Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: Sources and Outlook
Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: Sources and Outlook
Speaker: Kaltenthaler, K. (University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University)
Date: 8 May 2018
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SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler (University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. Dr. Kaltenthaler first provided a brief summary of the present state of Afghanistan-Pakistan relations. He stated that Afghanistan views Pakistan as an essential threat to its regime, Pakistan views Afghanistan as a threat to its safety, and both countries view the other as a threat to its safety. He also discussed the rationale behind each of these views. Dr. Kaltenthaler concluded by explaining the way forward for Afghanistan and Pakistan, reviewing the implications for the US, and offering ways to reduce the Afghanistan-Pakistan security dilemma.
Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler
Karl Kaltenthaler is Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University. His research and teaching focuses on security policy, political violence, political psychology, public opinion and political behavior, violent Islamist extremism, terrorism, and counterterrorism. He has worked on multiple research studies in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, and the United States. He is currently researching the radicalization and recruitment process into Islamist violent extremism in different environments as well as ways to counter this process (Countering Violent Extremism). His work has resulted in academic publications and presentations as well as analytic reports and briefings for the U.S. government. He has consulted for the FBI, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Intelligence Community and the U.S. military. His research has been published in three books, multiple book chapters, as well as articles in International Studies Quarterly, Political Science Quarterly, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, as well as other several other journals.
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