Descent into Chaos: The World's Most Unstable Region and the Threat to Global Security [Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Threat to Global Security]. by Rashid, Ahmed - 2009

London: Penguin Books, 2009. Paperback, very good condition, corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear. 498 pp. Explores the most volatile and dangerous region in the world: Pakistan and Afghanistan. The real crisis zone now lies in central Asia. Veteran Pakistani reporter has unparalleled access to the region and knows its leading players, from presidents to warlords. He documents how closely Pakistan's US-backed regime is linked with extremists; how broken promises in Afghanistan have led to a resurgent Taliban fed by drugs money; and how the largest landmass in the world is now a breeding ground for terrorism. In this story of squandered opportunities, misguided alliances and double-dealing, Rashid pinpoints with chilling accuracy where the true threat to our global security comes from. Ahmed Rashid is Pakistan's premiere journalist, an expert on Central Asia, on jihad and Muslim extremists movements, on the Taliban and Al Qaeda, on insurgency, and on the catastrophe of US policy in this region, on which he has reported for 25 years.