Description
This book analyses the paradox that despite being a national security state Pakistan has become even more insecure in the post- Cold War era.
The book identifies the immediate security challenges to Pakistan and charts the distinctive evolution of Pakistan’s national security state in which the military elite became the dominant actor in the political sphere of government during and after the Cold War period.
This book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Politics and Security, South Asian Foreign and Security Policy, International Relations, Asian Security and Cold War Studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. A Conceptual Overview of the National Security State 2. The Evolution of Pakistan’s National Security State during the Cold War Era 3. Pakistan’s Military-Centred National Security Approach and the Post-Cold War Era 4. The Long Shadow of Pakistan’s Military-Centred National Security Approach: The Case of the Kashmir Dispute 1989-2001 5. Pakistan’s Strategic Considerations and Regional Stability in South Asia: A Case of Pakistan’s Participation in the Global War on Terror 6. Explaining Pakistan’s Strategic Limitations: Structural Issues Facing Islamabad’s National Security State Conclusion
