Pakistan's National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security: Uneasy Co-existence

Despite being a national security state, Pakistan has become more insecure in the post-Cold War era due to the vanguard role of the military elite, militarization, democracy and security, proxy wars, and the hyper-military-industrial complex. This book examines how the military's embedded interests have facilitated and sustained this mismatch between Pakistan's national security stance and the transformed security environment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Despite being a national security state, Pakistan has experienced a significant increase in insecurity in the post-Cold War era. This book delves into an in-depth analysis of Pakistan's foreign and security policies, exploring their profound implications for the country's overall state and society.

The book identifies the immediate security challenges that Pakistan faces and traces the distinctive evolution of its national security state. During and after the Cold War period, the military elite assumed a dominant role in the political sphere of government, leading to the establishment of a hyper-military-industrial complex.

By examining the national security state, militarization, democracy, and security, proxy wars, and the hyper-military-industrial complex, the author sheds light on how the vanguard role of the military has created a multitude of structural, sociopolitical, economic, and security problems in Pakistan. Furthermore, the author argues that the mismatch between Pakistan's national security stance and the transformed security environment has been facilitated and sustained by the embedded interests of the country's military-industrial complex.

This book offers a critical evaluation of the military's role in the political affairs of the government and its detrimental impact on Pakistan's structural development. It will be of immense interest to academics, scholars, and researchers in the fields of South Asian Politics and Security, South Asian Foreign and Security Policy, International Relations, Asian Security, and Cold War Studies.

Weight: 449g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367714758