Author profile: T.V. Paul

T. V. Paul is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, and a leading scholar of international security, regional security, and South Asia. His published 15 books include: The Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World (Oxford University Press, 2014); and Status in World Politics (co-edited, Cambridge University Press, 2014).

The Failed State Paradigm: A Response to Mazarr

T.V. Paul • Mar 1 2014 • Articles

The US should not run away from weak states, but it must develop a new strategy in conjunction with other leading countries to help rebuild these states.

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