Abstract
The deterioration of Afghanistan should give Washington and European capitals pause. Current policy toward Pakistan does not serve their interests in the ‘war on terrorism’ or in stabilising Afghanistan, the country most tightly linked to the 11 September attacks. It is thus time to fundamentally alter America’s and Europe’s approach. Policymakers should focus on a much tougher policy that pressures Pakistan to curb public recruitment campaigns for the Taliban, close training camps, and conduct a sustained unconventional campaign that undermines popular support for Afghan insurgents in Pakistan and captures or kills leaders and guerrillas. If Pakistan is unwilling to cooperate, the United States and Europe should fundamentally alter their increasingly inconvenient alliance with Islamabad.
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