Link to article: https://www.csis.org/events/future-pakistan-and-us-pakistan-relations
Summary: the article talks about the recent state of Pakistan. It is tragically flooding, there’s high inflation rates, massive debt from abroad, rising terrorism, and boarder concerns with both Afghanistan and Iran. The politics of the nation hav always been divisive and the recent election outcomes from early February are still being contested and verified. The nation has to keep pushing for fundamental changes that will broaden the taxes, help the poverty crisis, and reduce ineffective state-owned businesses.
analysis: there was a conference held on february 20th in which the Pakistani ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan and Dan Runde discussed possible future relations between the US and Pakistan. I think that this meeting would be beneficial to the diplomacy of Pakistan and help the United States get a better understanding of commercial landscape of the nation.
Relation to class: This relates to what we talk about in class due to the fact that this shows that US is still a hegemonic power. We get involved in many international affairs and are willing to speak and coordinate with other nations in order to effectively impact their diplomacy as long as its beneficial to the United States in some way.