The Rise and Decline of the Insurgency in Pakistans FATA

This book analyzes the emergence, rise, and decline of insurgency by the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan's North-Western region, also known as Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This book sheds light on recent development in FATA and is a timely addition to the literature on South Asian Politics and Security Studies.

Autorentext

Shahzad Akhtar is an Assistant Professor in the School of Integrated Social Sciences and a research fellow at the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, University of Lahore, Pakistan.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. Repression, Cooptation and Insurgency in the FATA; 2. Weak Counterinsurgency and the Rise of the FATA Insurgency; 3. Strong Counterinsurgency and Decline of the FATA Insurgency; 4. Aftereffects of Insurgency in FATA: Integration of the FATA, Rise of PTM and Resurgence of the TTP ****