Military and the Foreign Policy of Pakistan

Bibliographic Data

ID19451908
AuthorsNaseem Ahmed (0000-0003-2117-8417, Naseem Ahmed is Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume17
Issue2
Pages313-330
Publication date2010-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth Asian Survey (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0973-0788 • E-ISSN: 0971-5231
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/097152311201700208
OpenAlexW2033603888
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited21

Foreign policies are designed to help protect a country’s national interest—its national security, ideological goals and economic prosperity. Owing to the anarchic nature of the international political system, states feel a high degree of insecurity: lacking systemic guarantees of state security, war remains a legitimate instrument of foreign policy. Self-protection is the sole protection in an essentially anarchical system. While the primary objective of this article is to examine Pakistan’s foreign policy, it also evaluates two approaches to international relations, idealism and realism. Lastly, the article analyses the security perception of Pakistan and the role of the military in foreign policy making. The theoretical foundation of this study is realism, because Pakistan foreign policy is a classic example of political realism

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