Pakistan has over the decades become a hotbed for the terrorist ideology often referred to as Jihadism. This book investigates the underlying principles of Pakistan’s foreign policy from 1947 until the present day, and explains the rise of Jihadism as an offshoot of Pakistan’s security concerns.
Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Contemporary Developments and Dynamics
✍ Scribed by Ghulam Ali (editor)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 223
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
This book analyses Pakistan’s foreign policy and external relations with a focus on contemporary developments, including the impact of the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the powerful military, and the "middle power" status.
Structured in two parts – Foundation and Operationalization – the book provides a broad overview of Pakistan’s foreign policy and addresses specific foreign policy choices. Contributor's explore issues such as Pakistan’s middle power status from a theoretical perspective, Imran Khan's foreign policy, Pakistan's relations with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the EU, and Pakistan's evolving Indian Ocean strategy. Based on in-depth interviews with Pakistani scholars, politicians, and diplomats, the book offers a timely perspective on Pakistan’s foreign policy.
The book will be of interest to academics working on Pakistan, South Asian Politics, Security and Conflict Studies, International Relations and Foreign Policy, and Asian Studies.
✦ Table of Contents
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Part I Foundation
1 Foreign Policy of Contemporary Pakistan: An Overview
2 Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Under Imran Khan
3 Is Pakistan a Middle Power?
4 The Military and Foreign Policy in Pakistan: An Analysis
Part II Operationalization
5 China–Pakistan: A Decade of Transformation in Diplomacy, 2010–2020
6 Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations: From Uncertainty and Confrontation to Optimism
7 Indian Factor in Pakistan’s Policy Towards Afghanistan
8 Geopolitics, the Thucydides Trap, and the China–Pakistan–India Trilateral
9 Conservative Administration in Iran and Future of Pakistan–Iran Relations
10 Pakistan–U.S. Relations: Is Past the Prologue?
11 The Contours of Pakistan’s Relations with Russia
12 The European Union (EU)–Pakistan Relations: A Critique of Strategic Engagement Plan
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