TY - BOOK AU - SYNNOT Hilary TI - What is happening in Pakistan? PY - 2009/// KW - PAKISTAN KW - POLITICS N2 - The formulation of such a strategy requires an informed understanding of Pakistan's history, social, politic and economic dynamics and key personalities and influences. This article highlights on a troubled past, Pakistan whose primary goal was to provide a homeland separate from the new India, for those muslims in the region. Attitudes towards the United States, after the Soviet cold war the sanctions were waived and Pakistan was deluged with US resources. Domestic poitics and assessment and future actions of Pakistan. The Pakistani military remain a powerful and cohesive force ER -