Video Brief: Pakistan
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Video Brief: Pakistan

November 18, 2011 9:49 am (EST)

Video Brief: Pakistan
Explainer Video

This video is part of a special Council on Foreign Relations series that explores the top foreign policy issues debated in the run-up to the 2012 elections. In this video, Daniel Markey, CFR’s senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, discusses the strategic importance of Pakistan. "Any president who assumes office," Markey says, "will be forced to come to terms with the fact that there are no good options when it comes to Pakistan."

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