In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear weapons, and a large diaspora in Britain and North America, Pakistan is of singular importance in the volatile south Asia region. At this Wednesday Lunch at the Lowy Institute, Professor Anatol Lieven, Professor in the War Studies Department of King’s College, London, presents a portrait of a country with a deeply flawed but nonetheless working system, tougher and more resilient than is usually assumed. Presented by the Lowy Institute, June 2011