Pakistan and a World in Disorder [electronic resource] : A Grand Strategy for the Twenty-First Century /
Husain, Javid.author.
This book delineates the role that Pakistan should play in the largely anarchic world of the twenty-first century in order to best serve the country’s long-term national interests. Its main aim is to lay down the parameters within which Pakistan’s grand strategy should be formulated, taking into account the evolving global and regional security environment and Pakistan’s historical experience. Provided here is an in-depth analysis and critical evaluation of the past record of Pakistan’s foreign policy within this context, bringing out its successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses. Based on these analyses, a comprehensive approach is recommended for safeguarding Pakistan’s national security and promoting its prosperity utilizing a strategy that is a marked departure from the military-dominated, uni-dimensional policies the country has followed thus far. Besides providing guidelines to Pakistan’s policy makers and intelligentsia, this book will be of interest to academics, foreign observers, and general readers in understanding the constraints and parameters within which Pakistan – a de facto nuclear-weapon state of 190 million people at the cross-roads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf – must operate to safeguard its national interests in the turbulent times ahead.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 A World in Disorder -- Chapter 2 China’s Rise and the Global Order -- Chapter 3 India: An Aspiring Hegemon -- Chapter 4 Regionalism and Pakistan -- Chapter 5 Post-2014 Afghanistan -- Chapter 6 Iran: An Estranged Friend -- Chapter 7 Islamophobia and the West -- Chapter 8 Evaluation of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy -- Chapter 9 Towards Comprehensive Security -- Chapter 10 A Grand Strategy for Pakistan.
This book delineates the role that Pakistan should play in the largely anarchic world of the twenty-first century in order to best serve the country’s long-term national interests. Its main aim is to lay down the parameters within which Pakistan’s grand strategy should be formulated, taking into account the evolving global and regional security environment and Pakistan’s historical experience. Provided here is an in-depth analysis and critical evaluation of the past record of Pakistan’s foreign policy within this context, bringing out its successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses. Based on these analyses, a comprehensive approach is recommended for safeguarding Pakistan’s national security and promoting its prosperity utilizing a strategy that is a marked departure from the military-dominated, uni-dimensional policies the country has followed thus far. Besides providing guidelines to Pakistan’s policy makers and intelligentsia, this book will be of interest to academics, foreign observers, and general readers in understanding the constraints and parameters within which Pakistan – a de facto nuclear-weapon state of 190 million people at the cross-roads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf – must operate to safeguard its national interests in the turbulent times ahead.
International relations.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Globalization.
Regionalism.
Political economy.
Foreign Policy.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Globalization.
Regionalism.
International Political Economy.