On November 3, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency, dismissing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and suspending elections.  Over the past week, the government has arrested thousands of opposition members and disrupted protests as citizens have taken to the streets.  What are the roots of this crisis?  How serious is it?  Where are events likely to lead and what can the international community to do influence the situation?  To discuss these issues and more, please join Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and expert in South Asian policy.

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We hope to see you on the 14th.

Stephen Cohen

Stephen Philip Cohen has been Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution since 1998. Dr. Cohen was previously a faculty member at the University of Illinois, a Scholar-in-Residence at the Ford Foundation in New Delhi and a member of the Policy Planning Staff of the US Department of State. He has also taught at Andhra University, Keio University, Georgetown University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and has served on numerous study groups sponsored by the Asia Society, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Foundation and the National Bureau of Asian Research. He is currently a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control.  His books include The Idea of Pakistan (2004), India: Emerging Power (2001), The Indian Army (revised edition, 2000) and The Pakistan Army (revised edition, 1998). His latest book Four Crises and a Peace Process will be released later this month. Dr. Cohen received B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Political Science and Indian Studies from the University of Wisconsin.