International relations and South Asia scholar T.V. Paul talks about his new book The Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World at The Cooper Union.  Professor Paul explores Pakistan’s geopolitical struggles and the crippling effects of foreign aid that have caused its unique inability to progress, as he puts the concept of a “geostrategic curse.”

 

T.V. Paul is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, and a leading scholar of international security, regional security, and South Asia. His 15 books include: The Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World (Oxford, 2014); Globalization and the National Security State (co-authored, Oxford, 2010); The Tradition of Non-use of Nuclear Weapons (Stanford, 2009); India in the World Order: Searching for Major Power Status (co-authored, Cambridge, 2002); The India-Pakistan Conflict: An Enduring Rivalry (Cambridge, 2005); and South Asia’s Weak States: Understanding the Regional Insecurity Predicament (Stanford, 2010).