Christophe Jaffrelot is research director at the Centre de recherches internationales (CERI) and Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). He teaches South Asian politics at Sciences Po (Paris) and King's College (London). His books on Pakistan include Pakistan: Nationalism Without a Nation? (2002), A History of Pakistan and Its Origins (2004), and The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience (2015).

• Acknowledgments Introduction: Pakistan, the Interface State, by Christophe Jaffrelot Part I: The Domestic Scene 1. The Military and Democracy, by Aqil Shah 2. The Operational Dynamics of Political Parties in Pakistan, by Muhammad Waseem 3. The Judiciary as a Political Actor, by Philip Oldenburg 4. Turmoil in the Frontier, by Mariam Abou Zahab 5. Internal Security Issues in Pakistan: Prospects of Police and Law Enforcement Reform, by Hassan Abbas 6. Pakistan's Economy: Domestic Dissent and Foreign Reliance, by Shahid Javed Burki and Dann Naseemullah Part II: The International Dimensions 7. Pakistan-Afghan Relations Since 2001: There Are No Endgames, by Avinash Paliwal 8. U.S.-Pakistan Relations Under Obama: Resilience of Clientelism?, by Christophe Jaffrelot 9. Pakistan-China Symbiotic Relations, by Farah Jan and Serge Granger 10. Pakistan Between Saudi Arabia and Iran: Islam in the Politics and Economics of Western Asia, by Sana Haroon List of Contributors Index

Pakistan at the Crossroads is a fresh and important contribution to the understanding of Pakistan, a country that for the foreseeable future will remain critical both to the struggle with Islamist extremism and to the geopolitics of Asia. -- Anatol Lieven, Georgetown University Qatar, author of Pakistan: A Hard Country Pakistan at the Crossroads provides a diverse collection of articles from a vast array of reputable scholars who have a deep understanding of and knowledge about Pakistan. The contributors imaginatively and incisively venture to explain the disabilities, constraints, and missed opportunities of Pakistani civil and military regimes that could reinvigorate deliberation and dialogue. This multiplicity of views and interpretations and the multidisciplinary content and analysis is the real strength of this multiauthored work. -- Saeed Shafqat, president, Population Association of Pakistan [Pakistan at the Crossroads] provides detailed insight into the myriad internal challenges facing Pakistan and the tensions characterizing its diplomatic relations with neighbors and Great Powers... useful for anyone who wants to understand the reasons behind Pakistan's current predicament... Recommended, Choice TLS Times Literary Supplement, March 24, 2017 -- Willem Marx TLS Times Literary Supplement