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Power Problems • January 24, 2023 

# The Changing U.S.-Pakistan Relationship 

Ahsan Butt, associate professor at George Mason University, discusses the problems in Pakistani politics and government, the changes in U.S.-Pakistani relations since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s relations with the Taliban, India, and China. He also explains his theory of why the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003.

**Show Notes**

- [Ahsan Butt bio](https://schar.gmu.edu/profiles/abutt4)
- Paul Staniland, Adnan Naseemullah, and Ahsan Butt, “[Pakistan’s Military Elite](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402390.2018.1497487),” *Journal of Security Studies* 43, no. 1 (2018): pp. 74–103.
- Ahsan Butt, “[Clash of the Titans: India and Pakistan Continue to Battle Over Kashmir](https://nationalinterest.org/feature/clash-titans-india-and-pakistan-continue-battle-over-kashmir-167618),” *The National Interest*, August 24, 2020.
- Ahsan Butt, “[Why Did the United States Invade Iraq in 2003?](https://ndisc.nd.edu/assets/291599/ss_final.pdf)” *Security Studies* 28, no. 2 (2019): pp. 250–285.

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##### Ahsan Butt 

Associate Professor, George Mason University

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##### John Glaser 

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