A Smart Foreign Policy Move by the Trump Administration
“The US has several tools to crack down on
Pakistan’s terrorist sponsorship. Even a simple visa denial and freezing of
assets of senior officers in the Pakistan army and the Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI) involved with terrorist outfits will go a long way in
conveying the seriousness of American intentions. We have already seen
some—although far less than required—progress. The fear of debilitating
sanctions by the inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on
combating money laundering and terrorist financing has forced Pakistan to ban
fund-raising by organizations proscribed by the UN.”
Evan Osnos on US-China
relationship