| After the September11attacks, Pakistan joined the U.S. anti-terrorism camp and opened the counter-terrorism cooperation process more than10years. Thanks to the joint efforts of the two countries, the U.S.-Pakistan counter-terrorism cooperation has made many achievements. However, because of the divergent national interest and the problem of mutual trust, many contradictions have exposed in the U.S.-Pakistan counter-terrorism cooperation and thus affect the development of U.S.-Pakistan cooperation process and their relations.Although U.S. and Pakistan establish the anti-terrorist coalition based on certain common interests for more than a decade, the game always commences on some anti-terrorism issues. The two countries take the consideration of costs and benefits analysis of anti-terrorism and then choose the positive cooperation or negative cooperation in the anti-terrorism game. In terms of the costs of bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation, the costs of U.S. are mainly on the economic and military aid to Pakistan. Pakistani also pay heavy price in anti-terrorism including the domestic political turmoil, the economic downturn, the deterioration of security situation, the hysteresis in social development and the passive situation in diplomacy. The benefits of the counter-terrorism cooperation are comprehensive for the two countries. In South Asia region, U.S. has achieved its anti-terrorism objectives to some extent and expanded its geopolitical influence, thus helps the U.S. to contain China and Russia, to deter Iran and restrict India and Pakistan, and also to have the access to the resources of the Central Asian region. Pakistan’s benefits mainly reflect in the rise of the strategic position and the obtaining of a large number of economic and military aids.The common interests and contradictions between the U.S. and Pakistan influence the counter-terrorism game. The common interests for both sides are fighting against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces, stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan, maintaining the regional security in South Asia and promoting the Pakistan’s social and economic development to ensure that it won’t become a so-called "failed state". But then, the two countries have divergences in anti-terrorism demands, such as strategic objectives on terror, concrete anti-terrorism policy and action and so on. In addition, they hold different views on the policy on Afghanistan and India’s role in Afghanistan. The starting point of the U.S.-Pakistan counter-terrorism cooperation is inconsistent, anti-terrorism and anti-Americanism exist structural paradox, which seriously affect the anti-terrorism cooperation between the two countries.From the interaction in the anti-terrorism game, both the U.S. and Pakistan cannot get the largest net income at the same time, but they both have the dominant strategy. However, if the two sides are attempting to take advantage of each other, it will only get the worst results, which does not meet the interests of both sides. Taking consideration of the anti-terrorism cooperation process in the future, the United States seizes the initiative. The direction of the U.S.-Pakistan cooperation against terrorism is inextricably linked with the adjustment of the policy of the U.S. and Pakistani policy response. Although with the improvement in bilateral relations, the anti-terrorism policies of U.S. and Pakistan are adjusted, the various complex history and reality factors make the U.S.-Pakistan anti-terrorism cooperation face large uncertainties in the future. |
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