http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr210.pdf

Analyzes the possibilities and practicalities of managing the Kashmir conflict by allowing the easy movement of people, goods, and services across the border between Pakistan and India. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB853.pdf

Examines the energy implications of a simmering separatist insurgency in Pakistan and how the increasing energy insecurity of Pakistan has magnified the importance of the Balochistan province. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33498.pdf

Reviews current issues including the Benazir Bhutto assassination, the postponed elections, and the presence of Al Qaeda forces in Pakistan. Also covers other democratization, human rights, economic, and foreign assistance issues. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB832.pdf

A book length study which examines the past and possible future of Pakistan as a nuclear power and source of proliferation of nuclear arms through southwest Asia. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/jan08/Pakistan_Jan08_rpt.pdf

Surveys a selected sample of Pakistani citizens on their attitudes toward an expanded role for Islam in the governance of the country, toward democracy and toward religious militancy. Survey taken before the September state of emergency and the December assassination of Benazir Bhutto. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/e8/index.htm

Covers diplomatic events in the wake of the Pakistan-India War of 1971. Also covers Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and other south Asian nations. From the State Department.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL31555.pdf

Examines the security problems related to Chinese proliferation of missiles and other weapons, especially export of such weapons technology by China to Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea. Also examines the U.S. policy response to this problem since the mid-1990s. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34248.pdf

Reviews the status of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, their links to proliferation problems, and the effect of current political instability on the attempt to reform the nuclear establishment in Pakistan. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34240.pdf

Reviews the events surrounding General Musharraf's suspension of the constitution and assumption of emergency powers. Offers analysis of the implications of these events for Pakistan democratization and Pakistan-U.S. relations. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2007/rp07-068.pdf

Reviews the threats and challenges facing Pakistan on the 60th anniversary of its founding as a nation, the parliamentary elections scheduled for January 2008, and the possible role of President Pervez Musharraf. House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/68.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33498.pdf

Reviews important elements of U.S.-Pakistan relations including Afghan stability, weapons proliferation, human rights protections, and terrorism. Updated to June 2007. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.