Nawaz firmly rejects is the idea that Pakistan, with its numerous challenges, can get away with just muddling through.