Pivoting away from a relationship almost exclusively based on transactional counterterrorism and related security issues, Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir and his civilian counterparts convinced President Trump that Pakistan could take the bilateral relationship to the next level.
Driven by Trump’s strategic priority for resource security—and feeling the heat from the trade war with Beijing, which controls 70% of the global supply chain in this sector—Washington now views Pakistan as a potential alternative supplier of rare-earth minerals vital for defense, energy, and high-tech industries.
This article evaluates the reset for would-be investors by mapping Pakistan’s strategic outlook and SWOT analysis, balancing promise against peril.
Diplomacy-by-Deal: Pakistan’s Inner-Circle Gambit
Pakistan’s generals considered the U.S. outreach vital enough to take direct control of the negotiations with Trump’s inner circle by aligning themselves with ventures and personalities directly linked to the president, according to three anonymous Pakistani officials speaking to a Washington outlet.
In April, Liberty Financial—a Trump-family crypto venture—signed a letter of intent with the Pakistani Crypto Council, mediated by Zachary Witkoff, the son of Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.
