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Pakistan 2010: The Most Dangerous Decade Begins
Pakistan is one of the most volatile and strategically significant spots on the globe. 2010 begins a critical decade for Pakistan, during which it faces a triple crisis of political instability, economic disaster, and Islamist forces. Its problems have far-reaching implications for Afghanistan, India, and the entire world.
On November 10, a group of experts convened at SIPA for a symposium on the region. It was hosted by the Columbia-Paris Alliance Program, the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion, the Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life, and the South Asia Institute.
Introduction:
Alfred Stepan is the Wallace Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University, director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, and Religion, co-director of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life and the former dean of SIPA. Christophe Jaffrelot is a French political scientist specializing in South Asia and advises the French government on the region. Jaffrelot is the director of the Center for Studies and Research (CERI) and Research Director at CNRS. (Audio) 
The Domestic Scene:
Akbar Zaidi, Economic or Political Crises? Not Learning from the Past (Audio)
Aqil Shah, The Military and Democracy After Musharraf (Audio)
Hassan Abbas, Internal Security at the Time of Counter Insurgency (Audio)
Phillip Oldenburg, Will the Judiciary Save Pakistan? (Audio)
Morning Discussion (Audio)
Pakistan in its Region and Beyond:
Christine Fair, India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: Opportunities and Constraints (Audio)
Maryam Abou-Zahab, Afghan and Pakistani Taliban as a Social Movement (Audio)
W.S.P Sidhu, Prospects for Normalization of Indo‐Pak Relations (Audio)
Christophe Jaffrelot, U.S.‐Pakistan Relations at the Crossroad – Once Again (Audio)
Afternoon Discussion (Audio)
Alex Burnett, 11/15/2010