In this book, the Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region back to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, when the Great Powers failed to take crucial steps to secure peace there. He sees in that early diplomatic failure a pattern shaping the conflicts since then—and America’s role in them. A century ago, there emerged two dominant views regarding the uses of Amer…
The Pakistan Army is the first comprehensive study of one of the Third World's most important armies. In this book, Professor Cohen draws upon his extensive earlier work on the military history of the subcontinent, recent visits to major Pakistani military schools, training centers, units in the field, and lengthy interviews with dozens of Pakistani army officers, both active and retired. Cohen…