Although Pakistan's civilian government and military establishment are closely allied with the United States in efforts to stop Al Qaeda, relations between the two countries are fraught with a lack of confidence and miscommunication, creating major obstacles to achieving shared goals writes Lisa Schirch [2], Director of the 3D Security Initiative [3]. Moving toward population-centric security may require coordination between U.S. and Pakistani agencies–especially the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's equivalent of the Central Intelligence Agency, and discontinuing detested drone attacks in highly populated areas, writes Schirch.
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[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/1276
[2] http://www.ploughshares.org/expert/164
[3] http://www.3dsecurity.org
[4] http://www.sacbee.com/847/story/2318830.html?mi_rss=Wire%20Lifestyle