Najam Discusses U.S.-Pakistan Relations
Adil Najam, Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, appeared on Indus News‘ “In Focus South Asia” to discuss United States-Pakistan relations.
In his remarks, Najam remarked that US-Pakistan relations – while long running and deep – have always been troubled. He noted that there is a long, transactional relationship between the two countries, which has created bad blood in both Washington and Islamabad especially as Pakistan is trying to move towards a geoeconomic relationship rather than a geopolitical one.
Najam’s remarks were made in light of high-level talks between U.S. National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan and Pakistan’s NSA Moeed Yusuf, a Pardee School alumni. His hope is that US-Pakistan relations can shift from being transactional to long-term and supportive.
Najam’s full interview can be viewed below.
Adil Najam is a global public policy expert who also served as the Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He is the Inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and was the former Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development. Read more about Dean Najam on his faculty profile.