A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

ON THE FAILED PAKISTAN-UNITED STATES RELATIONSHIP

Husain Haqqani, Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding (New York: PublicAffairs, 2013) ("Bureaucrats often think only in terms of their immediate needs and requirements, and tactical issues always trump strategic vision." Id. at 96. Reminds me of the problems with law schools today. "Zia's message was targeted at those Americans who did not bother with details about other countries' history or with their long-term strategic thinking." Id. at 251.).