“This groundbreaking work is an excellent addition to our knowledge of decision making in Pakistan and Pakistan's foreign policy. Drawing from their extensive personal experience and a panel of experts on Pakistan, the authors cover a subject—a diplomatic style—that is relatively untouched in the academic literature. This volume is useful not only as a practical handbook for those negotiating with Pakistanis, but also as a review of the interaction of U.S. and Pakistani foreign policy.”
—Walter Andersen, acting director of South Asia Studies program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

“How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States is an impressive, insightful, and truly important book, especially for Americans who cannot decide whether Pakistan is America’s friend or foe. They will learn that the issue is more complex and respective grievances are more reciprocal.”
—Zbigniew Brzezinski, counselor and trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies

“Howard and Teresita Schaffer have made a very important contribution to USIP’s outstanding series about how nations negotiate. Generations of American leaders, diplomats, and military officers have been involved in what the Schaffers describe as a “roller coaster relationship”. This exceptional volume will allow a wide audience to benefit from their sharp observations and wise counsel. Here is a special opportunity to learn from two real experts.”
—Marc Grossman, vice chairman of The Cohen Group and former Under Secretary of State for political affairs.

“A superb analysis of U.S-Pakistan negotiations, this timely book will be of enormous value to future American negotiators and indeed all U.S. government officials who are involved in the relationship with Pakistan. The authors do an excellent job of explaining how key elements of Pakistani society function, how they think about major issues, and the roles they play (or do not play) in dealings with the United States. All who work with Pakistan will profit from reading this book with care.”
—Dennis Kux, Woodrow Wilson Center and former State Department South Asia specialist

“Yet again, Ambassadors Howard and Teresita Schaffer have drawn on their vast experience in South Asia to guide U.S. policy toward that crucial region. Their latest book, which decodes Pakistan’s methods and motives in dealing with the United States, is both an insightful work of history and a guide for American policymakers and negotiators in the months and years to come.”
—Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution

“What better time to have a book that allows us to better understand how Pakistan negotiates. And who but the Ambassadors Schaffer are as well prepared to explore what lies behind the repeated ups and downs in Pakistan’s formal and informal relations with the United States. The Schaffers offer rich insights into the political culture, authority structures, and personalities that have shaped Pakistan’s negotiating style and techniques with friends and adversaries. The authors’ highly readable work offers a guide as to how Americans have succeeded and failed with key military and civilian officials at critical historical junctures in U.S.-Pakistan relations. More importantly, the Schaffers locate a major source of the two countries’ inability to realize a more reliable basis for cooperation in their failure to recognize their frequently divergent strategic priorities.”
—Marvin Weinbaum, Middle East Institute