Misunderstanding Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Area?

Kimberly Marten is Professor of Political Science at Barnard College at Columbia University. Her most recent book is Enforcing the Peace: Learning from the Imperial Past (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004). The author gratefully acknowledges the Smith Richardson Foundation for its generous support of her research. Her conclusions are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the foundation.

Thomas H. Johnson is Research Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs and Director of the Program for Culture and Conflict Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School.

M. Chris Mason is Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies.