South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz is quoted by Agence France-Presse on US-Pakistani relations:

Sharif is seen in Washington “as potentially a strong partner because he has a strong political position, which was not the case with the previous government,” said Shuja Nawaz, director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center.

“But whether he will be considered a real strong partner will really depend on how much he can deliver in terms of improving and stabilizing the conditions inside Pakistan and then helping the US stabilize the situation in Afghanistan,” Nawaz said.