Reaching the boiling point: Contemporary challenges to Pakistan’s stability 

Away from the spotlight on the Arab revolutions, trouble is brewing in Pakistan, as a multitude of internal challenges threaten the stability of the state. Rising radicalization and Islamization of society has been encouraged by poor governance, misallocation of state resources, insecurity, a failing economy, and low development levels. Pakistan’s strategic importance to the region, to the war in Afghanistan, and in the fight against terrorism renders it an essential asset to Western powers, and a state that cannot be allowed to fail.