front cover of Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan
Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan
Urbanization
Jonah Blank
RAND Corporation, 2014
Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan’s politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization as a potential driver of long-term insecurity and instability, with particular attention to the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta.
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front cover of Look East, Cross Black Waters
Look East, Cross Black Waters
India's Interest in Southeast Asia
Jonah Blank
RAND Corporation, 2015
India’s core goals for Southeast Asia are in basic harmony with those of the United States, including regional stability, peaceful settlement of territorial disputes, and containment of radicalism Still, America should not expect India to enter any sort of alliance, nor join any coalition to balance against China, but should demonstrate strategic patience and willingness to cultivate a long-term relationship.
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Mullahs on the Mainframe
Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras
Jonah Blank
University of Chicago Press, 2001
In Jonah Blank's important, myth-shattering book, the West gets its first look at the Daudi Bohras, a unique Muslim denomination who have found the core of their religious beliefs largely compatible with modern ideology. Combining orthodox Muslim prayer, dress, and practice with secular education, relative gender equality, and Internet use, this community serves as a surprising reminder that the central values of "modernity" are hardly limited to the West.
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