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In his official visit to Washington, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Asim Munir, was invited to a private luncheon directly with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House.
The meeting is a significant swing in optics, from the disparaging Tweet President Trump posted in 2017 to disavow Pakistan and cut its military aid, to now viewing a key head of its security establishment as an important figure and stakeholder.
However, while Pakistan has looked to reframe its identity as more than a regional security partner, the meeting between Pakistan’s top military figure and the President of the U.S. arguably maintains more of the same core historical pattern.
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