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The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
Viking Adult
June 2008
On Sale: June 3, 2008
544 pages
ISBN: 0670019704
EAN: 9780670019700
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Political
The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking
analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed
radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. Ahmed Rashid is “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter”
(Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast
and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance
that no Western writer can emulate. His book Taliban first introduced American readers to the
brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the
terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now,
Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in
Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation
building in these countries has pro-gressed. His conclusions
are devastating: An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a
renewed al’ Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and
a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to
attract most of American media and military might, Rashid
argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict
will finally be played out and that these failing states
pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East. Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the crisis in Pakistan
are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means
for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled
access to the figures in this global drama, and provides
up-to-the-minute analysis better than anyone else. Descent
Into Chaos will do for Central Asia what Thomas Rick’s
Fiasco did for Iraq — offer a blistering critique of the
Bush administration and an impassioned call to correct our
failed strategy in the region.
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