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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Bergen (, Director, National Security Studies Program, New America Foundation) , Katherine TiedemannPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.865kg ISBN: 9780199893072ISBN 10: 0199893071 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 14 February 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction - Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann Overview - Brian Fishman The Militant Pipeline - Paul Cruickshank The Relationship between al-Qaeda and the Taliban - Anne Stenersen Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Strategy - Sameer Lalwani Drone Strikes in Pakistan - Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland FATA poll Political Landscape of the Insurgency - Hassan Abbas Bajaur - Rahmanullah Swat - Daud Khan Khattak North Waziristan - Mansur Khan Mahsud, Anand Gopal, and Brian Fishman South Waziristan - Mansur Khan Mahsud Zabul and Uruzgan - Martine van Bijlert Kandahar - Anand Gopal Conclusion - Peter BergenReviews<br> When the Taliban rose to power in Afghanistan nearly two decades ago, they confounded outside analysts. The extremism of their ideology and actions-and their own claims of religious purity-masked the diversity and complexity of their movement. After the September 11 attacks, American and N.A.T.O. policymakers tried to ignore the Taliban, dismissing them as a defeated and unpopular force as they concentrated on Al Qaeda. Now it is evident that the Taliban are a resilient force that will shape politics and violence in Afghanistan and neighboring countries for years to come. Talibanistan is an essential, sophisticated, and highly readable guide, one that takes the complexity of its subject seriously but delivers deep, reliable analysis about an enduring foreign policy and security challenge. --Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 <br><p><br> This timely and superb array of richly detailed essays by both established scholars and emerging experts captures the essence of the conflict that rages in the unforgiving landscape that is the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region-a conflict now seeping into Pakistan proper. -- Shuja Nawaz, author of Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars within <br><p><br> One of the most insightful and nuanced books available about the most dangerous neighborhood in the world, and one of the world's murkiest military-religious groups. This collection of essays by experts is a must-read for Af-Pak practitioners, analysts, and enthusiasts. --Omar Samad, United States Institute of Peace and former Afghan Ambassador to Canada and France <br><p><br> Author InformationPeter Bergen is the director of the National Securities Studies Program at the New America Foundation, and is National Security Analyst at CNN. He is the author of The Longest War and The Osama Bin Laden I Know. Katherine Tiedemann, co-editor, was a research fellow at the New America Foundation until mid-2011. She is the deputy editor of the AfPak Channel on ForeignPolicy.com, where she writes the AfPak Daily Brief, a daily synthesis of the news from and about Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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