Why We Shouldn’t Take the State Department’s Terrorism Report on Pakistan at Face Value

We know that Washington is very worried about Pakistan’s terrorism problem. This is clear from public statements, intelligence estimates, and travel warnings. And yet the State Department’s latest annual global terrorism report is remarkably muted in its expressions of concern about Pakistan. Generalists—and non-Pakistan specialists—may conclude that all is not so bad in the militancy-ravaged … Continue reading Why We Shouldn’t Take the State Department’s Terrorism Report on Pakistan at Face Value