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OPINION: The Future of US Cooperation with Pakistan

OPINION: The Future of US Cooperation with Pakistan
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view of the Pakistani Karakorum mountains, K2 and Nanga Parbat. Clouds partly hide mountains, valleys and glaciers.

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This piece by General Joseph Votel (Ret.) and Lt. Gen. Michael K. Nagata (Ret.) and was first published by our friends at the Middle East Institute.

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