Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169) and index.

Is religious extremism increasing in Pakistan? Religious extremism is on the rise in Pakistan / Marco Mezzera ; Islamic extremism has infiltrated Pakistan's military / Imtiaz Gul ; Religious extremism and other threats are pushing Pakistan into instability / Anthony H. Cordesman and Varun Vira ; Public support for religious extremists in Pakistan is rapidly declining / Richard Wike and Kathleen Holwart ; Although weak, some secular groups in Pakistan are fighting religious extremism / Hassan Javid ; The Khudi youth movement is fighting extremism in Pakistan / Imran Khan, interviewed by Ayushman Jamwal -- Is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal secure? Pakistan has a reliable nuclear security system / Plus News ; Pakistan's energy woes / Akhtar Ali ; Pakistan's nuclear arsenal faces a serious threat from extremists / Matthew Bunn, Eben Harrell, and Martin B. Malin ; Much of the world is worried about the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons / Jeffrey Goldberg and Marc Ambinder ; Continued instability in Pakistan could threaten its nuclear safeguards / Paul K. Kerr and Mary Beth Nikitin ; Does the Pakistan-India conflict pose a global security threat? Pakistan will be a danger to the world until a political settlement is reached with India / The Economist ; Pakistan cannot fight terrorism until it settles the Pakistan-India conflict / Jonathan Foreman ; Leaders of Pakistan and India are pursuing peace talks / Frank Jack Daniel ; Trade could help end the Pakistan-India conflict / Nirmala George ; Who are the real stakeholders of Indo-Pak peace? / Ayesha Siddiqa -- What steps should be taken to stabilize Pakistan? The United States should push for reform of Pakistan's intelligence services / Daniel Markey ; The United States must stop Pakistan from increasing its nuclear arsenal / Daryl G. Kimball ; The United States must accept Pakistan as it is and provide economic support / Jehangir Karamat ; Pakistan must develop its own counter-extremism strategy / Mehlaqa Samdani ; Providing long-term development aid to Pakistan is in the interest of the United States / Nancy Birdsal, Wren Elhai, and Molly Kinder.