About the Author:
Alex Vatanka is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Jamestown Foundation in Washington D.C. A specialist in Middle Eastern geopolitics with a focus on Iran, he was previously the Senior Middle East Analyst at Jane’s defense and security group in London.
Review:
“Excellent. Vatanka offers timely insights into an important geopolitical relationship that is often overlooked but is critical to understanding some of the key elements that have contributed to relations between Iran, Pakistan and America” (David Patrikarakos, author of Nuclear Iran: The Birth of an Atomic State 2015-08-27)
“In tracing the course of Iranian-Pakistani taut relations over nearly seven decades, Vantanka's lively, thoroughly researched book threads together those personalities and events that have shaped two of the most challenging countries faced today by Western policy makers. The book provides for a sound understanding of areas of foreign policy and regional and global alliances that once figured so prominently in the Cold War and now in the fight against global militant extremism. The Shia-Sunni rivalry, regional nuclear proliferation, and the American dimension are also illuminated by this book's wide-ranging, engrossing narrative.” (Marvin Weinbaum, Director of the Pakistan Center at Middle East Institute, Washington DC and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2015-08-27)
“A fascinating and enlightening study of the complex and intricate relationship between two key Islamic states, Iran and Pakistan. This much neglected connection between the Middle East and South Asia will only become more important in the future. This book explains clearly and cogently why that matters.” (Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution 2015-08-27)
“This book is an ultimate supreme example of all the works so far done on the subject. Vatanka's composition, the sources he has consulted and the ease with which he expresses himself make this a unique task of scholarship” (R.K. (Ruhi) Ramazani, Edward R. Stettinius Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia 2015-08-27)
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