“911†terrorist attacks, the United States as the fightagainst terrorism the focus of national security and foreignstrategy. George W. Bush proposed the concept of the "war onterror", has launched two anti-terrorism war in Afghanistanand Iraq. The beginning of the war, the United States in theIraq war has put a lot of energy and manpower. However, theimprovement of the situation with the war in Iraq, the securitysituation in Afghanistan is increasingly tense, the United Statesto immediately adjust the anti-terrorism strategy, shifting thefocus to the Afghan battlefield, a time, the position of theSouth Asian countries in the U.S. counter-terrorism foreignstrategy has been a rapid improvement. Due to the uniquelocation adjacent to Pakistan than Afghanistan, Pakistan hastaken for granted as the right-hand man of the U.S. war inAfghanistan. US-Pakistan relationship has heated up.Compared to the smaller George W. Bush during theUS-Pakistan cooperation against terrorism, the Obamaadministration in the US-Pakistan cooperation incounter-terrorism strategy, there has been new changes. Inthis paper is to analyze the research Obama’s first term,obtained by the strategy of the United States and Pakistancooperation against terrorism and the US-Pakistan cooperationagainst terrorism within the four-year results, and finallysettled on the challenges facing the US-Pakistan cooperationin the fight against terrorismand neighboring countries.Obama took office, in counter-terrorism strategy, he changed the radical attitude of the era of George W. Bush,their alternative is to inject the concept of "smart power"diplomacy of new anti-terrorism strategy. On Afghanistan,Obama want to be able to successfully withdraw its troops, sohe is keen to Pakistan, an ally against terrorism to a positiveattitude to make a difference on the Afghanistan issue.Subsequently, Obama considered situation in high-profilelaunch of the " Afpak new strategy" turn Pakistan’santi-terrorism position is further enhanced. According to theAfpak new strategy, the United States to Pakistan every yearto provide$7.5billion in economic aid. However, Pakistanaccepted the conditions of such assistance, is to look at theirefforts to fight terrorism.The most outstanding achievementsin Pakistan with the U.S. fight against terrorism, Osama binLaden was killed.US-Pakistan joint anti-terror alliance is notsmooth,cooperation between the two countries is full ofcontradictions, bickering constantly. Even if the United Statesand Pakistan have their own interests in the war on terrordifferences, the two eventually mutual needs in the fightagainst terrorism to continue to maintain a cooperativerelationship. In addition, the impact on US-Pakistancooperation in counter-terrorism to neighboring countries,Afghanistan bear the brunt. In particular, as the protagonist inthe struggle against terrorism, the US-Pakistan cooperationagainst terrorism into Afghanistan factors. Meanwhile, Chinaand Pakistan has always maintained friendly relations, Pakistani anti-terrorism alliance with the United States isbound to have a certain impact. |